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Changing career plans due to disability

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Changing career plans due to disability

When I was just a kid, all I wanted to be a was a pilot.

I was enamoured by planes and exhilarated by flight, and also being gay I always knew I was different and so drew comfort from the idea of being able to just fly away.

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How a blind man is tamin Australia's best kept secrets

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How a blind man is tamin Australia's best kept secrets

Imagine coming face-to-face with a freshly captured, two-metre-tall spitting camel and attempting to put a rope around its neck.

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Mental health issues are plaguing 14yo workers — but this construction site is paying attention

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Mental health issues are plaguing 14yo workers — but this construction site is paying attention

A dusty construction yard in outer Newcastle might not be where you'd expect to find people opening up about their mental health, or suicide.

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Woman travels globe in silence and finds richness in world without sound

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Woman travels globe in silence and finds richness in world without sound

Paula Thornton travelled through 20 countries in 14 months, relying on hand gestures and silences to navigate through the various cultures.

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Meet the man behind Bendigo's emerging breakdancing scene

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Meet the man behind Bendigo's emerging breakdancing scene

In a classic country town hall, Bendigo's emerging breakdancers are learning about life and movement from Karl Jacobs, who is legally blind.

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