Ngāi Tahu author and journalist Becky Manawatu talks about writing her prize-winning debut novel ‘Auē’, which explores fractured families through the lives of two orphaned brothers; and Karen Cheng describes learning from her…

Robbie Frawley, host of the podcast series Stories of Recovery, shares his own journey of recovery from post concussion syndrome; Professor Julie Stout, a Psychologist and Clinical Neuroscientist at Monash University and…

Graham Duggan, Country Health Manager at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), shares his experience of providing healthcare on the front line in Ukraine; Dr Tazrina Chowdhury, disaster resilience expert from…

Fiona Patten MP, Leader of the Reason Party and a Member of the Victorian Parliament’s Legislative Council, discusses her campaign to decriminalise the use of illicit drugs in Victoria; Sam Boivin, Community Development…

Arunn Jegan, the Australian Advocacy Coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), discusses how medical services are provided in conflict and disaster zones; Dr Sharma explores an emerging social contagion spreading via…

Professor David Wiesenfeld, a Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with over 30 years clinical experience, unpacks the symptoms, causes, and treatments of common oral illnesses and disease; and Phoebe Kipen, a Physiotherapist specialising…

Historian and activist Jackie Huggins talks about the new edition of ‘Sister Girl: Reflections on Tiddaism, Identity and Reconciliation’, a collection representing almost four decades of her essays, speeches and interviews, re-issued through…

Cardiologist and PhD Fellow Dr Alexandra Murphy discusses the risk factors, causes, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women, and its links to breast cancer; Dr Emma Payne, a graduate doctor, unpacks what…

Gunai/Kurnai woman Veronica Gorrie has just been awarded the Victorian Prize for Literature, and the Award for Indigenous Writing, at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, for her memoir 'Black and Blue', which explores…

Award-winning podcast producer Siobhan McHugh talks about harnessing the strengths of the audio medium and her book ‘The Power of Podcasting:Telling Stories Through Sound’, out through NewSouth Publishing; and writer Jane Harrison shares…