Between two worlds: ‘It felt like receiving a war child’
Amanda Ducker has made a promise. She will raise these two Indigenous children far away from the chaos of their native Tennant Creek — and the government can stay out of it.
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She’s the first Australian woman to be selected for astronaut training. So how is Dr Meganne Christian getting ready?
Unsolicited message led to media star’s live-in nightmare
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A food tour of Turkey takes a turn
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Circus gets serious with bachelor’s degree
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If you want to keep a secret, you also have to hide it from yourself
The line between privacy and secrecy may be fine, but for almost 20 years in public life Gladys Berejiklian was known to guard the former fiercely.
Folbigg’s freedom fighters who helped end 20 years in hell
In the end, like so many tragedies, a saga that spanned decades and inflicted so much grief was suddenly over. Kathleen Folbigg was free.
Blockbuster novelist beset by ‘fear and doubt’
He is responsible for one of the most popular books of the 21st century, so why is Australian author Markus Zusak ‘constantly worried about my abilities’?
‘My peers were suspicious’: Jenkins’ fight is personal
Outgoing sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins has revealed her own experience of sexual harassment.
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