In the late 1800s, two Solomon Islander siblings, Kiko (16) and Rosa (24), were kidnapped from their Pacific island home and forced to work on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland. In a world where exploitation of Pacific Islanders for cheap labour is legislated and conditions for islanders are akin to slavery, Rosa struggles to keep an eye on her spirited young brother as he journeys into adulthood.

In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of children move from one uncertain world to another in their quest for sanctuary.

The ins and outs of the classroom lives of a group of students who attend the fictional Hartley High School in Sydney.