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Cows on a plane May 11, 2023

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Paul McVerry is an experienced cattleman and a stud breeder, who had a vision to fly a gift of cattle to India with the help of Dan Murphy

Jenny Graves — the curious case of sex cells May 10, 2023

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For Jenny Graves, the genetic history of Australia's unique wildlife holds a key to the future of human evolution.

Benjamin's epic flight May 09, 2023

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Benjamin is an adventure paraglider and documentary maker. One day, while paragliding in central Mexico, he was forced to make a sudden landing in an isolated valley.

There he encountered a vast swarm of millions of monarch butterflies, carpeting the forest floor and tree trunks.

This experience led him to replicate the Herculean migration of this seemingly common butterfly.

He launched his own flight along the thermal air currents which carried him all the way from Mexico to Canada.

Raising the Kanneh-Masons May 08, 2023

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Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason on what it takes to keep up with her seven children — all of them gifted classical musicians (R)

Paul Kennedy on finding his way May 05, 2023

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The ABC Sports presenter describes his life at 17, a year dominated by football, girls, beer, and a serial killer stalking his neighbourhood (R)

Toni Jordan's lucky life May 04, 2023

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Toni Jordan grew up working in a TAB and going to the greyhound races. Then she grew up to become a best-selling novelist

Crossing the continent May 03, 2023

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Sophie Matterson fell in love with camels at first sniff. After working with them for years, she hatched a plan to walk across the vast Australian continent with five humped companions - Jude, Delilah, Charlie, Clayton and Mac

Dean Laws: running for his life May 02, 2023

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Dean Laws was in his 50s when doctors told him he had Parkinson's disease. For a time, he was devastated. Then he formed a running crew with his friends called 'The Dean Team', and made a plan to run the Sydney Marathon

Remembering Barry Humphries May 01, 2023

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Barry Humphries was a legend of the screen and stage, but throughout his career, he remained astonished at the success of Dame Edna and her enduring appeal

My father, Karratha, and me Apr 28, 2023

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Annette Trevitt with a tale of real estate, family and complicated grief set in the Pilbara mining town of Karratha