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Three-year-old Tharnicaa has been living on Christmas Island for almost two years with her asylum-seeking family. Her recent medical flight to a Perth hospital suffering with undiagnosed pneumonia and sepsis has highlighted the family's treatment in detention and the desperate situation for refugees in offshore centres.

George Newhouse, a human rights lawyer, and CEO of the National Justice Project explains why the Biloela...

Most of Australia's biggest cities have seen snap COVID-19 lockdowns, but none as frequently or devastatingly as Melbourne. 

Today, the people of the Victorian capital entered their fourth lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic as part of state-wide measures to curb a growing number of cases. 

But why does this keep happening in Melbourne?

Is it the response, the rules, the roll out? 

Melbourne epid...

From whipping up his first garment on his mum’s Singer Treadle when he was 10, Aurelio Costarella’s first love was always fashion. For more than 30 years he was one of Australia’s top fashion designers. A regular and popular fixture at Sydney and New York Fashion Weeks, his clothes were favoured by celebrities all over the world, and he was inducted into the prestigious Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame.

But underneath ...

As a young boy, Professor Graeme Clark's school teacher asked "What do you want to do when you grow up?" 

He replied "I want to fix ears." 

So began his lifelong pursuit to break down the barriers of profound deafness with the invention of the multiple-channel cochlear implant. 

Professor Clark, now 85 years-old, reflects on achieving his childhood dream to give sound and speech recognition to...

When four children are killed in a horrifying car crash in Sydney, the grieving families discover peace in forgiving the driver just hours afterwards.

Their tonic to deep pain and profound loss raises philosophical questions. What is it to forgive? And, if wronged in the most devastating way are all of us capable of forgiving the unforgivable?

Story by Kimberley Pratt

Edited and produced by Sydney Pead

Featuring Assoc. Prof. Luke R...

Walter Williams was like so many young Aussie blokes when World War 2 broke out: he felt it was his duty to serve. After his training and some time in the regular army, he sailed on the Aquatania into Singapore Harbour in December 1941.

Next came an incredible series of events, all of which showed Walter's amazing fortitude and makes it clearer why we have a sense of what the Anzac spirit is today.

Now 98, Wally talks to Hugh...

In 2012, Private Robert Poate, Lance Corporal Stjepan Milosevic and Sapper James Martino were killed at their base at Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province in a so-called 'green on blue' attack. Hekmatullah, part of the Afghan National Army stationed in the base, opened fire on a group of Aussie soldiers as they were playing cards.

Robert's father Hugh Poate feels betrayed in many ways by the ADF and the government, and he sits do...

In 2012, 18-year-old Thomas Kelly was killed in a senseless act of violence on the streets of Kings Cross. It became the final blow in a long-held battle to clean up the notorious party hotspot, which had become infamous for brawls and bad behaviour. Almost 9 years on from his oldest son's death, and as the last of the lock-out laws are repealed, Ralph Kelly reflects on how he and his family's lives changed forever on that cold Jul...

It’s Mardi Gras time in Sydney. The theme this year is Rise, and after such a tough 12 months there is plenty to rise for, especially as this is one of the first major Pride events to be staged around the world since COVID-19 started. 

Kate Doak is a transgender woman living out and proud in Sydney and is passionate about ending transphobia and other forms of discrimination experienced by the LGBTIQ+ community. ...

What is the origin of climate change denial and why are conspiracy theories that deny its existence still so potent and popular? This is the second episode of a two-part series on misinformation and conspiracy theory, hosted by Hugh Riminton, created by journalists Olivia Rosenman and Antony Loewenstein. 

What’s the role of big business and media in propagating doubt? Why do some people question science, and how can we reac...

In the first of this two-part series hosted by 10 News First’s Hugh Riminton, journalists Olivia Rosenman and Antony Loewenstein look at the anti-vax movement and its various manifestations. Will Covid-19, and the speed of the new vaccines, fuel the movement's growth? How will people’s attitudes be shaped by their existing understanding of, and ideas about, vaccination? Will a minority of extreme anti-vaxxers take advantage of ques...

Jake Weatherald has starred on some of the biggest stages in Australian cricket, but success doesn’t always mean happiness. In this interview excerpt, Weatherald candidly talks 10 News First reporter Max Burford through his ongoing struggles with depression and anxiety. 

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The Claremont killings gripped Western Australia and the country in the 90’s. In the space of fifteen months, three women (Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon) all disappeared from the Claremont area in Perth after being out with friends. The bodies of only two of the women were found.

Paul Ferguson is the former homicide detective who led the taskforce looking at the disappearance of the victims. He talks to Clare Dearl...

Bullied from a young age for being gay, Eammon Ashton-Atkinson moved to the UK in search of a better life. He found his tribe in the form of the Steelers, the world’s first gay rugby club.

Proving that being gay and playing sport actually does mix, Eammon decided to document the club as it took part in the world tournament of gay rugby - The Bingham Cup.

Eammon’s journey is a testament to the power of friendship and teamwork ...

Pamela Young, the leader of Strike Force Reddan which was created to solve the cold case of the Family Court bombings, walks 10 News First's Lia Harris through how her team finally caught Leonard Warwick.

Story by Lia Harris

Produced and edited by Stuart Buckland

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A spate of shootings and bombings targeting Family Court judges in the early 1980's had people working in the justice system terrified.

Andrea, a mother whose case for divorce was going through the Family Courts at the time, was also experiencing terror at the hand of her former partner, Leonard Warwick.

The Lead Detective that began re-examining the Family Court bombings in 2012, Pamela Young, tells 10 News Firsts Lia Harris...

Ros Hodgkins set up Cult Information and Family Services in the early 1990s after her daughter became involved with a religious organisation in the US. For the past 30 years she has, through CIFS, been helping people leave organisations like the Plymouth Brethren and providing support as they adjust to a new life on the ‘outside’.

But there’s so much more that needs to be done, she says.

www.cifs.org.au

Story by Brendan Cr...

Matt Cook was brought up in the Exclusive Brethren (now known as Plymouth Brethren). The Brethren is a religious organisation, often referred to as a cult, known for its controlling and conservative ways. 

Very few people born into the Brethren leave.

As a gay man growing up in the church in Western Australia, Matt knew he was different - and he knew he had to get out.

Story by Brendan Crew

Written, produced an...