Karen Dorante

Karen Dorante is Meriam/Wagadagam woman from the Torres Strait.  She began her radio career on Thursday Island volunteering for the local community radio station in the early 1980s.  Since graduating from senior studies in 1987, Karen worked with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, studied teaching at James Cook University and tried her hand at being an electrician.  […]

Paul Brant

In this final excerpt from our special featured interview with Paul Brant, not being one of the biggest cousins at family gatherings is one of the many self-esteem boosts he’s experienced since dropping from 158kg to 98kg.  Here he is talking to Karen Dorante about his new-found confidence and what he’s learned on his weight […]

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Paul Brant

At 158 kilograms, Paul Brant’s sugar levels were off the charts and his risk for heart attack was extremely high.  In this next excerpt from our five-part interview with Paul, Karen Dorante asks how his weight loss affected his diabetes and heart disease risk.

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