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A restaurant named Parwana — Afghan treasure in Adelaide
Durkhanai Ayubi and her family keep alive the stories and flavours they carried to Australia from Afghanistan, in the dining room of their 'accidenta…
4 years ago
Delia and the monkey
Iain McCalman on the life of adventurer Delia Akeley, and her profound connection with a vervet monkey she named 'J.T'
4 years ago
Taking the drop: the life of a freediver
Freediver Amber Bourke on the serene, otherworldly experience of floating down through crystal-clear water, with no oxygen tanks or fins, 70 metres b…
4 years ago
Yuri Gagarin, Cold War Cosmonaut
Stephen Walker with the thrilling, surreal story of the loyal communist and father of two who became the first person to journey into space, in a cap…
4 years ago
Love, grief and discipline: raising working dogs
Dog trainer Neil McDonald and cattle wrangler Joni Hall on their loyal, emotionally intelligent charges: outback working dogs
4 years, 1 month ago
Peter Garrett: rock and roll changemaker
Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett on his life in music, environmental action, and politics, and his life now on The Oils final tour
4 years, 1 month ago
The case of the unknown sailor
DNA expert Dr Jeremy Austin on his 14-year quest to help solve one of Australia's enduring military mysteries: the identity of the 'unknown sailor'
4 years, 1 month ago
The Cloudspotter
Gavin Pretor-Pinney loved gazing at clouds as a child. As an adult, his fascination with clouds drew him from England to Australia's Gulf of Carpenta…
4 years, 1 month ago
Kate Forsyth on the intrepid and curious Charlotte Waring Atkinson
Charlotte was Australia's first children's author. She came to the colony of NSW from London in 1826, and now her trailblazing, tragic and dramatic l…
4 years, 1 month ago
Mimi and Viggo — a love story
Mimi Wellisch on the tumultuous path that led her back to where their story started — a Danish milkbar in 1964
4 years, 1 month ago