Last year, SBS sent six ordinary Australians on a gruelling and confronting 25-day journey to experience the reality of refugee life. Broadcast over three nights, Go Back to Where You Came From got the nation talking about refugee and asylum seeker issues and how Australia responds to this complex global issue by sparking national debate about a topic so often hijacked by political campaigning and media headlines.

This year, the series returns but this time featuring six new participants, and faces that many people will recognise from the Australian politics and the media. They all have strong, and sometimes outspoken, views on refugees and asylum seekers and unique connections to the debate. Travelling to some of the world’s most dangerous cities and desperate places, the participants challenge their strongly held beliefs – and each other – as they experience a life-changing journey and learn to see the world through the eyes of refugees.