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In 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani sought asylum in Australia but was instead illegally imprisoned in the country’s most notorious detention centre on Manus Island. He has been there ever since. This book is the result. Behrouz Boochani spent nearly five years typing passages of this book one text at a time from a secret mobile phone in prison. Compiled and translated from Farsi, they form an incredible story of how escaping political persecution in Iran, he ended up trapped as a stateless person.

There’s no denying it – sex can be pretty tricky...and talking about sex can feel weird and uncomfortable. But it doesn’t have to be! ​​Welcome to Sex is packed with honest advice on everything you need to know about sex. It’s inclusive, reassuring and all about keeping sex fun, real, and shame-free. ​​With case studies, first person accounts and questions from real teens, it will help listeners navigate their sexual debuts with confidence!

The ABC podcast Ladies, We Need to Talk has been tearing open the sealed section on life for years, but host Yumi Stynes and co-creator Claudine Ryan know there’s still way more to say. In this audiobook, they dive further into the podcast topics that resonated most with sensitivity, hilarity and serious smarts, and open the conversation further to include personal stories from listeners.

You’re ready for this audiobook if you’re curious about how consent works, you don’t know how to actually talk about consent or you just find it confusing! Packed with reassuring advice on how to say no, when to say yes and everything in between, Welcome to Consent familiarises listeners with the concept of consent—from how it works in everyday life and in relationships, to what the laws are surrounding it, to understanding how to respect people’s boundaries as well as setting your own.

You’re ready for this audiobook if you’re curious about how consent works, you don’t know how to actually talk about consent, it's hard to say no, you don't know when to say yes or you just find consent confusing!

The ABC podcast Ladies, We Need to Talk has been tearing open the sealed section on life for years, but host Yumi Stynes and co-creator Claudine Ryan know there’s still way more to say. In this audiobook, they dive further into the podcast topics that resonated most with sensitivity, hilarity and serious smarts, and open the conversation further to include personal stories from listeners.

There’s no denying it – sex can be pretty tricky...and talking about sex can feel weird and so uncomfortable. But it doesn’t have to be that way! This little audiobook is packed with honest advice on everything you need to know about sex – how to know when you're ready and reasons to not have sex, exploring pleasure on your own to becoming sexually intimate with others, contraception and staying safe, how to communicate about sex, wobbly starts and awkward moments (including talking to your parents about sex).