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Paul Ashenden is a senior reporter with The Advertiser and Sunday Mail. He has held a range of senior roles in newsrooms around Australia, including editor of the Sunday Mail and editor of SAWeekend magazine, and is a passionate storyteller.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING - Pictured is Jules Sebastian at home in Maroubra today, who is fronting the Lurpak Christmas campaign. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Don’t you know what has just happened? My brother is dead

Jules Sebastian has opened up about how she was on her honeymoon with her popstar husband Guy when she learned her brother had fallen victim to mental health.

SA News

Joint winners of the senior volunteer award at the Governor's annual multicultural awards are Leila Mansour and Raymond Sardana in the grounds of Government House Tuesday March 16,2021.Picture Mark Brake

The people making our multicultural society better

The unsung heroes of South Australia’s multicultural community have been recognised at an annual awards ceremony at Government House. See all the winners here.

SA News

The Governor General of Australia Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC (RetÕd) is seen talking during the Consecration and Presentation of Colours Parade for the Australian ArmyÕs 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment at the Cenotaph, Bicentennial Park, the Esplanade, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Picture: Keri Megelus

Cosgrove’s call of duty on bullying

The former Governor-General can have major input in an important debate, says lawyers for clients claiming to be victims of military bullying.

ExclusiveSA Weekend

Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove salutes during the QueenÕs Birthday Parade for the 'Trooping of the QueenÕs Colour' at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Saturday, June 8, 2019. The parade is the final public appearance in military uniform for the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK MC (Retd), Governor-General of Australia, before he retires in June. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Former G-G called me to apologise for being a bastard

Why Sir Peter Cosgrove made a phone call more than five decades later to say sorry for his role in a system of bullying and bastardisation at Duntroon Royal Military College.

VideoSA Weekend

‘What did it cost us? Everything.’ Our black summer’s aftermath

VIDEO SPECIAL: For 12 months, we’ve followed their journey. Now two bushfire victims from the Hills and KI chronicle the highs and lows of rebuilding their homes, and their lives.

SA Weekend

Gulpilil: Booze, drugs and refusing to die

The addictions and bad behaviour are in the past as screen legend David Gulpilil faces his own death in a new Adelaide Festival documentary.

SA Weekend

Painting of The Independence. Picture supplied by Nicholas Pike

Can a replica American schooner help revive a KI town?

Locals in the Kangaroo Island hamlet American River are building a replica of an historic SA boat in a bid to lure the tourist dollar.

SA Weekend

COVID 19 Kids. Macie Roberts 18, Madeline Ryan 18, Kaine Baldwin 18, Awur Deng 17, Kimberlyn Selvan 17, Sam Nitschke 17, Tilly Thomas 18 and Toby Judd 17, pictured at Windy Point on January 4, 2021. Picture Matt TURNER.

The COVID Kids: Entering adulthood during a pandemic

Their final year of school combined with a global pandemic created a defining experience for the Class of 2020. So, how will COVID-19 affect their future?

SA News

4/1/21 - SAWEEKEND feature on school-leavers and how COVID is affecting their plans for the future. Awur Ayuen Deng (centre), a year 12 graduate, hopes to become a lawyer. She lives at home in Salisbury Plains with 10 siblings including (L-R) Akur Ayuen Deng (12), Deng Leek Aleer (19), Anyuat Ayuen Deng (13) and Atong Ayuen Deng (15) and parents Adut Aleer Deng and Solomon Ayuen Deng. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe

COVID keeping kids home longer with mum and dad

Parents will need to step up and support the school-leavers of 2020, many of whom will be looking to keep living in the family home for longer, experts say.

SA Weekend

Brainwaves: 30-year special mega quiz

Click here to try your luck with any or all of 10 quizzes which celebrate 30 years of Marty Smith’s Brainwaves challenge in The Advertiser.

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