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Born blind at the right time: Ron McCallum Jul 01, 2019

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Left totally blind by treatment he received as a premature baby, Ron credits technology, love, and good timing with his success in life and the law

A dirt bike and a secret: Heather Ellis Jun 28, 2019

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When she rode her motorbike solo across the Silk Road, Heather thought she had nothing to lose. Her HIV positive diagnosis was far more serious in the 1990s than it is today

The murderer who wasn't there Jun 27, 2019

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Zak Grieve was 19 when he was found guilty of murder, although the judge said he wasn't at the scene of the crime. Steven Schubert tells his story

A shipwrecked French cabin boy and his Australian Aboriginal family Jun 26, 2019

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The astounding fate of Narcisse Pelletier, taken in by the people of Night Island after being abandoned on the coast of far north Queensland in 1858

A sizzle in the brain changed Lavinia Codd's life Jun 25, 2019

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After a stroke at age 31, Lavinia Codd lost part of her memory, and half her vision. Then she became fascinated by her brain's ability to regenerate (R)

Inside the comic mind Jun 24, 2019

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'Becardiganed polymath' Robin Ince on the fascinating brains of stand-up comics

Stories from Elmswood Farm Jun 21, 2019

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Patrice Newell was a model and a TV host before she began again as a biodynamic farmer

Richard Tognetti: 'Je suis Wollongong' Jun 20, 2019

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Richard Tognetti was a boy when he first showed a brilliant talent for playing the violin. But in the town where he grew up, his talent made him a target

Rozsy's terrible secret Jun 19, 2019

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Angela Hamilton was raised by a tyrannical father, who terrorised his family. Decades later, she found out the truth about what he'd done during WWII

The evolution of Poh Jun 18, 2019

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How a shy Mormon girl named Sharon became Poh Ling Yeow (R)