Louise Burton has worked with the Royal Flying Doctor Service Qld for twenty years

Hugh White on the conundrum of how Australia can defend itself in the Asian century

Psychologist Jessica Grisham on working with people whose wellbeing is threatened by their attachment to 'stuff' (R)

Sound designer and naturalist Douglas Quin makes field recordings from everywhere on Earth and uses them to create soundscapes for film and tv, galleries and museums

From Antarctica to Arnhem Land, the pages of the books of this prolific author and illustrator are fuelled by adventure (R)

Jan’s work as a champion of young people has its roots in her own story (R)

Barbara Laidlaw pieces together the mystery of what her parents endured as internees in Hong Kong (R)

Bernie was a wild teenager who became a jackeroo and a dingo trapper. Then he began helping kids in trouble (R)

As a child Trent was a quiet observer of the drama of his family and his neighbourhood. He grew up to become an award-winning writer (R)

Bricklaying takes him around the world as a teacher and expert, but Troy Everett still finds deep satisfaction in laying bricks