Ben Cheshire

Androgen deprivation therapy is a lifesaving therapy used by thousands of men each year, but some patients are warning of serious mental health risks.

Leila McDougall has been defying the odds since childhood. She's overcome dyslexia and beaten cancer and, after sneaking into acting school, she has written, produced, and starred in a feature film to help her farming community. 

Elly-May Barnes, the youngest daughter of rock legend Jimmy Barnes, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a toddler. Now the 34-year-old is a solo cabaret artist and disability advocate.

One of Australia’s biggest rock bands, Silverchair ended with a whimper, not a bang. And so too did their friendships … almost.

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For seven decades the Somerton Man was simply known by his anonymous autopsy photo. But now he has a name — Charles Webb. And for the first time his relatives explain the answers were in a family photo album all along.

When middle-aged insurance executive Greg Donovan was made redundant, he was told to play it safe. Instead, he gambled his payout on a crazy idea to build a music festival in the desert — and won.

Four decades after Bon Scott was found dead in London, the enigmatic AC/DC star’s closest friends and relatives have spoken of his greatest vulnerability.

The late deputy PM's fascination with trains was a lifelong obsession. So of course, his final public appearance had to include a rail journey. After profiling Tim Fischer four times over the past 27 years, Australian Story producer Ben Cheshire says his final goodbye.

Legendary Australian actor Jack Thompson juggles shooting his new film, High Ground, in the Top End and end-stage kidney failure.

Legendary Australian actor Jack Thompson juggles shooting his new film, High Ground, in the Top End and end-stage kidney failure.