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Ukraine, land of love: the Aussie men on the hunt for romance
In Ukraine, the women outnumber the men by almost 2 to 1. It’s not hard to see why finding a husband for these single women has become a booming industry. “We have thousands of marriages, thousands of couples,” Anna tells Sunday Night’s Matt Doran.
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The Good Doctor: Freddie Highmore’s rise to fame
On set, he’s gifted autistic surgeon Doctor Shaun Murphy. The second season of The Good Doctor has just begun, and there’s been a hugely positive reaction towards the show. Freddie thinks there’s a simple reason for its success.
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‘I turn into a different person’: the violent side of Tourette Syndrome
There’s a dark side of the debilitating disorder called Tourette Syndrome – it’s a personal prison, and there’s no cure. Rage attacks and vivid hallucinations are a side of Tourette’s most people never see, or knew existed. Diane Schubert is all too familiar with these symptoms.
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‘I knew something was about to be really bad’: woman’s miraculous survival after being injured alone in the desert
Claire Nelson has fallen off a cliff. Claire is filming what she’s going through on her camera. Bit by bit, day by day, as Claire’s condition deteriorates, her recordings are an incredible insight into how, when faced with the worst, she finds the strength to survive.
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Eric Idle: Monty Python star always looks on the bright side of life
There’s plenty about the life of comic genius Eric Idle to feel bright about – decades of irreverent, mostly silly fun with Monty Python. Eric and the rest of the Monty Python gang found our funny bones in the late 1960s. Just as British artists like the Beatles were taking music to new places, Monty
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How Australia catapulted ABBA to stardom
Forty years ago, Australia was gripped by ABBA mania. The talented Swedes were mobbed everywhere they went. Young and old lined streets and packed their concerts. We embraced them whole heartedly as honorary Aussies. Which was fitting, because without Australia they may not have become one of the greatest
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‘We were in love. How can it be a crime?’: how 34-year-old Mary Kay Letourneau fell in love with her 12-year-old student
Mary Kay Letourneau made world headlines when she seduced her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau. Vili is now her husband, and their children – Audrey, born while their mother was on trial, and Georgia was born in prison. Mary Kay Letourneau was a much-liked and respected teacher at Shorewood Elementary
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‘It's not complicated’: the families going off the grid and saving big bucks
“I feel like the other kids are missing something,” Arjuna tells Sunday Night’s Denham Hitchcock. This small farm in the wild comes equipped with a veggie patch, an orchard, tank water, animals for eggs, milk and meat, and solar power for electricity. Can you make electricity?
NewsSunday Night‘The worst criminal offences in Victorian history’: the shocking murders of Ashley Coulston
Ashley Coulston had dreams to become famous. In fact, his actions would be so shocking, he would eventually become infamous.
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‘You've got to keep that positivity and keep on believing’: Olivia Newton-John’s remarkable life in her own words
On Olivia Newton-John’s ranch in Santa Barbara, the Australian superstar has barely changed a bit since she first hit the big time –her contagious, confident smile lights up the place. Olivia has recently been diagnosed with cancer for a third time. The first time was breast cancer in 1992, then five
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‘I've felt nothing but joy and happiness’: South Australian man discovers he’s father to 11 unknown children
When people used to ask Ken Allen about his life, his story was simple: retired teacher, amateur beekeeper, father of four. The journey from four children to fifteen began in the late 70s when Ken was studying to be a midwife in Melbourne. “There was a lot of parents that were unable to have children
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‘It looked me in the eyes and I accepted this is how I die’: polar bears forced closer to humans as food supplies dwindle
There’s nothing quite like being circled by a hungry, one-tonne polar bear. It’s a place where polar bears and humans coexist like nowhere else – sometimes with terrifying consequences. While the numbers of polar bears are decreasing with the sea ice melting earlier than ever before, there’s more of
NewsSunday Night‘I live with that moment forever’: mother’s heartbreak after losing two children in Dreamworld tragedy
Kim Dorsett lost not one, but two of her adored children at Dreamworld in a sudden and senseless tragedy. On 25 October 2016, Kim’s daughter, 32-year-old Kate Goodchild, Kim’s son, 35-year-old Luke Dorsett, his partner Roozi Araghi, age 38, and New Zealand mother Cindy Low were thrown from their upturned
NewsSunday Night‘She has chosen to have a very specific look’: a strange encounter with the Catwoman and her decades-younger fiancé
Jocelyn Wildenstein is ready for the cameras – well, almost. The New York socialite – known as the Catwoman – has spent a small fortune on her striking appearance, so naturally she won’t be rushed. The Jocelyn Wildenstein of today looks nothing like the Swiss teenager who moved to Paris in the early
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‘She told me that she wanted to kill someone’: how an obsession with serial killers lead to a tragic murder
From a young age, Jemma developed an unusual obsession with extreme violence. Jemma’s father Richard Lilley encouraged her writing, believing she was simply being a creative young woman. In 2009, when Jemma was 18, she left England to begin a new life in Australia.
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‘I like to prove people wrong’: Kobie Donovan’s refuses to let short stature get in the way of big dreams
It’s Saturday night, and the Donovan sisters are just like any other Aussie girls – makeup, hair, and ready to hit the town. There’s just one difference – the eldest, 23-year-old Kobie, has dwarfism.
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Drought: The last straw
Reporter Alex Cullen shares his experience reporting on an issue that sits very close to home, drought devastation affecting Australia farmers. There are dead cattle, dead sheep, dead kangaroos and dying communities. One can only see so many dead and dying kangaroos by the sides of roads, meet so many
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‘No matter where you go, you can't escape it’: the real cost of school and online bullying
For years, Sarah Newlassie has been the victim of spiteful, malicious bullying in the schoolyard.
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‘That's impossible, you’re crazy’: Aussie’s daring dream to become the fastest blind person on two wheels
Ben and Karin’s is a love story that wasn’t love at first sight. It simply can’t be, because Ben Felten is completely blind.
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Dirty money: how Australia’s biggest banks are being used to clean millions in Russian mafia funds
It seems impossible that Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, would use Australia as a location to launder mafia money, but Bill Browder has the proof – and it’s made the billionaire businessman Putin’s public enemy number one. Russia has a history of executing its enemies on foreign soil. “They
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Vanished: the disappearance of Helen Munnings
On the day that Helen Munnings disappeared, her boyfriend did something very strange. It was the middle of a Tasmanian winter, but despite the bitter cold Adam Taylor – dressed in shorts – set out in his boat into the dark of the Bass Strait. What was he doing, and where was Helen?
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Australia’s favourite funny man: Join the Aussie road trip with Shane and Clayton Jacobson
Shane Jacobson and his brother Clayton are on the road promoting their new movie in country cinemas, and they invited Angela Cox and the Sunday Night crew on board their bus for banter, belly laughs and a bit of banjo. “It kind of is rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s without all the cool stuff,” Shane laughs.
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‘I was dealing with an enraged animal’: the road rage epidemic taking over Australia
Hardly a week goes by without road rage making headlines somewhere in Australia. All-in brawls, rage-fuelled attacks, and weapons of all kinds. Our roads are busier than ever – with people rushing to work, hurrying home, and endless traffic jams, it’s the perfect recipe for conflict.
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'I'm not in pain any more': Why women are now opting to have their breast implants removed
Nicola used to have breast implants, and after having them removed last year, says her mind is clearer, and her body healthier. “Every day is a new beginning for me,” Nicola explains to Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen. Nicola was suffering from something that still isn’t officially recognised by most in
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'Having my implants removed was the best decision I ever made': One woman's experience with breast implant illness
Mel Ward is a 37-year-old mother of two who recently had her breast implants removed. At nine weeks post op from having the breast implants removed, my health results have been nothing short of dramatic, physically and mentally! Since the brain fog has lifted my memory is sharper, and my anxiety and
