How a teenage near-death experience helped shape the ABC’s Norman Swan

How a teenage near-death experience helped shape the ABC’s Norman Swan

A bus fire changed Swan’s life,but it was a love of telling stories that drove him to become an award-winning journalist.

  • byStephen Brook

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Royal drama pushes Australian voters towards republic:poll

Royal drama pushes Australian voters towards republic:poll

Support for a national day for Australia remains strong and most plan to take the public holiday,Resolve Political Monitor found.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Always will be invasion day’:Think about what you’re celebrating on January 26
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‘Always will be invasion day’:Think about what you’re celebrating on January 26

Imagine being taken from your Aboriginal mother as a baby. Adopted. Traumatised. Lied to,and many years later learning the shocking truth of Australia’s history.

‘Galling for someone like me’:Indigenous honours recipients say date should change

‘Galling for someone like me’:Indigenous honours recipients say date should change

Of the six First Nations award recipients interviewed,four said they would prefer the date of Australia Day be changed while two supported the existing date.

  • byPaul Sakkal
‘An ethical and moral imperative’:One woman’s quest to save Australia’s dying songs

‘An ethical and moral imperative’:One woman’s quest to save Australia’s dying songs

Professor Linda Barwick has built an archive featuring a huge collection of songs,performances,storytelling and oral traditions from endangered cultures,including many First Nations communities.

  • byLiam Mannix
Australia Day 2023 Honours:Full list

Australia Day 2023 Honours:Full list

Browse our interactive list of the 1047 Australians being recognised for their contribution to the country. Almost half of this year’s awards in the General Division of the Order of Australia are to women.

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‘Even if not everybody agrees’:Australia Day corporate winners call for date debate

‘Even if not everybody agrees’:Australia Day corporate winners call for date debate

Former Telstra boss Andy Penn and leading director Nicola Wakefield-Evans are among the Australia Day honours recipients who think the date for the national holiday should be revisited.

  • byJessica Yun
They do it for love:meet the local heroes on the Australia Day honours list

They do it for love:meet the local heroes on the Australia Day honours list

Buried in the depths of the Australia Day honours list are some of the gems of our community – the local volunteers.

  • byCarolyn Webb
‘People think it’s all over up here,but it’s not’:Flood volunteer’s stark message

‘People think it’s all over up here,but it’s not’:Flood volunteer’s stark message

Kerrie Gray,who helped run evacuation centres during the 2022 floods,was recognised for her contribution to the Northern Rivers community.

  • byAngus Thomson
Body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year

Body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year

Taryn Brumfitt,who is credited with reaching 200 million people to embrace body positivity,has been chosen as 2023’s Australian of the Year.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Bulldogs star calls for Australia Day date change

Bulldogs star calls for Australia Day date change

Bailey Smith used his 355,000-strong social media following to call for Australians to ‘show empathy’ and ‘be mindful’ about how they spent January 26.

  • byJackson Graham andMarnie Vinall