Australian Story

A decade ago Turia Pitt was running an ultramarathon when a grassfire caused burns to 65 percent of her body. Doctors weren't sure she'd survive, but she encapsulates what it means to have 'grit'. She joins Kurt Fearnley for a run, and a conversation about determination.

Scientist Veena Sahajwalla is a recycling revolutionary whose bold new ideas are helping reduce landfill. Now she's unveiling her latest brainchild, an invention which turns the discarded into the designer.

Button batteries are a hidden danger lurking in every home and mothers Andrea Shoesmith and Allison Rees have changed the world to protect our children.