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Va — the sacred space between us Mar 25, 2024

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Australia's first Pasifika university Professor, Jioji Ravulo was just a boy with the flu when a trip to his father's homeland turned him into a chief

Anton Clifford-Motopi on finding his full name Mar 22, 2024

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Anton Clifford-Motopi didn't see a face that looked like his until he became a father. And it would take several more years before he learned who he truly was

On birds, fathers and fairy possums Mar 21, 2024

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Ecologist David Lindenmayer first went into the Mountain Ash forests of Victoria in search of the tiny Leadbeater Possum, and he discovered an amazing world of songbirds, rare gliders, and fierce leeches

The death on the pitch which changed Andy's life Mar 20, 2024

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Football tragic Andy Paschalidis was in his 50s when a dear friend and fellow player died during an over-35s soccer game. The tragedy altered the course of his life

Jarvis Cocker and the Pulp master plan Mar 19, 2024

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The former frontman uncovered boxes from his adolescence in his attic, and he was amazed at his early, detailed plans to take over the music industry (R)

Sex, law, and life on Mars Mar 18, 2024

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What would a human settlement on Mars look like? How would humans procreate in space? And what on earth is a 'snuggle tube'? These are all questions Dr Kelly Weinersmith is trying to answer

From Yale to psychiatric prison: the undoing of a brilliant friend Mar 15, 2024

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When Jonathan Rosen was a child he had a neighbourhood friend called Michael Laudor. Their very similar pathways in life dramatically, and darkly, diverged after they graduated from Yale University

Zoya Patel on horses and homecoming Mar 14, 2024

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When Zoya Patel became besotted with horses as a child, she could never have imagined how they would help shape her life and relationships

Shaun's giving heart and thousands of free meals Mar 13, 2024

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Shaun Christie-David's parents came to Australia fleeing civil war in Sri Lanka. By age 13, he knew he wanted to be a banker. But life inside the world of money and Maseratis was nothing like he'd imagined

Shaun Christie-David's family migrated to Australia during the Sri Lankan civil war.

The family's three sons grew up in a house full of home-cooked food and love, with dishes like 48-hour Mudcrab on the menu at Christmas.

In 2019, Shaun set up Colombo Social, a restaurant giving jobs to refugees and people seeking asylum, serving food straight from his mum's cookbook.

Starting the restaurant was a sharp turn in his own life.

Shaun had left Sydney's Western suburbs at 18 determined to make a lot of money in the finance world.

But at 28, at the pinnacle of his career in banking, a trip to Sri Lanka changed everything.

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Learn about Shaun's restaurants and social enterprise work at Plate It Forward

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Rescuing the forgotten animals of war Mar 12, 2024

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Marcus Fillinger has taken his military experience and wildlife rescue charity to Ukraine, where, as a civilian, he evacuates abandoned lions, wolves and caracals from active war zones

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