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- Jennifer Byrne - Narrator: Each year thousands of nominees are assessed for the Australian of the Year award. Are they inspiring? Are they heroes? What have they achieved? We follow the day to day lives of five contenders who have passed the first stage of assessment. Do these people have what it takes to be the next Australian of the Year.
- Ricky Wong: Today is the hardest part of the acting industry. It's audition time. It's... I'm auditioning for the musical. The new Chisoc musical. And umm I'm very nervous. I get very nervous about audition, but I... I want the lead badly.
- Jhyll King, Ja'mie's Mother: She starves herself, I don't know how many times a week, to collect money for the 40 Hour Famine. It seems like sometimes Ja'mie is always on the 40 Hour Famine.
- Ja'mie King: Sleepovers are awesome. They're like a chance for us girls to get together and like talk about issues.