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Anna McGahan and God Jul 20, 2023

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Anna McGahan was playing a sex worker on Australia's biggest television show when she found God, renounced nudity on screen and tried to become the perfect Christian woman

The story of the human voice Jul 19, 2023

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John Colapinto was singing a Beatles song in front of Bette Midler when he injured his vocal cords. The experience set him on the path to studying the human voice

The wild boy who became a parenting expert Jul 18, 2023

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Professor Mark Dadds has helped hundreds of troubled kids from his clinic at the University of Sydney. He feels an extra connection to them, as he was once a wild and rebellious boy himself

From Boudicca to the Night Witches: a history of women at war Jul 17, 2023

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Sarah Percy with a new history of the world's frontline women soldiers

Marcia Hines the American Queen of Australian Pop Jul 14, 2023

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Marcia Hines arrived in Australia just 16 years old, and unknowingly pregnant. She planned to stay for six months, but 50 years later, she still calls Australia home

The Bookbinder's Luck Jul 13, 2023

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Dominic Riley on how a a chance encounter with a bookbinding monk named Brother Bede changed the course of his life

The power and determination of Nas Campanella Jul 12, 2023

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Nas Campanella grew up in a big Italian-Australian family, and she was six months old when she lost her sight. Nas then grew up to become one of Australia's most well-known TV and radio journalists

Frank’s years of living dangerously Jul 11, 2023

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Frank Palmos arrived in Indonesia as a green journalist looking to make his mark. He walked straight into a pivotal moment in the nation's history, which would culminate in 'The Year of Living Dangerously'

Jessica's life in two worlds Jul 10, 2023

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Jessica Kirkness on her luminous childhood with her grandparents Melvyn and Phyllis, who were both profoundly deaf

Stories from Gudanji Country Jul 07, 2023

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Debra Dank walks and talks differently when she's at home on Gudanji country, because she comes with this place (R)