Life Stories

These life stories may contain descriptions of childhood trauma and abuse, as well as images, voices and names of people now deceased. If you need help, you can find contact details for some relevant support services on our support page.

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Isabella Kristo

David Jackson

An elderly man with long grey hair holding a smiling baby in a blue shirt

Charlie Walker

Colour image of a person facing away from the camera looking out over the ocean

Stacey Page

Lorna Cubillo

An older man dressed in black pants, jacket, and coat standing outdoors on red soil with bushland in the background

Vincent Copley

Uncle Jack Charles

Ki Meekins

Woman with clasped hands in a red coat standing near trees

Priscilla Taylor

Older woman in a flowered blouse with a large house in the background

Gwen Shipp

Jo

Andrew Murray

Archie Roach

Gloria Lovely

Hearts photoshopped around a smiling woman with brown short hair wearing glasses and holding up a book titled

Tracie Oldham

Smiling woman with grey hair and glasses holding a glass of champagne seated at a table

Bambi

David Plowman

Christina Riley

Joy Williams

Barbara Cummings

Protected: Sophie Willan

Smiling elderly woman wearing glasses with people seated at a dining table in the background

Flo Hickson

Lemn Sissay

Photo of a person facing away from the camera, looking across a mountainous landscape

Peter Gunner

Michael Oher

Jim Luthy

White haired man wearing a blue polo shirt with a small Australian flag near the collar with his hand wrapped around a small tree

John Hennessey

Amy Gill

Laurie Humphreys

Daryl Brougham

Ronnie Archer-Morgan

Image of a woman with closely cropped blond, textured hair wearing dangly earrings and a low-cut sleeveless dress with metal fasteners

Tiffany Haddish