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The army town, the lodger, and a succulent Chinese meal
Writer Mark Dapin’s childhood was disrupted at the age of 10, when his mum fell in love with the lodger. He was then raised in an army town called Al…
2 years, 5 months ago
Anna McGahan and God
Anna McGahan was playing a sex worker on Australia's biggest television show when she found God, renounced nudity on screen and tried to become the p…
2 years, 5 months ago
The story of the human voice
John Colapinto was singing a Beatles song in front of Bette Midler when he injured his vocal cords. The experience set him on the path to studying th…
2 years, 5 months ago
The wild boy who became a parenting expert
Professor Mark Dadds has helped hundreds of troubled kids from his clinic at the University of Sydney. He feels an extra connection to them, as he wa…
2 years, 5 months ago
From Boudicca to the Night Witches: a history of women at war
Sarah Percy with a new history of the world's frontline women soldiers
2 years, 5 months ago
Marcia Hines the American Queen of Australian Pop
Marcia Hines arrived in Australia just 16 years old, and unknowingly pregnant. She planned to stay for six months, but 50 years later, she still call…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Bookbinder's Luck
Dominic Riley on how a a chance encounter with a bookbinding monk named Brother Bede changed the course of his life
2 years, 6 months ago
The power and determination of Nas Campanella
Nas Campanella grew up in a big Italian-Australian family, and she was six months old when she lost her sight. Nas then grew up to become one of Aust…
2 years, 6 months ago
Frank’s years of living dangerously
Frank Palmos arrived in Indonesia as a green journalist looking to make his mark. He walked straight into a pivotal moment in the nation's history, w…
2 years, 6 months ago
Jessica's life in two worlds
Jessica Kirkness on her luminous childhood with her grandparents Melvyn and Phyllis, who were both profoundly deaf
2 years, 6 months ago