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Little town, big hearts • A Queensland community promises unwavering support for the family of Tamil asylum seekers.

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“I’ve been blessed” • At 83, Valerie Taylor has survived close encounters with the most dangerous sharks on the planet but she brushes them off as mere trifles. Valerie’s most terrifying encounter, she reveals exclusively to Jenny Brown, was with breast cancer.

A place to call home • Growing up she changed schools 16 times in fewer years as her father pursued a career in the Australian Army. Now, Erin Molan tells Tiffany Dunk she’s finally found the stability she’s always longed for.

Separated at birth • Carol Maney was drugged and her child was taken from her at birth, and that was just one incident in generations of family trauma. Now she speaks with Susan Chenery about family secrets and lies, and her quest to find her lost brothers.

The making of a future queen • Eighteen years after Catherine Middleton met her prince, the 37-year-old mother-of-three is riding a tidal wave of popularity. Juliet Rieden investigates the cygnet to swan transformation of the woman who will be Queen consort one day.

BRUDERH OF The cult of community • They raised eyebrows with their old-fashioned dress, strict vows and radical lifestyle. But, as Jenny Brown reports, the Bruderhof sect in rural NSW has not only flourished, it’s won the hearts and minds of the local community.

The odd couple • He’s the flamboyant, best-selling novelist and former politician who famously spent two years in jail. She’s the cool chemistry don who miraculously stood by his side. William Langley meets Jeffrey and Mary Archer in their stunning London home.

DYNASTY OF GRIEF AND GREATNESS • The tragic death of Saoirse Kennedy Hill has once again raised the spectre of a Kennedy curse. William Langley examines the lives and deaths of a family whose heartbreaks and triumphs have become legend around the world.

2019 Meet our winners • Three truly exceptional young women will receive $70,000 each in cash and prizes to further their important work, changing breast cancer treatment, the fashion industry and supporting young carers.

In living colour • When Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson met, the connection was instant. They’ve stood by each other through weddings, funerals, fires and near-fatal disasters. And on the way, writes Samantha Trenoweth, they’ve changed Australian fashion, and each other.

“She was my angel” • Shelly Braieoux grew up a Jehovah’s Witness, where elders were to be trusted, obeyed, even feared. Yet somehow she summoned the courage to call the police and report her father’s abuse. Genevieve Gannon meets Shelly and the now lifelong friend who returned that call.

The family man • Legendary reporter and television host Ray Martin introduces his treasured grandson, Arlo, and tells Philip Somerset that after a lifetime on the road, family has finally drawn him home.

“With a little help from my friends” • In days gone by, when the going got tough, the kindness of friends, family, and neighbours saw us through. And even in this #MeFirst era, it can still be that way. Ruth Hessey meets a group of women who have learnt the importance of banding together and helping out the old-fashioned way.

Being there

Against all odds • At 36, a health crisis saw Jolene Anderson given the news that she may never have children of her own. But, three years...