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SEASON 5 - EPISODE 2

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Lisa Preston

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Find our comprehensive list of information sheets here.

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SEASON 5 - EPISODE 1

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James Vasilic

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Find our comprehensive list of information sheets here.  

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 14 & 15

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Thomas Graham

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Read the Australian Journal of Adoption here.  

Read Thomas' Ipsify page here.

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 13

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Adoption Literary Festival 2023

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Find out more about the Adoption Literary Festival and order tickets here

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 12

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Diana Jackson

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Learn more about adoption via our information sheets here

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 11

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Death & Wills

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Read Isabel's article on death & wills that inspired this episode on page 6 here

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 10

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Lindy Saunders

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Watch Intercountry Adoptee Voices videos for professionals here

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 9

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Helen Weder

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Submit your written story for consideration for our newsletter / website  here

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 8

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Peter Capomolla Moore

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Information sheet on late discovery here

Adoptee Rights Australia webpage here

Photo credit - Renee Lydiard from Nikinpa Aboriginal Child and Family Centre.

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 7

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Di Riddell

 

Link to Di's book 'Speak Out' here.

Link to Di's book 'Beyond Abuse' here

Link to Di's book 'Knowing You' here

Visit Di's website here

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 6

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Heather Kinang

 

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Read about Late Discovery adoption here.

Read our information sheet on using on-line genealogical DNA tests here.

Read our page and information sheets about searching here.

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 5

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Angela Irving

 

 

 

 

 

Read about Adoption & DNA here.

Read our information sheet on using on-line genealogical DNA tests here.

Read our page and information sheets about searching here.

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 4

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Louise Gleeson

 

 

 

 

 

Read about Adoption & DNA here.

Read our information sheet on using on-line genealogical DNA tests here.

Read our page and information sheets about searching here.

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 3

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Claire Moore

 

 

 

 

 

To read the apology, watch the video and learn more about forced adoptions, click here.

Read the full Senate Inquiry Report here.

To watch the Without Our Consent video, click here.

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 2

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Kathryn Rendell

 

 

 

 

 

To read the apology, watch the video and learn more about forced adoptions, click here.

To watch the Without Our Consent video, click here.

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SEASON 4 - EPISODE 1

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Julia Gillard - 10th Anniversary Apology for Forced Adoptions

 

 

 

 

 

To read the apology, watch the video and learn more about forced adoptions, click here.

To watch the Without Our Consent video, click here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 20

Trevor Jordan & Jo Sparrow - Redress

Follow Jigsaw Qld on Facebook for updates here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 19

Sarah Dingle - Brave New Humans

Purchase a copy of Brave New Humans here.

Find out more about Donor Conceived Australia here.

Read the full Qld Govt report into matters relating to donor conception information here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 18

Darryl Nelson - I am adopted, I was adopted

Purchase a copy of Darryl Nelson's book, 'A Timeline of the Injustice of Adoption Law here.

Read our information sheet on Discharging Adoption here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 17

Judy Glover - AdopTEA

Follow The AdopTEA on Facebook here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 16

Allan Hill - Father's Day

Watch Allan's story in the Without Our Consent: A Queensland Story film here.

Read our information sheet on Fathers and the Adoption Experience here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 15

Jill Rodger

Read more about Adoption and DNA here.

Read our 'Using on-line genealogical DNA tests to search' info sheet here

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 14

Jo & Caroline - When the Search Ends

Read Caroline's article "When the Search Ends" in the Winter 2022 Bits & Pieces newsletter here.

Read about Jo's family and research here.

See photos and hear more about Jo's Sydney experience here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 13

Dr Jenny Conrick - Adoption & Mothering

Find out more about Dr Conrick's research here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 12

Natalie Lewis

Keep track of what Natalie is up to via her LinkedIn page here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 11

Tracy Shand 

Check out Tracy's My Heritage video blog here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 10

Benjamin Kelleher 

Watch the Intercountry Adoptee Voices - ICAV videos for professionals here

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 9

Fiona Mawson - EMDR

Find out more about EMDR at the EMDR Association of Australia website here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 7 & 8

Evelyn Robinson OAM - A Mother's Story

Check out Evelyn's books and website here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 6

Trauma Sensitive Yoga - Edwina Kempe

Check out Edwina Kempe's website here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 5

Donor Conception - Kate & Kath

Find out more about Donor Conceived Australia (DCA) here.

Our information page about donor conception in Australia here.

Find out more about making a submission to the inquiry and view other submissions here.

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 3 & 4

Joyce & Kylie 

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SEASON 3 - EPISODE 1 & 2

Nancy Verrier

Listen to S2 Ep 19 'Reckoning with the Primal Wound' with Rebecca Autumn Sansom here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 21

Collette Glazebrook

Check out Collette's book, Facing the Fears here.

Learn more about the lifelong legacy of adoption here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 20

Integrated Birth Certificates - Nikki Hartmann

Find out more about the post adoption support services offered by Relationships Australia in S.A. here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 19

Rebecca Autumn Sansom - Reckoning with The Primal Wound

Find out more about Rebecca Autumn and Reckoning with The Primal Wound here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 18

Karen Ingram - Lifting the Lid

Find out more about Karen and purchase Lifting the Lid here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 17

Gary Clapton - Research into the experience of Fathers

Read Gary's book "Birth Fathers and Their Adoption Experiences" here.

Gary's Research:

2019 'Against All Odds? Birth Fathers and Enduring Thoughts of the Child Lost to Adoption", Genealogy, 3(2)

2018 "Close Relations", Genealogy, 2(4)

2018 "Language is never neutral: a critical analysis of the language surrounding adoption in the UK", Adoption and Fostering, 42(2)

2018 "10 Years After: the long-term outcomes of adoption reunions", Edinburgh: Birthlink

2016 "Birth fathers yesterday and today: differences and continuities over a 30-year period", Adoption & Fostering, 42(2)

2014 "The birth certificate, 'father unknown' and adoption", Adoption & Fostering, 38(3)

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 16

Gary Clapton - A Father's Story

Read our 'Fathers and the Adoption Experience' information sheet here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 15

Lynelle Long - InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV)

Check out the InterCountry Adoptee Voices website here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 14

Bernadette Davison

Find our extensive list of information sheets here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 13

Ruth Loli - Link-Up (Qld) Part Two

Check out Link-Up Queensland here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 12

Jo Stuurman - Link-Up (Qld) Part One

Check out Link-Up Queensland here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 11

David Bohl - Adoption & Addiction (Part Two)

Find out more about David Bohl and his work here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 10

Kevin Barhydt - Adoption & Addiction (Part One)

Read Kevin's memoir,  'Dear Stephen Michael's Mother' here.

Visit Kevin's website here.

Check out Kevin's YouTube channel here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 9

Anne Warner - 1991, The Year That Changed Everything

Check out the 1991 - 30 Year Anniversary Commemorative page here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 8

Suz Bednarz - Mother's Day

Read Suz Bednarz blog here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 7

Vivienne Timmermans - You Gave Me A Voice

You Gave Me A Voice Facebook page link here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 6

Heartlines -

Susannah McFarlane & Robin Leuba

Purchase Heartlines: The Year I Met My Other Mother here

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 5

Professor Daryl Higgins -

AIFS Study into Past Adoption Experiences

Past Adoption Experiences: National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices here

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 4

Discharging an Adoption (Part Two) - Andrea Lynch

Read more about discharging an adoption here.

Visit the Queensland Government webpage on discharging an adoption here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 3

Michael - Discharging an Adoption (Part One)

Read more about discharging an adoption here.

Visit the Queensland Government webpage on discharging an adoption here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 2

Lost & Found - An Original Song About Adoption

Listen to Have You Forgotten Me here.

Listen to Lost & Found & read song lyrics (scroll to bottom of the page)  here

Find out more about Mundy-Turner here.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 1

Pam Cordano - 10 Foundations for a Meaningful Life

Purchase Pam Cordano's book 10 Foundations for a Meaningful Life (No Matter What's Happened) here.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 17

Never forget, Never repeat

Watch the Without Our Consent - A Queensland Story film. Click here. 

Read more about the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Memorial Plaque. Click here

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 16

Advocacy for Social Change - What is possible?

Article about Advocacy in Spring 2020 Bits and Pieces newsletter. Click here. 

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 15

Kerri Saint - Association for Adoptees

Association 4 Adoptees closed Facebook group for adopted people. Click here.

#adoptionredressnow - follow hashtag on social media for posts campaigning for a national redress scheme. 

ABC article on Forced Adoption featuring Kerri. Click here

Photo courtesy of The Gympie Times.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 14

Damon Martin - International Social Service

International Social Service website. Click here

Dark Family Secrets and DNA article featuring Damon Martin. Click here

The Colour of Time book. Click here

Lion: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley. Click here.

Finding Your Origin Film. Click here

A concise search guide for intercountry adoptees. Click here

Information on intercountry adoption. Click here

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 13

Barton Williams - Intercountry Adoption 

Read Barton's book, "But What Are You?". Click here

Watch a short film called Precious Cargo about Barton's experience. Click here

Learn more about intercountry adoption in Australia and get support. Click here

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 12

Gary Coles - Father's Day 

Fathers and the Adoption Experience info sheet. Click here.

Read more about Gary Coles' books. Click here.

The original 7 Core Issues in Adoption. Click here.

The latest book on the 7 Core Issues in Adoption that includes information about fathers' experience. Click here.

Without Consent Exhibition (National Archives of Australia). Click here.

Full Federal Apology for Past Forced Adoption Policies and Practices. Click here.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 11

Professor Nahum Mushin

Forced Adoption Information. Click here.

Federal Apology for Forced Adoption Policies and Practices. Click here.

Am I a forced adoption? Click here.

Photo courtesy The Australian Newspaper

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 10

Hilary

The history of Adoption in Queensland. Click here.

Search Basics. Click here.

The inner and outer journey of adoption. Click here.

Forced Adoption information. Click here.

Other service providers that might help in your search. Click here.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 9

Dr Helen Riley  (Late Discovery)

Late Discovery Information Sheet. Click here.

Read Dr Helen Riley's Research. Click here.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 8 (Part One)

Sue  (Late Discovery)

Late Discovery Information Sheet. Click here.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 6 & 7 (Parts One & Two)

Lois (Grief & Loss)

Emotional Support & Counselling for People Affected by Adoption. Click here.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 5

Using an Intermediary

Information sheets to help. Click here.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 3

Forced Adoption

Federal Forced Adoption Apology. Click here.

Julia Gillard's full anniversary message. Click here.

Queensland Forced Adoption Apology. Click here.

Forced Adoption History Project (National Archives of Australia). Click here.

Am I a Forced Adoption? Click here.

Jo Sparrow on apology anniversaries in Fairfax newspapers. Click here

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 2

Heather

The history of Adoption in Queensland. Click here.

Search Basics. Click here.

The inner and outer journey of adoption. Click here.

Forced Adoption information. Click here.

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SEASON 1 - EPISODE 1

Introduction

Find out more about the Forced Adoption Support Service team. Click here:

Forced Adoption Information. Click here.

More about Jo Sparrow. Click here

Access Jane Sliwka's honours thesis on adoption. Click here.

Jo Sparrow on apology anniversaries in Fairfax newspapers. Click here

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