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Author Sally Rippin felt lost when her son couldn’t read. She wants other parents to learn from her experience

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Author Sally Rippin felt lost when her son couldn’t read. She wants other parents to learn from her experience

Sally Rippin remembers the moment when, as a preschooler, reading clicked for her and she could suddenly decode the squiggly lines on a page.

"It felt like it was something that happened in an instant," the award-winning children's author tells ABC RN's Life Matters.

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Shaun Tomson, former world surfing champion, on what life lessons his sport taught him

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Shaun Tomson, former world surfing champion, on what life lessons his sport taught him

Shaun Tomson has experienced some incredible highs. He's also experienced some devastating lows.

He was a world champion surfer, widely regarded as one of the best tube riders of all time. He is an actor, author, environmentalist and businessman.

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'Gaming learning' allows Queensland students to muster cattle, drive tractor, plant crops from classroom

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'Gaming learning' allows Queensland students to muster cattle, drive tractor, plant crops from classroom

Teachers call it "gamified learning" — a classroom lesson that feels like you're playing a video game.

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In-utero surgery for spina bifida reduced Ethan's chances of disabilities

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In-utero surgery for spina bifida reduced Ethan's chances of disabilities

Ethan McElhenny and his mum Carla Sikes both bear the "battle scars" of a rare and complex surgery conducted while he was still inside her womb.

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After years of honing his craft, Chinchilla's own Nick Budden has cracked Australia's deaf cricket team

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After years of honing his craft, Chinchilla's own Nick Budden has cracked Australia's deaf cricket team

If you look in the cricket nets or fields in Toowoomba, you'll likely find Nick Budden working hard at his craft, but it has never been easy.

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