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MARCH 2022

'I lost everything in COVID. 6 months later, I was earning 6 figures. Here's how.'
'Like Chris Rock, I’ve been slapped in the face while doing my job. It was utterly humiliating.'
'For years I dated men and felt nothing. Then in lockdown, I added girls to my dating app preferences.'
Infertility, early-onset menopause and needle phobias: The invisible side of cancer recovery.
'My younger brother Jonathan has Down Syndrome. From a young age, he has refused to take photos.'
Last month, Nataliya was able to escape Ukraine. But she had to leave her family behind.
Leah's husband saved 50 people in the Lismore floods. Now they've lost everything.
'I'm an opera singer. These are the questions I get asked constantly.'
'I never thought I experienced racism at work. But then my colleagues decorated my desk.'
"I'm too young to have a problem." 5 lies I've told myself about alcohol.
'I have an invisible illness. The hardest part is people's perceptions of me.'
"They literally tried to poison me." 13 women share their housemate horror stories.
Temel survived the Christchurch mosque shootings. Then he fell in love with the reporter who told his story.
'I broke up with a narcissist 4 years ago. He's still trying to control me.'
Kate was trapped in her roof during the Lismore flood. This is what she wants you to know.
Khadija Gbla is a survivor of female genital mutilation. She is breaking the silence.
'I told my doctor I found sex extremely painful. He told me to have a drink and loosen up.'
In 2019, Stephenie Rodriguez was bitten by a mosquito. It ended with a double amputation.
'Four years after leaving my violent partner, my son went to jail. I blame myself.'
'When I was going through the worst time of my life, people told me how good I looked.'
How to tackle that one thing you and your partner always fight about.
"When I came out, I tried to fit a stereotype. It very nearly broke me."
Tammy and Karen married as soon as it was legal. Now they're celebrating Mardi Gras with their son.
For 10 years, my daughter wanted to end her life. Last month, she did.
“I am absolutely terrified”: Bianca is trapped in the floods with her newborn in Northern NSW.
'We don't want this war either.' What it's like to be Russian living in Australia right now.