“We meet at his apartment block in Manly, from where he can hear the sea. It’s early evening, and the light is softened by a dense, salty haze. Restaurants and cafes on the street front are beginning to fill, the surf slowly emptying of people. Norfolk …”

A visit to writer and activist Eva Cox's house.

Free-diver Kathryn Heyman, author of Storm and Grace.

Redfern Wiradjuri woman Donna Ingram

Pakistani filmmaker and journalist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on devoting her life to exposing violence against women.

Small Acts of Disappearance author Fiona Wright on the strange relationship between hunger and writing.

A hug and a chat with the woman taking her message of love to the masses.

A tour of Sydney’s Asylum Seeker Centre.

Lunch at a busy cafe with Alison Bell.