Michael Jackson: Thriller at the 'G'

Michael Jackson: Thriller at the 'G'

Independent Australia
31 May 2026, 05:30 GMT+

As a photojournalist, my job put me up close to some of the world's biggest acts. Few were bigger than Michael Jackson. (Photo, 1996.)

These images were capturedat the MCG in Melbourne during Jackson'sHIStory World Tour.

Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.

He has several publishedcollections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley' and 'Last light on Victoria Dock, 1999'. To see more from Bill, clickhere.

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