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We've handpicked some Sunday reading in the hope you get a little quiet time today. And it's an eclectic mix - from the challenges of surviving on Newstart to the power behind AC/DC and even an Australian chalet with similarities to the hotel in The Shining. Then there's Rod Howell who looks back on his 14-year-old self who took part in a fatal, five-day-walk at Cradle Mountain in 1965 and much more.
ILLAWARRA MERCURY: Angus Young, the guitar-shredding schoolboy super-hero, has always been the centre of attention when AC/DC has been on stage. But the power behind the AC/DC throne? Well, his older brother Malcolm who was the driving force behind the band, biographer Jeff Apter says. Read on
THE EXAMINER, LAUNCESTON: As a 14-year-old high school head prefect, Rod Howell took part in an ill-fated, five-day-walk at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair. It claimed two lives - a student and a teacher. More than 50 years on, he breaks his silence. Read on
BORDER MAIL: The historic American hotel that inspired Stephen King to write 'The Shining' shares many similarities with the Mount Buffalo Chalet. But unlike The Stanley Hotel, it is not open for the public to enjoy. Why? A campaigner went overseas to find out. Read on
NEWCASTLE HERALD: Could you live on $40 a day? That's the reality for the 723,000 Australians on the Newstart Allowance. Despite growing pressure to increase the payment by $75 a week, the federal government has ruled out any changes, saying it is focused on job creation. This week, the Newcastle Herald spoke to four Newstart recipients who discussed the emotional strain of their financial hardship. Read on
THE COURIER, BALLARAT: Louise Milligan has devoted the past few years of her life to investigating allegations about Cardinal George Pell, Australia's highest-ranking Catholic. As a result, Ballarat is a place that is close to her heart - her second home - but one that saddens her. Milligan was brought up as a very strict Catholic, though she left the church when she was a teenager. Read on
OPINION: Bryan Canavan built a full-length concrete cricket pitch in his backyard in the 1980s where his young son worked towards his "true calling" - wearing the baggy green cap for Australia. He didn't make it. Instead Matt Canavan ended up a federal politician. Read on
Enjoy Sunday.
