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This story shows how one individual can change the course of history.

Melissa Wellham — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:05:08 +0000

By MELISSA WELLHAM The Indonesian occupation of East Timor is a period of political history still fresh in the minds of many Australians. The brutal and violent invasion, which lasted from 1976 well into the 90s, was a divisive issue in Australia – and indeed, the world over – for many years. [read more]

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This girl gets Canberra to pucker up and kiss goodbye to MS

Mamamia Team — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:08:08 +0000

By JANE QUICK My mum did not help me buy my wedding dress. When my daughter was born she couldn’t offer hands-on support. On a bad day I can’t ask her to make me a cup of tea and talk through my problems. As my mum has multiple sclerosis (MS) she [read more]

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‘Not getting paid – and loving it.’

Mike Nicholson — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:01:17 +0000

by MIKE NICHOLSON If it’s true that the Australian economy has hit the skids and my industry (media) is dying, then why am I championing unpaid work? That’s because I’m talking about giving my time away to volunteer organisations that thrive on unpaid workers for their good causes. This week marks [read more]

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“Carbon Monoxide killed my kids.”

Vanessa Robinson — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:15:19 +0000

BY VANESSA ROBINSON Three years ago I lived every parent’s nightmare when I lost my two sons to carbon monoxide poisoning. I want to share some information that will hopefully prevent your family from suffering a similar tragedy. My sons Chase and Tyler were aged eight and six years at the time [read more]

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‘My youngest sister was cutting herself. So I made her run.’

Mamamia Team — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:37:18 +0000

by MELINDA HIATT I still remember the first time mum told me my youngest sister Courtney was cutting herself. I was pretty shocked and a little puzzled about why she would be doing such a thing. I am the eldest of three girls and Courtney is 13 years younger than me. [read more]

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Little Miracles for premature babies.

Mamamia Team — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:57:08 +0000

By KATE WALTHER The night my daughter was born I couldn’t look at her. I heard her tiny cry, like a lost kitten, and saw her miniature 1 kg frame and turned my head away, shocked at how fragile she was. How my body had failed her at just 26 weeks gestation. Luckily, [read more]

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These mothers and daughters need your help.

Mamamia Team — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:00:38 +0000

By DR. JULIA NEWTON-HOWES Could you tell a mother like Bophu to wait a year before you can help her provide her daughters with healthy, nutritious food all year around? No, nor could I. But we might have to. Bophu and her husband Lojeuw live in the remote mountains of northern Laos with [read more]

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Why cancer research is important this Mother’s Day

David Archer — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:56 +0000

By DAVID ARCHER May 2011 was the very last Mother’s Day my children ever celebrated with their mother. Two months later we said our last goodbye. Now two years have passed and time has perhaps softened our pain… but only a little bit. This is Danielle’s story. This is my family’s [read more]

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This Mother’s Day, send hope, not twin sets.

Julie Ulbricht — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:00:50 +0000

By JULIE ULBRICHT I never look at junk mail, because it’s called that for a reason. However, for the first time in a very long time, I recently flicked through the Mother’s Day edition of a certain department store and smiled/sighed as I saw pastel twin sets as an idea. I mean, [read more]

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Every day 37 women are diagnosed with Breast Cancer. This is how you can help.

Mamamia Team — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:32:14 +0000

With Mother’s Day approaching, and all that this day means for many women and their families, wouldn’t “a world without breast cancer” be the best Mother’s Day gift of all? Michelle King of Gunnedah NSW thinks so. Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 at the age of 48. [read more]

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