Compass - Season 29 / Year 2024

Wilderness queen Gina Chick, winner of Alone, takes us into the world of rewilding. We meet people discovering ways to reconnect to nature, finding their wild hearts and nourishing their souls. They call it "sacred activism".

Patrick Abboud takes us inside a hidden world, where being queer is still a crime and coming out comes with consequences. Confronting his past living a double life in western Sydney, he lands deep inside the complex lives of queer identifying Australian Arabs creating their own rules to survive.

Homegrown Imam is the real-life House of Gods! Sheikh Shadi is changing the face of Islam here. But not everyone agrees with his views, and the biggest test of his leadership comes with the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war.

A journey into the souls of two fathers, Bassam, a Palestinian, and Rami, an Israeli. Each has lost a child in the brutality of the Israel-Gaza conflict, but incredibly transform their grief into a bridge for reconciliation.

A tale of love and adventure that highlights the little-known cultural, religious and genetic links between Australia and Indonesia, dating back centuries before the arrival of the British.

The joys and deep love shared by humans and dogs means the time for saying good-bye can be tough. Compass follows three families' final days with their beloved dogs and explores this very particular type of heartbreak.

In this social media age we're more connected than ever yet we're in a loneliness epidemic. Why do an increasing number of us feel lonely? Siobhan Marin meets Aussies who found fulfilling connections from unexpected places.

Where do LGBTQIA+ people go in their later lives? Trans activist Julie Peters travels to Sweden and Victoria on a mission to find Queer friendly aged care homes.

Siobhan Marin joins a group of school students on a simulated refugee journey, led by asylum seekers. Each stop delivers real-life obstacles - taking a life-threatening boat trip, and being thrust into a detention centre.

Antony Loewenstein is a leading voice among Australian Jews speaking out against Israel's attacks on Gaza. But some in the Jewish community have branded him a traitor.

Buddhist artist Lindy Lee's latest work The Ouroboros, is the most ambitious of her career. It's also the most expensive and the price tag is controversial.

Beloved philosopher Raimond Gaita, author of Romulus, My Father, has tackled moral questions of justice and hope all his life. Now he must face his own mortality. With Robert Manne and Richard Roxburgh.

Bridget Sakr's daughter Veronique was one of four children killed by a car, walking to buy ice-cream. Bridgetchose to forgive the driver - but is she ready to face him in prison?

Bestselling novelist Bonnie Garmus talks sexism, success in your 60s and Lessons in Chemistry with Compass host Indira Naidoo at the Sydney Town Hall. In partnership with the Sydney Writers' Festival.

Author Robyn Davidson is a modern-day nomad, her story immortalised in the film Tracks. Compass joins Robyn in the remote Flinders Ranges of South Australia, once again in the company of camels. 

In this Compass special Indira Naidoo travels to Timor Leste. Road-tripping with President Ramos-Horta as her guide, Indira finds out what has become of the world's youngest democracy and what the future holds.

Meet Shankari Chandran, an award-winning author and former social justice lawyer of Sri Lankan Tamil descent who explores race and identity in Australia through her stories.

Growing up in a tight knit Christian Samoan family was not easy for Andre Afamasaga. A former pastor who survived years of conversion therapy, Andre has now reconciled his faith, culture and sexuality.

Yoga's popularity is growing in Australia but is this ancient Indian spiritual practice losing its soul to the West? Compass follows a new yoga school in Bondi drawing crowds seeking healing and calm.

Sikh faith and community play a powerful role in the success of blueberry farmers in the regional NSW town of Woolgoolga. Follow the rollercoaster life of three young Sikh farmers. Will they continue Sikh farming traditions?

At 87, and despite serious illness, Pope Francis has just toured SE Asia. Known as a disruptor for his commitment to the marginalised, his efforts have faced challenges from conservative forces. Geraldine Doogue explores the Pope's legacy.

Boxing saved Darryl Gardiner from a life of crime. He now teaches positive masculinity, helping to break the cycle of domestic violence, contributing to the national conversation around violence against women.

Chefs Neil Perry, Jacqui Challinor, and Ben Shewry reveal the mental health crisis in Australia's high-end restaurant industry, and share their strategies for change.