Matty signed up to serve in the Australian Army and deployed to Afghanistan as a young soldier.

On his 22nd birthday he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and soon discharged from defence.

For the past 7 years he's shared the unfiltered ups and downs of his journey through Instagram, and was recognised with an OAM for his contribution to brain cancer awareness.

He’s since travelled to some of the most dangerous parts of the world as a citizen journalist, risking his life to report from the frontline of warzones, Including in Ukraine and the Middle East.

At the core of him is an iron will, an evolving sense of purpose, love, and the ability to find the positives while enduring immense suffering.

This is Matt "Willy" Williams...

Masculinity is one of the hottest debates in our culture right now. Boys are growing up in a world that never switches off, where social media, peer pressure and online figures shape how they see themselves and each other.

Daniel is right in the thick of it. He spends his days in schools across Australia, speaking to tens of thousands of young men about identity, relationships and mental health. His work is about giving boys the space to be honest and the encouragement to be themselves, instead of hiding behind the masks they feel pressured to wear.

This conversation is not just about teenagers. Similar struggles with pressure, insecurity and false ideas of masculinity follow men well into adulthood. Daniel is challenging a generation to redefine what it means for a man to be tough and strong in our modern world.

This is Daniel Principe...

David migrated from Scotland to Australia as a teenager, worked his way into local government, and by his late thirties, had become South Australia’s youngest ever Opposition Leader. But the pressure of holding that position took a toll he eventually couldn’t hide...

In 2024, a video surfaced showing him using cocaine, sparking front page headlines, intense scrutiny, and the collapse of his career. Initially in denial out of shame and embarrassment, David then admitted the truth, pleading guilty to cocaine supply and telling the court he turned to drugs as a form of escapism. He was fined, ordered to complete community service, and has since apologised for his mistakes.

He’s recently returned from walking the Kokoda Trail for men’s mental health, symbolically turning the page on that difficult chapter in his life and beginning anew.

This is David Speirs...