Hidden away in the dusty outback is Boolaroo, home to a chemical factory which spews out sulphurous fumes. Policeman Mal Sweet is one of the finest horse-breakers in the country, who treats his wife and daughters in the same way...

Marah and Charis have left Australia to pursue very different careers. Marah, a trainee opera diva, tries hard to keep her weight, her life, her self under control; Charis works nights as a telegram girl, zooming across London on...