Former terrorism suspect David Hicks breaks silence on Guantanamo odyssey

Phillip Coorey THE at times graphic account by the former terrorism suspect David Hicks, Guantanamo: My Journey, which tells of the brutality of the US-run prison camp in Cuba, is the first time Mr Hicks has given...

'We failed our duty' to Prisoner X

David Wroe Melbourne man dubbed 'Prisoner X' received no consular assistance from Australian officials despite the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade having been told of his detention by Israeli...

Department relied on Israel over 'Prisoner X'

David Wroe THE Melbourne man dubbed ''Prisoner X'' received no consular assistance from Australian officials despite the Department of Foreign Affairs having been told of his detention by Israeli authorities...

Sex attack cadets still in military

David Wroe About 10 defence force members suspected of involvement in rapes of female cadets at the Australian Defence Force Academy in the 1990s are still serving in the military, the Chief of the Defence...

Trained by a baron and backed by Bambi, now West Papua 'freedom fighter' faces jail

Dan Oakes Combine a wannabe freedom fighter, a Ukrainian paramilitary training camp, a tumbledown weatherboard house near Melbourne, an Irish ''baron'' and a man in a Bambi suit - and you end up with something...

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The walls of Guantanamo know a truth that Australia will not tell

Hamish McDonald Was the United States government ready to release David Hicks and return him to Australia more than two years before the controversial plea-bargaining deal that got him out of Guantanamo Bay?

Calls for justice for Hicks after American court ruling

Natalie O'Brien He has gone from being Australia's No.1 terrorist suspect to a human rights cause celebre.

Hicks ready to sue govt after US court rules charges invalid

Ross Peake David Hicks will fight to clear his name following the decision by an America court that the charge with which he was convicted in 2007 was invalid.

Medic speaks out on Hicks doping

Natalie O'Brien A former Guantanamo Bay medical officer has said he cannot explain why medical records would be redacted to keep secret some of the drugs and dosage levels given to detainees, including David Hicks.

Hicks forced to take high drug doses in Guantanamo

Natalie O'Brien Guantanamo Bay detainees, including David Hicks, were forced to take high dosages of anti-malaria drug mefloquine despite showing no signs of the disease.

US use of truth drug revealed

Natalie O'Brien New evidence has emerged that all Guantanamo Bay detainees, including David Hicks, were drugged involuntarily with a substance that has a long history as a truth serum.

Witnesses back Hicks on chemical torture

Natalie O'Brien Long-held claims by the former detainee David Hicks that he was drugged against his will have been backed by evidence from a prominent attorney, independent investigations and previously secret...

Hicks's military lawyer dons civvies for Australian law firm

Farah Farouque IN A personal reinvention, the US military lawyer who represented the Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has come to Australia to work as a civilian lawyer.

Bid to seize profits from sale of Hicks memoir fails

Louise Hall, Paul Bibby THE Commonwealth has dropped its attempt to seize the proceeds of David Hicks's memoir, Guantanamo: My Journey.

Dark clouds give way to sadness and reflection

The day his twin brother was buried Paul Gyulavary watched grey clouds gather over New York. The tall church windows reminded him of those he'd seen on the World Trade Centre towers.

Contrarian who takes counsel from angels

Jacqueline Maley No one within a 100-kilometre radius of Barnaby Joyce will ever die wondering what he thinks. The Queensland Nationals' senator is happy to give his opinion on everything and will answer whatever...

US did Howard a 'favour'

Natalie O'Brien AS HE sought re-election in 2007, John Howard called in a political ''favour'' from the US government to get any charge possible laid against David Hicks, a former Guantanamo Bay chief military...

Revealed: the lost Hicks letter from Gitmo

UNDER pressure to admit to crimes he says he did not commit, David Hicks wrote a letter in 2004 to his father, Terry, predicting his own future.

Breaking Hicks

Farah Farouque and Daniel Flitton Profits from David Hicks's controversial memoir have been frozen by the courts. Is this in the public interest or is there a vendetta against him?

Nine denies $300,000 deal with Bali boy

Nine Entertainment has again denied reports it has done a six-figure deal with the teen known as the Bali boy to tell his story.