Soa grew up in Newcastle NSW, in a large Tongan family, where he lived in the shadow of a brutally violent uncle.

At high school Julee-Anne she struggled with the daily terror of crossing the school grounds without a cane or assistance.

Jaky is a Ngarigu woman whose country is the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales.

The truth of Karen Menzies' heritage was a shock that took her more than a decade to fully comprehend

Bruce is a prolific writer and editor of fiction for adults and young people; and he also writes essays and history.

Lesley Williams grew up on the Cherbourg Aboriginal settlement in Queensland.

Turia was a mining engineer, based in Kununurra, Western Australia, when in 2011, she was invited to compete in an ultramarathon race in the remote Kimberley region.

Alan is a research fellow at the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology.

Jack the Insider is a true crime writer and TV producer who met with Rogerson on several occasions.

In the last phase of her terminal illness, Cory invited Richard to her home to record this interview