Australia Uncovered - Episode Guide

Strong Female Lead explores the gender politics during Julia Gillard's term as Australia's first and still only female Prime Minister.

Australia is often thought of as 'the lucky country'. So why is it that eight people a day die from suicide? The situation is nothing short of a national crisis.

The Bowraville Murders traces the epic David vs Goliath battle for justice waged by the families of three Aboriginal children murdered in a small rural town thirty years ago.

Celia Pacquola is an award-winning actor and comedian. She also suffers from severe anxiety. She wants to help millions of Australians through their battle with anxiety by telling her story.

The Department is a feature documentary which allows a rare look inside the never-before-seen child protection system in NSW. Filmed in an observational style, it follows caseworkers across the state.

At a time when African Australians are increasingly made to feel that they don't belong in this country, journalist and author Santilla Chingaipe unearths Australia's forgotten African history.

An exploration of the Queensland Police's Task Force Argos and how they rescue children from online sexual exploitation.

Anxiety is the most common group of mental disorders experienced by Australians aged 16 to 85, according to the latest ABS figures.

Could psychedelic assisted therapy hold the answer to our mental illness epidemic? This is the question explored in Psychedelics: Stepping into the Unknown – the thrilling final instalment in the third season of Australia Uncovered.

Producers Darren Dale and Jacob Hickey, said: "We know that millions of us will suffer from anxiety and other mental health illnesses at some point in our lives. The possibility that psychedelic assisted therapy could potentially offer hope is a fascinating prospect and one that we wanted to interrogate and explore. Gaining access to a world first trial has been extraordinary and it's been a privilege to document its progress and the lives of those involved."

As the head of Australia's first clinical psychedelic laboratory, Dr Paul Liknaitzky is fast emerging as a leader in this ground-breaking area of research. In a world first, Dr Liknaitzky and his team at Monash University trial the use of psilocybin (the active ingredient found in ‘magic mushrooms') in psychedelic assisted therapy to treat Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). For two years,

Psychedelics: Stepping into the Unknown is granted exclusive access to what unfolds.

We meet the participants before their treatment begins and witness their daily struggles living with anxiety. We follow them through treatment, including extraordinary psychedelic dosing sessions, and intense and intimate therapy. Their experiences are raw, courageous, and life changing.

After two eventful years, the trial concludes, and the brave participants reflect on the impact it has had on their lives. For Dr Liknaitzky, the Monash team and the many Australians seeking relief from their mental health struggles, the future of psychedelic therapy is only just beginning.