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How Thomas found his voice on the wharves Jul 06, 2022

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Torres Strait Islander man Thomas Mayor was working as a wharfie in Darwin when he became a union delegate, then an author, and a tireless advocate for Uluru Statement from the Heart

River, desert, island — Julie Janson's stories Jul 05, 2022

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After years teaching in the remote Northern Territory, Julie began to trace her ancestry among the Darug people around the Hawkesbury River. Her most recent novel was written in response to Kate Grenville's The Secret River (R)

Gary Lang and the jewel of dance Jul 04, 2022

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Gary is a Larrakia man from Darwin, whose dancing career has taken him from the early, bright lights of Glebe in Sydney, around the world, to the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II. It all began with his mother in her wedding dress, dancing around the dining table. A warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners: this conversation references people who have died

Deserter, archaeologist and spy – the extraordinary adventures of Charles Masson Jun 30, 2022

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Dr Edmund Richardson tells the story of the East India Company deserter who went in search of one of Alexander the Great's lost cities, in Afghanistan (R)

Taming the Black Dog, and burnout Jun 29, 2022

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Gordon Parker is the founder of the Black Dog Institute, which works to remove the stigma around mental illness. His latest focus is the phenomenon of burnout at home and at work (R)

Finding a dad, zoology and a life-threatening illness Jun 28, 2022

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Ben Bravery tells the story of his childhood in Logan, Queensland, how he went from a career at KFC to studying male satin bowerbirds and why being a patient led him to study medicine

My grandfather and his pet lion Jun 27, 2022

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Author Victoria Mackinlay with the story of how her grandfather, Francis came to have a pet lion, as a gift from an Indian Maharaja

The art of taking sperm from a rhino Jun 27, 2022

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Dr Tamara Keeley uses reproductive technology to help save rhinos, Tasmanian devils and koalas from extinction

Richie Ramone and the record shop Jun 24, 2022

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No, he's not 'that' Richie Ramone, but this Richie Ramone's passion for punk is just as fierce.

Lisa Curry on winning gold and losing Jaimi Jun 23, 2022

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Swimmer and entrepreneur Lisa on her life in and out of the pool, and how the loss of her daughter Jaimi has changed her