The program premiered in July 2010 on the ABC News Channel, and was hosted by journalist Jane Hutcheon until 2019.
[1] In 2020, the program was moved to the prime time slot of 9.30pm on Thursdays on the primary ABC TV channel with a half-hour runtime.
The new format brought in a rotation of presenters, with prominent Australians in the hosting chair for a series of episodes based around a theme.
In 2020 journalist Barrie Cassidy explored the idea of leadership,[2][3] Paralympian Kurt Fearnley spoke to people about excellence,[4] and Stan Grant did a series of interviews about identity.
[5][6] In 2021, the program moved to the primetime slot of 8pm Monday nights, with drag queen and television personality Courtney Act as host.