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Brisbane teacher and mum Natalie Lawler in running for a life on Mars CONNOR O’BRIEN  THE COURIER-MAIL MAY 14, 2014  NATALIE Lawler has it all: A loving partner, two wonderful children, a career … but she’s prepared to give it all up for a shot at the stars.

No, not The Voice.

Ms Lawler has cast her eyes much, much higher: Mars.

The Brisbane maths teacher is in the running to be one of the first civilians to live on the Red Planet. Ms Lawler was one of 200,000 people across the globe to apply for Mars One’s revolutionary program which may see the first human steps taken on Mars in just a decade. The shortlist is now down to 705, including 27 Australians, and Ms Lawler is among them.

There’s only one catch: It’s a one-way trip. Doesn’t that bother her a bit?………