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Teddy Tahu Rhodes and the letter that changed his life Apr 27, 2023

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He's one of the world's most acclaimed opera stars, but Teddy Tahu Rhodes did everything he could, for a very long time, to avoid his destiny on stage (R)

Om's journey home Apr 26, 2023

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Om Dhungel grew up in Bhutan, where his people became the target of a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign. Overnight Om became a refugee, eventually rebuilding his life and family in his beloved new home of Blacktown

Jackie Huggins: my father Jack Apr 25, 2023

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Jackie Huggins with the story of her father Jack, who was a surf lifesaver, a rugby league player, a soldier taken prisoner in the Fall of Singapore, and the first Indigenous Australian to work in the post office (R)

Surviving Sandakan Apr 24, 2023

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Only six men, out of thousands, survived the horrors of the infamous Sandakan POW camp. Bill Sticpewich was one of them

A sister's love Apr 21, 2023

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When Bronwen Edward's big brother Mark took his own life, she decided to channel her grief into something much bigger than herself

On the wing Apr 20, 2023

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Zoologist Milly Formby serendipitously became passionate about shorebirds while working as a tapestry weaver. She decided to learn how to fly, build her own plane and follow their path around Australia

A work of the heart Apr 19, 2023

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High school English teacher, Brendan James Murray with funny, heartbreaking, inspirational and strange tales from his working life (R)

Danijel's life between borders Apr 18, 2023

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Danijel Malbasa grew up in an ethnically-mixed family in the former Yugoslavia. When the country was on the precipice of war, the Malbasa family was metaphorically and literally torn apart

The secrets and generosity of the dead Apr 17, 2023

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Journalist Jackie Dent explores the the world of anatomists and dissectors, the people who open up human cadavers to uncover their secrets

Maggie Dent - Raising Strong Girls Apr 14, 2023

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Parenting expert Maggie Dent on on how parents can raise confident and well-adjusted girls