Fiona Purcell

After being exonerated for the deaths of her four infant children, Kathleen Folbigg is adjusting to life after 20 years wrongfully imprisoned — thanks to the enduring support of her lifelong friend and biggest advocate, Tracy Chapman.

The pressure to maintain a facade of success led Mic Whitty down a slippery slope to debt and homelessness. The kindness of friends and strangers helped him find his way back.

Over the course of two decades, Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski have enthralled millions, telling the remarkable stories of more than 3,200 guests. We asked listeners to share which Conversations guests have stayed with them long after the mic was turned off.

Over the course of two decades, Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski have enthralled millions, telling the remarkable stories of more than 3,200 guests. We asked listeners to share which Conversations guests have stayed with them long after the mic was turned off.

As a child, Richard Fidler was endlessly curious. That same thirst for understanding has guided him behind the Conversations mic, gently drawing captivating stories from his guests.

As a child, Richard Fidler was endlessly curious. That same thirst for understanding has guided him behind the Conversations mic, gently drawing captivating stories from his guests.

During big life changes, the weight of making the "right" decision can feel like it will make or break your future. We asked the experts how to move through that fear of regret.

In the closing years of World War II, more than 500 Australian and New Zealand POWs risked capture — and death — by fleeing Nazi-occupied Italy in a 100-kilometre alpine trek to safety in Switzerland.

Peter Norris's father was a violent bank robber who lived life on the run, dragging his boy across the country with him, until Peter refused to go with him one last time. It was the hardest decision he ever had to make.

Following this week's unveiling of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics plan, we took a dive into the archives to relive, in the words of Bruce McAvaney, one of Australia's most memorable sporting moments. 

Kevin Whitby was driving home from a regular gym session, listening to a radio interview on sudden cardiac death. Fifteen minutes later, he had a heart attack. With the interview ringing in his ears, he went straight to hospital and was soon having life-saving surgery. 

As Dave Pearson surfaced from a brutal shark encounter, he saw red water everywhere around him. With the shark still lurking underneath him, his first instinct was to stop the bleeding and get out of the surf.

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt is calling for parents and policymakers to roll back the "phone-based childhood", which he says is "hurting" child and adolescent mental health.

Jelena Dokic opens up about experiencing family violence as a child and during her tennis career.

Is your shark knowledge a bit … fishy? Let's find out how well you know these impressive ocean predators.

Vicki turned to the rugged outback and Australia's longest-marked walking trail to rediscover the beauty of the world and process her grief.

At the heart of the Tarkine is Australia's largest tract of cool temperate rainforest, but parts of this awe-inspiring wilderness remain unprotected from native tree logging.

When Hayley Campbell was just a child, she had an encounter with death that began a lifelong curiosity about what happens when we die.

After a humble upbringing marred by racial prejudice and social disadvantage, Ken Wyatt broke new ground for First Nations Australians wanting to have a say in federal decision-making. This is his story.

For families in Darwin, the chance of sleep on Christmas Eve in 1974 vanished as they endured one of the worst natural disasters in the country. Fifty years on, one couple shares the “miracle” that kept their infant son alive as the cyclone raged around them.