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DNA first as Catholic Church acknowledges priest’s daughter

Linda Kelly-Lawless had been campaigning for more than six years.

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Linda Kelly-Lawless fought for the Catholic Church to recognise a priest is her father. (Artemis Media/AAP PHOTOS)

Charity founder’s beautiful act for adopted daughter she first saved as a conjoined twin

‘It is one of the best things I have done in my life.’

4 min read

Moira Kelly donated her kidney to one of her adopted daughters Krishna in 2021.

Journalism is the only one cure to protect against our world’s most ‘evil forces’

17 min read

Director of News and Current Affairs and Editor in Chief at Seven West Media Anthony De Ceglie addresses the Melbourne Press Club on October 29.

How a donated mobile phone can offer a pathway out of domestic violence

5 min read

Australian charity, DV Safe Phone, donated people’s old phones to victims of domestic abuse.

The industry where new workers will get $8,200 higher pay

2 min read

New child-protection workers will be offered more than $8,000 in higher pay to fill critical shortages in NSW and help fix a “broken” system.

Why it costs Kelly five hours of work to call her 19-year-old daughter

6 min read

Prison Newspaper, About Time, investigated the high cost of prison calls that’s impacting inmate’s mental health.