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Maxine Beneba Clarke is an author and poet who's been targeted all her life over the colour of her skin. Her award-winning work is inspired both by personal experience, and the desire to start difficult conversations about race.
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Margaret Court is the world’s most decorated tennis player with 64 major titles to her name. Court is now a Christian pastor who treasures her sporting victories, but says they are no match for her faith.
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William McInnes is an actor and writer who’s won hearts with his high-profile TV roles and whimsical memoirs. He believes in tackling life head on, even after experiencing great loss.
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Jenny Kee is a pioneer of Australian fashion design who has swapped success for a more spiritual path, after suffering a series of grave setbacks in her life.
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Opera singer Deborah Cheetham was forcibly removed from her birth mother at three weeks old, and re-homed with a white Baptist family in Sydney. Only as an adult did she discover her personal history as part of the Stolen Generation.
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As the first Australian to win the Tour de France, Cadel Evans realised a lifelong dream. Now retired from racing, he speaks candidly about the ups and downs of life in the bicycle saddle.
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When Brad Haddin’s daughter was diagnosed with cancer, his career as a Test cricketer was thrown into doubt. He’s now retired from elite sport and relishing life as a hands-on father.