Journey inside Africa's cave of Great Apes to upend your understanding of the human origin story

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How a boy named Yuri saved me from the trauma of a bomb blast

Debra Richardson joined the police at age 18 in the 1980s, working undercover as a prostitute and surviving the Russell Street bombing. Years later, she met her foster son, Yuri, who had also survived disaster.Deb and her family met Yuri after they agreed to care for one of the m ...  Show more

Encore: Nikki Gemmell's vivid life of love, grief and reinvention

From Wollongong to London, via Alice Springs, this is writer Nikki Gemmell on her deeply romantic life, and how she defied expectations to become a famous author.Nikki grew up the daughter of a coalminer father who thought writers were a burden on society, while her mum taught Ni ...  Show more

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