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From Beliebers to Beatlemaniacs, strong fanbases have been around for decades. 

Police overseas are using DNA databases from private ancestry companies to help solve crimes. Could it happen here too?

Northern Victoria's devastating floods, sees communities band together to pick up the pieces.

What to do if you're expected to fork out thousands for someone else's big day.

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert tells us her extraordinary story of surviving more than 800 days in an Iranian prison, locked up for crimes she says she didn't commit. 

A year after they came out as non-binary, music superstar G Flip brought us a powerful song unpacking their journey to where they are now.

Sports changerooms: you get into your uniform there before your game, and shower there after. But for many female and gender diverse players, it's not that simple.

We're revisting one of the biggest stories of last year: why can getting an IUD inserted be excruciating?

There's scientific evidence that shows fear can trump pain in the brain, which could explain why some people with chronic pain enjoy slasher movies.

Just as we're getting used to our lives being dictated by La Niña, a different weather phenomenon may be on its way.

The youth mental health crisis ain't getting any better, but memes are helping some young people lighten the load.

Would you drink milk that's grown in a lab?  It could be on supermarket shelves in the next couple of years.

In 2019, 150 French citizens were asked to come up with their country's climate policy and told that their ideas would be adopted. Did it work?

Do you really struggle to pay attention? You might think you just have no self-control, but experts say it's not your fault.

We went on to the set of a new murder mystery series filmed in rural Australia that delves into Australian South Sea Islander history. 

From an isolated paddock to the screens of millions, young farmers are taking off on social media. 

We're revisiting one of the creepier stories we ran this year: remember when a Google engineer said he reckoned one of the company's artificial intelligence systems was sentient?

20 years ago, 18-year-old Mitch was on a dream trip in Bali with his brother and best mates. His life changed in an instant after a bomb went off metres from where he was standing. in Kuta in October 2002 with his brother Jake and some mates. There life would never be the same again after surviving the deadliest terror attack against Australians. 

The National Native Title Tribunal has paved the way for the controversial Narrabri Gas Project to go ahead, rejecting a novel climate change argument that traditional owners had hoped would stop the development.

Saul Griffith has an ambitious plan to save the planet. And it all begins at home.

After her partner died, Ellidy was given hours to make a life-altering decision: would she use his sperm to try for the baby they'd always wanted? 

On top of the death and destruction, the war in Ukraine has also had a huge impact on youth culture and the music industry. 

It's been over six months since Labor won the federal election and Anthony Albanese became Prime Minister.

It's been a wild old ride hasn't it so this episode we are lookin' back with a big ol' telescope at 2022, the BEST and the WORST.

We started this year with one government and we're ending it with a different one.