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Recipe for a new lifeNEWSimple kitchen classes give refugee families the skills to adapt from camp life to a fast-food culture Read More.. |
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| Our miracle IVF babyNEWAfter 14 years together, and two heartbreaking failed attempts at IVF, Ruth and Martin Ruane’s dream... | |
| The power of loveNEWRelationships can throw up extraordinary challenges, but Anne and Trevor Leon have survived more... |
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Cyberspace craftNEWKnitters and sewers can find new friends and great resources online, says Katrina Blowers |
| A study in good luck - Kindness of strangersNEWFinding help turns out to be a walk in the park for Brazilian student Mariana Santos ... |
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The Winter Man - Kindness of Strangers 51On a cold winter's morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney's Circular Quay station I glanced his way for a moment but disregarded him as a derelict and walked on along with the throng of people caught up in the bustle of commuting. On my way home that afternoon, I saw the same man in the same place. He was crumpled over, his head almost on the ground. Two ambulance attendants | My Story: Coffee the Dog 37Who would have thought that a silly dog with attitude would pull my family through the worst crisis we had ever faced? | ![]() | 5 things you might not know about the Queen 27With the Queen in town, on what will most likely be her last visit Down Under, we thought we’d go through the history books and share some little-known - and some well-known - facts about Queen Elizabeth II. | A Cat's Tale - Kindness of Strangers 23Driving home from work one evening in the pouring rain, my headlights illuminated two eyes on the side of the road. I stopping to investigate, finding a very wet, bedraggled-looking cat looking up at me, meowing pitifully. A car must have hit it and it now lay in the gutter, unable to move. I checked for a collar and ID but there was none. I flattened a cardboard box from the boot and slid the | Finding Baby Jessica Again 19A life-changing event can turn on a simple twist of fate – like three teenage boys deciding not to take a short cut home one day. | ![]() | Illegal Immigrant Turned Brain Surgeon 16He was an illegal immigrant making a living picking tomatoes. Now Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa excels in a different field—as a top brain surgeon. | Deliver them from evil 16After a childhood of unimaginable cruelty and degradation, this remarkable woman rescues children from the same horrific fate | ![]() | How to Ruin a Joke 13We explain what not to do when telling a joke. | My Story: Three Little Words 13Silly birthday cards were always the norm in my family. Sentimental cards with messages of love were viewed with disdain and a faint sense of embarrassment. Looking back now, I don't ever remember the words "I love you" being spoken. Then, just before I turned 29, Dad retired and my parents moved from Victoria to Queensland. As I'm an only child, my friends were shocked that my parents could | The Exonerated 11Joseph Salvati served 30 years for a murder he didn't commit. The most shocking revelation: who put him behind bars. |
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