This week Craig catches up with performer Emmanuel Kelly.

Emmanuel's life is a story of triumph over adversity. Born in war-ravaged Iraq, his journey to Australia for life-changing surgery was enabled by humanitarian and 2012 Victorian of the Year 2012 Moira Kelly. 

It marked the beginning of a new chapter for Kelly who is now onstage supporting Coldplay on their Australian Tour.

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This weekend, being grand final time, Craig's guest this week on Great Australian Lives has had a fair amount of experience at this time of the year.

Joel Selwood is a man that from an early age showed great sporting prowess -  but away from sport he has shown he is an extraordinary person.

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This week on Great Australian Lives Craig catches up with Santo Cilauro - an Australian comedian, television, feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman.

Known as the weatherman in Frontline, he is also a former radio presenter on Triple M and one of the co-founders of The D-Generation.

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This week on Great Australian Lives Craig catches up with Robin Jolley, a legend of the Australian recording industry.

Do you remember Marshall's Portable Music Machine, the number one 1972 hit single? 

The complete entertainer, his career has taken him to some very interesting places... and jobs!

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This week on Great Australian Lives, Craig is reminiscing about one of the most popular and controversial shows to ever grace our screens.

The Footy Show has just celebrated its 30th anniversary. Join Craig to look back on the career of a man who was an integral part of the show, Sam Newman.

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This week Craig catches up with Australian-born Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic for the Washington Post, Sebastian Smee. 

Now based in the USA, Smee has led a fascinating life on the journey to the top of his game. 

He has a new novel about to hit the shelves.

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This week Craig catches up with Doctor Fiona McIntosh.

For the past 4 years, she's been in charge of the Fight MND Foundation, working closely with Neale Daniher on the quest to find a cure for this hideous disease.

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This week on Great Australian Lives, Craig catches up with Tracey Corbin-Matchett.

Tracey is a proud hard of hearing woman with a passion for film, advocacy and inclusion.

Her 25-year career has crossed social housing, women’s domestic violence services and as CEO of Bus Stop Films she is advocating for greater representation of people with disability in the advertising and screen industry.

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This week, Craig catches up with Pat Rafter.

An icon of Australian sport, he is the winner of three grand-slam titles.

These days he's put his surfboard and tennis racquet in the shed and bought a tractor as he carves out a niche in the Australian countryside creating his own koala sanctuary.

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This week Craig catches up with an icon of Australian TV, Gordon Bennett.

Gordon Bennett has been responsible for much of what Australian viewers have seen over five decades of games coverage, not to mention AFL, tennis and a whole range of sports.

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