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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 54 MIN

Drought, depression and asking for help—how an Outback farmer found peace in the ocean

from Conversations · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

For years, Brendan Cullen was known around Broken Hill as the happy man who ran thousands of ewes across tens of thousands of hectares with a smile. What they didn't see was the guy crying in a room by himself, drinking himself stupid, thinking he wasn't providing enough for his family.

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