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A star for the ages • Film icon Kirk Douglas spent 103 years on this Earth and he made the most of every moment.

There’s something about MAGDA • The comedienne extraordinaire, award-winning memoirist, equality activist, and now children’s book author, Magda Szubanski, never stops evolving and as she contemplates 60, she couldn’t be happier, she tells Juliet Rieden.

Princess Beatrice & Edo We’re going to the chapel • History, romance and the glamour of Buckingham Palace gardens are in store when The Queen hosts her granddaughter for an exclusive family wedding in May, writes Juliet Rieden.

The BABY BUSINE$$ • As the $25 billion fertility industry continues to grow some are questioning the ethics of marketing hope to couples when treatments fail more often than they work. Genevieve Gannon investigates.

The power of love • At just 14 years old, Frida Umuhoza lost her family and was buried alive in the horrific Rwandan genocide. But out of even such incomprehensible trauma, love can grow. Sue Smethurst meets this most courageous woman and her family at home in Melbourne.

Dolly Parton BEYOND COMPARE • She’s the dirt-poor Tennessee girl with big dreams who became a global sensation. As Dolly Parton brings 9 to 5 The Musical to Australia, she talks to Juliet Rieden about love, ambition and not having children.

Dreams are made of this… • Michael Rowland has the best job in the world, he’s head over heels in love, and, adds wife Nicki, is the daggiest of dads. But a freak accident at 19 cast a pall of insecurity over the breakfast TV host, he tells Juliet Rieden.

State of GRACE • It was once a fairytale principality, replete with its own movie star princess, but in recent years Monaco’s air of shiny, untroubled glamour has begun to tarnish. William Langley travels to the ’Pink Palace’ to find a surprising new generation of royals who just might hold the key to Monaco’s reinvention.

Lean on me • With her characteristic wit, wisdom, and honesty, Jean Kittson shares the highs and lows of helping her parents navigate older age. Jenny Brown meets the family.

Tayla Harris • To mark International Women’s Day this month, we are launching our Women to Watch in 2020 series. And what better way to kick it off than with the AFLW superstar and campaigner for women and girls who is now an Our Watch Ambassador.

Keeping it in the family • As a starry-eyed teen, Jason Donovan became famous for his role on Neighbours. Now history appears to be repeating itself for his daughter Jemma. The pair tell Tiffany Dunk why the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

WHO KILLED BRENDA HEAN? • On a cold morning in 1972, Tasmanian society matron, environmentalist and adventurer Brenda Hean took off in a Tiger Moth en route to Canberra. Minutes later, her plane vanished. As Ingrid Pyne discovers, many Tasmanians still wonder who wanted this “troublesome” woman dead?

Unspeakable acts • Investigative reporter Sarah Ferguson shares the deep outrage and inner turmoil she felt when she came face to face with convicted paedophiles for her shocking new TV series.

The WOMAN who changed MY LIFE • Friend, guide, confidante: a true mentor is a precious gift. Samantha Trenoweth meets two young women and the mentors who shone a light on the road ahead.

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Call of the wild • Even before this summer’s bushfires, Australia had more endangered species than most places on earth. Susan...