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Deaf choir master inspires others to take up Auslan, with help from coronavirus and Lorde

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Deaf choir master inspires others to take up Auslan, with help from coronavirus and Lorde

Tallula Bourne was born deaf and did not properly hear music until she received cochlear implants at age 12.

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Deafblind artist Joseph Formosa connects to Indigenous culture through sea creatures

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Deafblind artist Joseph Formosa connects to Indigenous culture through sea creatures

With a white cane and the assistance of his father, Tony, Port Stephens artist Joseph Formosa makes his way slowly but surely across the rock shelf near Newcastle Ocean Baths.

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Before she is deaf, Kylie wants to complete her bucket list of sounds

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Before she is deaf, Kylie wants to complete her bucket list of sounds

Someday soon Kylie Webb will visit a specialist and her world will fall silent.

She doesn't know how much longer she will hear. It might be months or years.

These are the sounds she wants to remember.

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Blind, deaf, 88yo grandfather launches music career on YouTube to beat isolation blues

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Blind, deaf, 88yo grandfather launches music career on YouTube to beat isolation blues

When Barry "Bazza" Morris took up music lessons at 84, he wasn't searching for fame.

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Zia Dredge, 9, has a clear message for Hearing Awareness Week: Deafness doesn't have to hold you back

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Zia Dredge, 9, has a clear message for Hearing Awareness Week: Deafness doesn't have to hold you back

Zia Dredge was three weeks old when she was diagnosed with severe hearing loss, a shock that sent her parents into a tailspin of worry and concern about their child's future.

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