Episodes

  • Comedian Peter Meisel came to Australia on a two year teaching contract and never left

    Comedian Peter Meisel came to Australia on a two year teaching contract and never left
    Aug 25 2022
    Jewish comedian Peter Meisel arrived in Australia in the 1970's on a two year teaching contract. He never expected to still be here decades later.
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    33 mins
  • Everyone deserves a second chance: Former child soldier Grace Arach finds solace in helping others

    Everyone deserves a second chance: Former child soldier Grace Arach finds solace in helping others
    Aug 18 2022
    Grace Arach grew up in the northern part of Uganda. When her parents separated, Grace's father took custody and she was subjected to harsh treatment by her new step mum. In 1995 Grace's dad was killed by Joseph Kony's rebel group. A year later she was kidnapped by the group and forced to become a child soldier. This is the story of Grace's journey to find safety and purpose in Australia.
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    41 mins
  • When Mack Okine migrated from Ghana, 1970s Townsville wasn't how he had imagined Australia

    When Mack Okine migrated from Ghana, 1970s Townsville wasn't how he had imagined Australia
    Aug 11 2022
    Mack Okine was born in Ghana and raised on cocoa farm. As a young man he studied chemical engineering, but on a whim applied for a dentistry scholarship to Australia. Expecting a city that looked like those he'd seen in the movies, Mack was instead greeted by Townsville in the seventies.
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    36 mins
  • Rough landing: Nine year old Julia arrived in Australia speaking no English

    Rough landing: Nine year old Julia arrived in Australia speaking no English
    Aug 4 2022
    When Julia Mawande moved from Italy to Australia as a child she spoke absolutely no English. She was greeted by a very close-knit extended Australian Italian family, but couldn’t speak to anyone her own age. It made school incredibly challenging. Julia felt like a child of two worlds, belonging to neither.
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    38 mins
  • From war-torn Lebanon to Townsville: Tala Amhaz found peace, freedom and equality

    From war-torn Lebanon to Townsville: Tala Amhaz found peace, freedom and equality
    Jul 28 2022
    Tala Amhaz witnessed and experienced some horrifying things growing up in Lebanon during the Civil War. She then went on to great professional success in Dubai, but was still feeling unfulfilled. She has eventually found peace, freedom and equality in regional Australia.
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    36 mins
  • Moving from PNG to Australia gave Helen a new perspective on her culture

    Moving from PNG to Australia gave Helen a new perspective on her culture
    Jul 21 2022
    Helen Malarekere is from Papua New Guinea. She was raised by her close-knit extended family. When she moved to Australia with just her mother and sister, she had to find new ways of relating to family, and to a whole new culture.
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    40 mins
  • Ali Bahnasawy moved from Egypt to America to Germany. Ultimately Australia became home

    Ali Bahnasawy moved from Egypt to America to Germany. Ultimately Australia became home
    Jul 14 2022
    Ali Bahnasawy was born in Egypt and spent his childhood in Dubai. His passion to work in media led him to America and Germany, but it was Australia that has ultimately become home. Ali now works with SBS News as a senior journalist and TV presenter.
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    42 mins
  • Anne-Emilie chased love all the way to outback Australia

    Anne-Emilie chased love all the way to outback Australia
    Jul 6 2022
    Anne-Emilie Perol went from an easy life in France to living out of a van in outback Australia, working with her hands for the first time in her life. This is the story of how she fell in love with Australia.
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    36 mins