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Ultra-marathon runner Kay Bretz was running marathons from 19 until his 30s, when suddenly he was over the thrill of it. One day he came out of his garden gate and turned right, instead of his usual left, and realised he'd been on autopilot; his ... More

Comedian Michael Shafar likes to poke fun at his Jewish heritage. With Passover ending on April 4, he says his show promises to be more fun than another family dinner. He has only just returned to comedy after finishing chemotherapy for the second time ... More

Lizzy Hoo started doing stand-up comedy as a way to build confidence and help her win pitches at her office job. Her current show Lizzy Hoo - Hoo Dis? incorporates much of her Chinese Malaysian/Irish Australian heritage, particularly her one-of-a-kind ... More

Samantha Gash is a Melbourne-based endurance athlete, social impact entrepreneur, corporate speaker and host of the Sam Gash Podcast. She has run ultra-marathons and completed expeditions across some of the most extreme and harsh locations on the planet ... More

James Stevens, AKA Mr Roses, has been selling flowers since he was five. His parents ran florists in Sydney railway stations, where learned about buying, arranging, and marketing. After graduating with a commerce degree, he remained in the flower business ... More

Birth is a throw of the dice. The consequences last a lifetime. Glyn Davis, CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, former vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Distinguished Professor of political science at the Australian National University ... More

One of the joys Matthew Reilly gets from writing thrillers is to travel. His research takes him to plenty of exotic places - the pyramids in Egypt, Easter Island and the ancient Chichen Itza Mayan city in Mexico. No matter what evil is pursuing his ... More

Jacqueline Feilich is an Elvis tribute artist who has been singing his music for 14 years. Her love of Elvis'music, and the fact that women rarely perform his songs, steeled her determination to succeed. Armed backing tracks and custom-made costumes ... More

Singer and actor Rachael Beck is performing at Carols at the Domain in Sydney on Christmas Eve (not actually held in the Domain this year). She has been singing and acting since she was 15, and has featured on Channel 7's It Takes Two as a coach. ... More

Sam Penny - together with his partner Helen Shadforth - established Cheese Therapy to support small cheesemakers affected by bushfires. When COVID-19 hit, the company became essential to their survival, and some of the cheesemakers he works with say ... More