Sandra Lee

Letters from our Diggers in Afghanistan and East Timor

November 18, 2011
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Earlier  this year I sent out a call to my mates in the media asking if they would like to contribute to my inaugural ANZAC Day care package drive for our 3000 soldiers, sailors and airmen and women currently deployed overseas in Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands. Everyone jumped at the opportunity and […]

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Former top dog of the Australian Army launches Saving Private Sarbi

October 9, 2011
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The former top dog of the Australian Army launched my new book, Saving Private Sarbi, The True Story of Australia’s Canine War Hero, this week with a moving speech in which he highlighted the unbreakable bond between the explosive detection dogs and their handlers. In a distinguished event at Victoria Barracks in Sydney’s Paddington, Lieutenant […]

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Canine warriors honoured with Military Working Dog Day

June 7, 2011
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Australia’s brave four-legged soldiers have been honoured with the inaugural Military Working Dog Day. The explosive detection dogs and their security and contraband-sniffing canine companions were feted at a ceremony at the RAAF base in Amberley, Queensland, today. The Australian Defence Force Trackers and War Dogs Association chose the day to commemorate the first anniversary […]

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Mama Mia TV show to debut on Sky News

April 21, 2011
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With the success of Channel Ten’s female chat fest The Circle, it comes as no surprise that Sky News is getting in on the action with the post-Easter debut of a new female-friendly show hosted by Sydney journalist and regular Sky guest, Mia Freedman. Freedman and Sky insiders are being tight-lipped about the show that […]

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The real heroes of Australia Day – our working troops

January 26, 2011
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Of all the Australia Day awards that have been handed out today the one that stands out most to me is the Commendation for Gallantry to an anonymous Digger identified only as “Private J, NSW”. The citation reads: “For acts of gallantry in action as a team member during heavy and sustained enemy fire on […]

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Nicole Kidman has second child with husband Keith Urban

January 17, 2011
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Nicole Kidman wants to have more children with Keith Urban and says she no longer cares about the public’s perception of her two oldest children living with her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, or that she is not a part of their everyday lives. “At this stage, I don’t care what people’s perceptions might be about any of […]

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