Claire Keegan on bravery, writing and the single life

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Special Collection: The teenage TV star who feels 'lucky to be paraplegic'

Louise Philip had just scored her breakout role on Australian television, in Bellbird, when a horrific car crash threatened to derail the life she was forging for herself.Louise was 15 years old when she convinced her parents to let her drop out of high school to become an actres ...  Show more

Encore: David Malouf on growing up in Brisbane and his life of letters

Award-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he spoke with Richard in 2014.The first son of a Lebanese family, David spent his early years in South Brisbane, his vivid memories of life as it was then are captured in his classics ...  Show more

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