The Road Home: Recovering joy after juvenile detention and ice addiction

June 18, 2023

Tom de Souza battled drug addiction and a harrowing stint in juvenile detention to emerge on the other side. In this powerful four-part series he explains how his experiences both shaped and stunted his outlook.

Bush Magic Inspires Remote Living

March 28, 2022

These people living in remote Australia tread a fine line between abject poverty and the beautiful simplicity of happiness, writes Tom de Souza.

As featured in The West Australian.

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Aboriginal elders use culture to save kids

January 7, 2018

It’s 10am on Monday morning, and Yiriman Project co-ordinator Scott Herring is squinting at a scorching grid of dusty red streets through his Land Cruiser’s windscreen.

Featured in The West Australian.

Mar 6, 2024

The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries III - The Wild West

Equipped with a camera, computer, and minimalist quiver, former foreign correspondent Tom de Souza is roaming Indonesia on two wheels, documenting his travels and interviewing characters along the way.

Here, he ventures to West Nusa Tenggara, where itinerant Indonesians work the gold mines while travelling surfers jostle for hollow treasures.

The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries II - Bali

Here, he explores Bali beyond the digital nomads and restaurants and wellness centres, and seeks out the advice of one of Indonesia’s earliest surf explorers.

The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries I - The Long Road to Grajagan

Here, he investigates rumous that the mythical surfing destination, G-Land, is haunted, and finds chaotic perfection at Desert Point.

Aug 27, 2023

Life Under Cover

As an undercover police officer, Steven had to change his identity to fit in with the underworld. Immersed in drugs and crime, he soon became the person he was pretending to be.

The Road Home: Recovering joy after juvenile detention and ice addiction

Jun 18, 2023

Jan 6, 2023

The Outback Undertaker

Paul Cornish is the only undertaker in a wild and remote region the size of a small European country. He deals with snake bites, croc attacks, road train crashes, you name it, but his work has also given him unique insight into the Aboriginal ways of life and death.

Mar 28, 2022

Jan 4, 2022

Surfing Australia's Lonely Coast

What it feels like to live and surf on some of Australia’s loneliest and sharkiest coast.

As featured in Tracks Magazine, Issue 582.