Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 

The story of Malala Yousafzai is seared into our memories; the 15 year old school girl shot in the face by the Taliban in 2012. It’s a story that writes itself, but in her new, deeply personal memoir, Finding My Way she shares a very different one.

“A people in waiting..” that’s how one Palestinian describes hundreds of thousands caught in a holding pattern in Gaza. Relieved by an end to the bombing, but barely able to survive. Hamas has returned to the streets, brandishing weapons. 

Thousands of Palestinians have been released from Israeli custody in exchange for the hostages taken by Hamas. But Israel is choosing to keep some important figures imprisoned. Palestinian physician and politician Dr Mustafa Barghouti says these people could be future leaders of a Palestinian state.  

A gruesome trend known as ‘hotspotting’ is being blamed for surging rates of HIV/AIDS on the pacific island of Fiji, where children as young as 10 years have contracted the deadly virus after sharing needles. The country’s health minister is warning 3 thousand new cases could be diagnosed this year alone 

US President Donald Trump has been instrumental in securing that ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Has it been enough for him to clinch the Nobel Peace Prize? 

Compelling conversations on issues that challenge, entertain and inspire us.

Big industrial manufacturer's say Made In Australia will become a relic of history unless the federal government acts to fix the 'broken' east coast domestic gas market. 

Two years on from the October 7 attacks, the shock and grief for Australian Jews has given way to complex feelings of anger, shame and sometimes hostility as they find themselves judged by the wider community.

Michael Rowland brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us.