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How my mysterious childhood became a best-selling novel

Trent Dalton discovered he was on the fringe of one of Australia鈥檚 hugest crime stories

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I became a cycling champion 鈥� but I was booed

From a broken bike to British champion 鈥� Maurice Burton had to battle his way to the top

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A kidnap, a betrayal, and a letter that tore open the past

Alegra鈥檚 earliest memory is being abducted. At 40, she comes to understand what happened

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The Lijadu Sisters: Nigeria鈥檚 twin Afropop pioneers

Yeye Taiwo Lijadu and her twin Kehinde daringly sang songs of protest in 1970s Nigeria

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Outlook Mixtape: Rocky paths and fearless futures

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Saving New York's African burial ground

Peggy King Jorde on doing the right thing for some of the first Africans in North America

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Saved by goats after my fall from the sacred mountain

When he slid off a 40-metre cliff in the jungle, Morgan Segui thought he was sure to die

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Making sense of a childhood hidden from apartheid

Milisuthando Bongela grew up under apartheid but didn't realise until it was over

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The long climb back

Climbing took a beloved friend of Gus Taylor鈥檚 but ultimately also gave Gus his life back

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Outlook Mixtape: Goats to the rescue and the Afropop twins

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I could never paint my teenage son 鈥� until I lost him

Artist Alison Lapper on painting Parys, her late, 鈥榯oo beautiful鈥� teenage son

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Bringing my mother tongue to the music industry

Bolivian Luzmila Carpio was stopped from singing in Quechua, but she fought to be heard

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Bernhard Schlink: Forbidden love and a dangerous escape

The famed author of The Reader risked it all to get his girlfriend out of East Berlin

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The journalist who took down a billion-dollar company

Dan McCrum investigated a story at Wirecard that had him fearing for his safety

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Outlook Mixtape: The tip-off, a seagull, and a lover鈥檚 escape

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Black boy joy: Defying stereotypes on the London stage

Ryan Calais Cameron鈥檚 stories and characters shattered convention in UK theatre

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Naked and alone: the comedian trapped in a reality TV show

Nasubi had no idea his 15-month fight to survive was being broadcast on Japanese TV

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I saved chimpanzees and they've saved me

Stany Nyandwi's rescued chimps helped him through war and loneliness

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The rebel who became 'Queen of African Horror'

Nuzo Onoh didn't start writing fiction until her 50s, then created a new genre

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Outlook Mixtape: Self-discovery via theatre and visual art

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The reluctant face of Japan鈥檚 #MeToo movement

Shiori It艒 turned the tide in Japan when she went public saying she had been raped

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How Hollywood鈥檚 most powerful woman won and lost it all

Before she was blacklisted, Mary McCall Jr. was a hit writer who transformed Hollywood

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Rebellious Rhythm: Showcasing my Pantsula dance and culture

Vusi Mdoyi dreamed of sharing his unique South African art form on the world stage

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My life as an arbonaut, explorer of the treetops

鈥楥anopy Meg鈥� Lowman was the first person to study trees while dangling in their branches

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Outlook Mixtape: Old Hollywood and new worlds in treetops

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Unravelling my DNA mystery

Matt Katz set out to identify his real father and uncover the truth behind his origins

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The Yazidi teenager who documented life after her captivity

IS militants took Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad aged 9; the gift of a camera helped her recovery

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Hay Secretos: How a sweet song caught a child abuser

Argentinian songwriter Ruth Hillar wanted to encourage children to speak their minds

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A matter of life and death

Journalist Leo Hornak sets out to lay some unfinished business to rest

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Outlook Mixtape: DNA shock, video diaries, ruby slippers

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