Compass

The first lesbian couple to come out on national television almost fifty years ago are still together. Today Francesca Curtis and Phyllis Papps open up about love, loss and political change.

In a small village in the UK, a community has turned its back on the modern world to live a life free of money, crime and homelessness. But one young resident is questioning her future.

This Brisbane-based sculptor spent the last five decades creating memorable stone carvings throughout Queensland. Now in her eighties, her most recent commission was to make carvings for St John's Cathedral in Brisbane.

As a Jesuit priest, Michael Kelly rocked the foundations of the Catholic Church in Australia. Now grappling with life-changing health challenges, Geraldine Doogue examines the legacy of a man who has achieved a great deal.

A unique project which draws high school students in Timor and Australia into a cultural exchange through photographing their daily lives in their country and writing about what the photo means to them.

From an Amish family in Tasmania to a Chinese Australian widow in Darwin, piano tuner Martin Tucker encounters people across Australia. Through his craft, we are introduced to a network of community, connection and listening.

The uplifting story of how homeless woman Jai Jaru finds permanent accommodation through the support of the system and her own tenacity and conviction.

Compass explores the interface between religion and life as experienced by individuals and communities - including ordinary Australians, public leaders, religious thinkers and philosophers.

In the age of the global climate crisis many young Australians are struggling with the idea of having kids. Inconceivable explores these anxieties and how they are playing out in the lives of five Australians.

Peter Macleod-Miller is the rector of St. Matthews Anglican Church in Albury. He has now built a church community that welcomes everyone. Compass explores what makes this eccentric and fiercely opinionated minister tick.

Kumi Taguchi explores the world of Byron Bay influencers, including Ella Noah Bancroft a Bundjalung storyteller, mentor and activist. Plus micro influencers and parenting gurus Jayde Couldwell and Sophie Pearce.

A story of hope and an exploration of identity, love, and relationships on caregivers for those who suffer trauma induced PTSD incurred from working in the fire, ambulance, and police services.

Geraldine Doogue seeks powerful connection with prominent Australians through an investigation of their sacred space and what it means to them. Here historian Grace Karskens introduces her special place.

A devastating accident sees talented medical student Dinesh sustain injuries that mean he now uses a wheelchair. As he can no longer continue his studies because of his disabilities, Dinesh takes on the medical establishment.

Follows the celebrations and rituals of Australians creatively reinventing Wiccan, Druid and other Pagan traditions in the Southern hemisphere.

Lismore is one of the most socially and religiously diverse parts of Australia. From traditional owners, to Buddhists, Catholics - to Knitting-Nanna activists, care for their environment is at the heart of what they do.

Janet Oobagooma, and her old friend Gudu travel from their remote Aboriginal community home in Mowanjum in the West Kimberley to visit the place they grew up - the abandoned Presbyterian mission of Kunmunya.

Soccer legend and human rights activist Craig Foster takes Geraldine Doogue on an intriguing journey into his past to reconnect with his Sacred Space.

Three young Muslim women from southwest Sydney navigate their connections to family, faith and community, framed around their shared pursuit of competitive boxing.

Minimalist and author Sarah Wilson explores what our over-consumption is doing to our hearts and souls, investigating why is it so hard for people to resist new things even when we know we already have too much.

28 year old British Muslim women Mehreen Baig explore the experiences of women in different Muslim communities.

We join Christian activists whose faith underpins their commitment to protesting for world peace. In Pine Gap in the N.T, protesters were arrested and threatened with seven years' imprisonment.

Disability advocate Nicole Lee is a breath of fresh air introducing a range of dynamic women who reveal what it's like for people with disabilities to deal with the able bodied world's misconceptions.

A successful photographer is thrown into a confronting journey of self-discovery when he learns he may have a neurological disorder.

Having featured in the 2010 Compass special The 100 Club, who would have thought Dexter from Roma would still be fighting fit and writing his family history.