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When aspiring TV investigative journalist and self-proclaimed Elvis hater Ted Sherlock is sent to the small country town of Parkes to cover its famous Elvis music festival, he’s convinced both his career and love life are headed down the gurgler. Reporting on a town obsessed with sweaty sequined jumpsuits and greasy pompadours? Ted can’t imagine anything worse or more embarrassing. But when he witnesses one Elvis impersonator shoot another in the middle of the festival, Ted realises he’s stumbled onto the scoop of a lifetime—and that this sleepy town hides more drama than he ever expected.

In our muddled era of conspiracy theories, fake news and groupthink, science's only goal is truth. Like all human pursuits it can go wrong, but it has the great strength of being self-correcting. At its best, what lasts - after much deliberation, rigour and sweat - is the truth. The story of science is how we get there. Standing on the shoulders of giants, world-renowned immunologist Luke O'Neill (aka the People's Immunologist) tells the zigzag story of how we got to this moment in human history, and what the future might hold.

When Dracula throws out his back at a disco in Australia, he's diagnosed with advanced osteoarthritis—a fate worse than a wooden stake! Frustrated by the hospital's "quack" remedies, Drac seeks out alternative healing and meets a charming vegan naturopath who stirs memories of a lost love from his Transylvanian past. Determined to win her heart—despite a few centuries' age gap—Drac soon discovers he's not the only one vying for her affection. A jealous secret admirer lurks in the shadows, ready to fight fang and nail for her attention.

Lismore resident Rob–a happily married empty-nester, enjoying his late middle age–has always defined himself by the quality of the roof over his head and the state of his family life. Solid. Safe. Stable. But when the 2022 flood hits, he and his wife Sal find themselves homeless, their lives now the very opposite of secure and predictable.