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Dee Madigan's precarious early life
Gruen's Dee Madigan on her turbulent early life as one of four children to a former Catholic Priest
3 years, 3 months ago
Nick Cave and the bruises of experience
Nick Cave on how living through addiction, love and unthinkable loss has changed his inner life
3 years, 3 months ago
What rugby stole from Michael Lipman
Michael's professional rugby career came to a brutal end after dozens of concussions took their toll on his brain
3 years, 3 months ago
Anna Yen, the Nanjing Acrobats and the family stories
When acrobat and circus performer Anna Yen decided to become a playwright, in the process of finding out her family stories she unearthed a new facet…
3 years, 3 months ago
How Sarah built a tall ship
Sarah Parry first saw a tall ship sailing into Sydney Harbour in 1965. Two decades later, in an abandoned Hobart warehouse, she began building her ow…
3 years, 3 months ago
The hero of the Zebra
Hannah Kent with the true story of the Prussians who fled Europe for a new life in South Australia (R)
3 years, 3 months ago
The grief tapes
After the loss of his mum Carol, James Crawley tried to push down his own grief. Then he watched 35 hours of raw and turbulent footage of his Dad Ric…
3 years, 3 months ago
A rebel on the bench
David Heilpern with stories of drama, crime and heartache from his 21 years as a country magistrate (CW: references to drug use and sexual assault) (…
3 years, 3 months ago
Heather Rose and the mystery at the heart of things
Heather Rose on her decades-long quest to make peace with life and loss after a tragedy befell her family when she was a girl (CW: grief and loss)
3 years, 4 months ago
Paulie Stewart and the punk nuns of Timor-Leste
Paulie Stewart made a name for himself as the frontman of legendary Melbourne punk band Painters and Dockers, but he's also spent much of his life ca…
3 years, 4 months ago