Allan was Chief of Staff to former Labor Cabinet Minister, Greg Combet.

Garth suffered severe injuries when the armoured vehicle he was driving in Iraq was the target of a roadside bomb.

Susan is an award-winning Australian writer who returned home a few years ago, after a decade living in London.

Fifteen years ago Kay and her husband, Kerry, were living in Laos with their young children.

Lindy is the Artistic Director of Opera Queensland, and a former head of the Sydney Festival and the Perth International Arts Festival.

Robin worked in Bondi as a maternity health nurse in the 1980s, helping despairing new parents answer basic questions about their babies.

From the golden age of transatlantic crossings, to the crucial role of these ships in wartime, Chris says ocean liners changed the world.

Jenni is the manager of the Australian Opal Centre at Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales.

Ross Gittins likes to stress he is not an economist; rather, he is a journalist who writes about economics.

Sam is best known as a former tour manager with the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead.