Travelling Australia with her husband Slim Dusty brought challenges and rewards

Conversations

The Queen of Country — Joy McKean

Tanya Bretherton tells the story of the victims whose killings were largely ignored by police, and whose fate haunted the streets of eastern Sydney

Ten women: a series of murders in Depression-era Sydney

When Siobhan McHugh set out to write a history of Australia's Snowy Scheme, she unearthed stories of pugnacious unionists, drowned towns and a love story on a laundry floor (R)

The story of the Snowy

The warm, funny and slightly terrifying Angela Lansbury opens up about her seven-decade long career on stage and screen (R)

The life of Angela Lansbury

After she was trolled online, Ginger Gorman turned to face her attackers, and developed a completely new understanding of why people abuse others online

Life after Troll Hunting

A donation of land and $10 was all Australian-born Gemma needed to establish The School of St Jude in Tanzania

Building a school for the world’s poorest children — Gemma Sisia's story

As Jean negotiated the maze of caring for her ageing parents, she began collecting the information she found useful, as well as asking herself and others deeper questions about aged care

Parenting our parents — Jean Kittson on looking after Mum and Dad

The fairies of Ireland's folk culture were capricious twilight creatures who could bestow favour or grave misfortune (R)

Hannah Kent and the Good People of Ireland

Doctor Karen Hitchcock peers into the culture of modern medicine, from the flu season to female viagra, to dementia and the humble sick day

The miracles and limits of modern medicine

Jamie Susskind on how digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics and virtual reality are transforming our political systems

Devices and democracy: will Big Tech control us?

Extraordinary survivor Sohaila Abdulali was seventeen when she was gang raped and forced to fight for her life (R)

Changing how we talk about rape

Mark is an experienced consultant psychiatrist who also suffers from Australia's most common mental health condition, anxiety. His direct insight helps him understand how people with anxiety can thrive at work and in life

This anxious life: Dr Mark Cross

Andrew Darby flew around the world on the trail of a small, unassuming migratory shorebird called the Grey Plover. In the middle of his journey, without warning, he began to fear for his own survival

The secret life of the Grey Plover

Biologist David George Haskell on how he discovered the unique songs of trees, and the way they interconnect (R)

The songs of trees

Julia Stevens was one of Australia's top triathletes when doctors told her they needed to implant a tiny defibrillator inside her chest wall to keep her alive

Julia's forgetful heart

Spend an hour in someone else's life. 'Conversations with Richard Fidler' draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met.

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