Mercy nun, Sister Angela Mary Doyle, thought she was coming to Australia seventy-one years ago to be a teacher. However, life had some surprises in store for her when she came ashore in Brisbane after five weeks on a troop carrier.

Stephen O'Doherty

Stephen is a former broadcast journalist in radio and TV and a former NSW Parliament Member who served in Shadow Cabinet. He was the inaugural CEO of Christian Schools Australia and currently serves as a Director of Christian Media and Arts Australia (CMAA) and a representative on the Community Broadcasting Roundtable, and is passionate about the growth of Christian radio in Australia.

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