Ringing the road crew
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Ringing the road crew

Even though the reception was poor.

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At 26,I don’t know if my donor father is dead or alive – or if I’m ready to find out
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IVF

At 26,I don’t know if my donor father is dead or alive – or if I’m ready to find out

Donor children now are born with a set of relationships with people known,yet to be known,and,for some,forever unknowable.

  • byLouis Taffs
At 13,Eileen was abandoned by her mother,but she would go on to beat the odds

At 13,Eileen was abandoned by her mother,but she would go on to beat the odds

My grandmother was sent away by the woman who should have protected her,but it didn’t stop her creating a life filled with love.

  • byRose Carlyle
‘She never,ever,called me Illy’:The rapper on the women who have influenced his life

‘She never,ever,called me Illy’:The rapper on the women who have influenced his life

“It took my gran a while to warm to the idea of her grandson being a rapper,” says the 39-year-old.

  • byRobyn Doreian
‘A quick pash in the dark’:TV host opens up about the women in his life

‘A quick pash in the dark’:TV host opens up about the women in his life

Anthony Burke,the host of Grand Designs Australia,also recalls sneaking into bars with his fake ID when he was younger.

  • byJane Rocca
In Ashlee’s childhood of drug deals and violence,Grandma’s home was a safe haven
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Good Weekend

In Ashlee’s childhood of drug deals and violence,Grandma’s home was a safe haven

Marita fought her addict daughter for years for custody of her granddaughter,Ashlee.

  • byMelissa Fyfe
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‘It changed my life completely’:The iconic ’90s album that spawned St Vincent’s music career

‘It changed my life completely’:The iconic ’90s album that spawned St Vincent’s music career

The musician also shares which models from that era were her celebrity crushes.

  • byJane Rocca
I love my rescued fur babies. Pity my human babies don’t feel the same way
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Pets

I love my rescued fur babies. Pity my human babies don’t feel the same way

I consider Rufus and Boris the best investment I ever made. My bank manager doesn’t agree.

  • byRosie Beaumont
Bigger family,bigger problems? Not so,say these mothers

Bigger family,bigger problems? Not so,say these mothers

Australia’s fertility rate is at an all-time low,but blaming it all on the cost of living is short-sighted,say these parents who love their larger families.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Ronan Keating:‘I decided to marry somebody I hadn’t known for that long’

Ronan Keating:‘I decided to marry somebody I hadn’t known for that long’

The Irish singer on how grieving his mother’s death changed how he looked at relationships.

  • byJane Rocca
Death threats,stalking,dead flowers:My foster siblings’ parents must be in town

Death threats,stalking,dead flowers:My foster siblings’ parents must be in town

Religious zealots,kidnapping,jail and a Hollywood ex … how the love of salt-of-the-earth parents turned a crazy upbringing into something special.

  • byLech Blaine