The global bestselling writer on the wildness, love and sorrow that defines life with dogs

The singer-songwriter on using music to untangle difficult emotions and the challenge of life, and parenting, after divorce

The global best-selling author on anxiety, eavesdropping and being grateful to be alive

The beloved comedian and host on the underestimated power of walking and why saying no has led to a particular kind of success

The three-time Olivier award winner, and ‘voice of Playschool’, on why musicals have been a curse and love, and why it’s now time to leave

The Aboriginal journalist, actor and storyteller on her family of Olympians and activists, a terrible loss and the power of persistence

The ABC presenter on how the arts can ask serious questions, why she doesn’t always love her job and her own true heartbreak

The Yidinji actor and writer on dealing with backlash, being an Aboriginal woman in comedy and why this year’s Naidoc is ‘for us’

The podcast and documentary maker on his restless work ethic, telling stories and treating colonial crimes like a heist movie

The mainstay of Australian cinema talks ‘bucket list’ projects, climbing trees and recognising her own history on screen

The fully fabulous TV nurse turned playwright and festival director talks a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis, the power of cabaret and her 3am party trick

The guitar virtuoso on his ‘existential breakdown’, his disdain for fake news and the new album that’s bringing him back to life

The Los Angeles-based Australian actor talks fame, failure and his father’s last words

The dreamy folk-pop duo have reunited for new album Cape Forestier. The siblings talk about their childhood and the joy of coming back together

The Australian actor opens up on theatre as community service, bringing mental illness to the stage and the deep desire by mothers to be seen by their children

The Australian-Papua New Guinean singer is moving her family back to her home country – and shedding the shame for getting her start on Australian Idol