Readers Digest Australia

No wonder Reader's Digest is the world's most widely read magazine. Hard-hitting, thought-provoking and entertaining, with unforgettable stories in each issue, RD is packed with features short enough to read in one sitting, but stimulating enough to keep you thinking for days. Every month millions of people get inspired, informed and entertained by its wide variety of stories about people, health, humour, adventures and world events, written by the best local and international journalists. All the stories are fact checked to the smallest details to ensure that readers get the most accurate and truthful stories, making Reader’s Digest the world’s most trusted magazine.

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Walking Tall • A man with a troubled past saves a life. Two months later, he does it again.

Say No with JOMO

LIFE

Ilean the Tripod

The Invisible Barrier • Why a Simple Birthday Card Can Highlight a World of Inaccessibility

The power of trust.

Seeking Shivers with Scary Movies

ALL in a Day’s WORK

So to Speak • A language lover gets put through the paces

Summer’s Best in Season • Serve up some delicious, healthy produce now, while it’s fresh

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER • The best Medicine

THAT REALLY HAPPENED?! • The true story behind the stories you love are often not only stranger than fiction, they’re also sometimes funnier—or scarier!

IN A PERFECT WORLD … • With simple life hacks and grand visions, readers share their contributions to utopia

STANDING WITH YOU • Aussie kids face a brighter future thanks to singer Guy Sebastian

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORIES • Confidence in journalism is at an all-time low. Here’s what we do to get the reporting right.

ADRIFT ON AN ENDLESS SEA • WHEN THE CURRENT SWEPT NATHAN AND KIM MAKER FAR FROM THEIR DIVE BOAT, ALL THEY HAD WAS EACH OTHER

Get Me to the Church on Time • Nothing would keep this dad from his daughter’s wedding. Not power outages, not floods, not even one of the largest hurricanes on record.

THE CRYPTO SCAM THAT SNARED A SMALL TOWN • How did a successful banker gamble his community’s money away?

The Thursday Murder Club • Starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie

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Brain GAMES SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • As Labor Day approaches, many of us will soon trade our flip-flops and out-of-office messages for buzzing alarms and business attire. (Bummer!) These work-themed words will help you circle back to reality. Ready to exceed expectations? Go the extra mile to page 126 for the answers.

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