Australian Story
7.6
1996
Documentary
, News
Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words.
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- Cast:
- Leigh Sales
Episode 35 : Grace Under Fire
November. 22,2021
Outspoken Australian of the Year Grace Tame looks back over a tumultuous and life-changing 12 months.
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Episode 34 : In the Name of the Child
November. 15,2021
Lauren Burns fought to find her anonymous sperm donor father. As she becomes a parent, she's back campaigning to make it easier for donor-conceived children to find their biological family, and make donations more accessible.
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Episode 33 : Justice for Justine
November. 08,2021
A Sydney family takes on the Minneapolis police department in a long-running court battle to hold officer Mohamed Noor accountable for the death of Justine Ruszczyk.
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Episode 32 : The Final Hurdle
November. 01,2021
Athlete, mother of four and reality TV star Jana Pittman talks about her new life as a doctor and her regrets about the period when she was labelled 'Drama Jana'.
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Episode 31 : Happy Days
October. 25,2021
The heartwarming next chapter of Australian Story's most popular program ever proves love really does conquer all. Checking in with Gayle and Mac Shann.
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Episode 30 : Unmasking Max
October. 18,2021
Funnyman Max Gillies has been making people laugh all his life. Now at almost 80, he reveals the hidden family grief he has carried with him, and how comic acting became a welcome escape from his troubles at home as a child.
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Episode 29 : California Dreaming
October. 11,2021
Like the characters in his blockbuster novels, author Matthew Reilly is no stranger to persevering through loss and setback. Now he's realising the childhood dream that inspired his career - directing an action movie.
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Episode 28 : The Godfather of Coral
October. 04,2021
Charlie Veron has spent his career underwater charting the world's coral wonderlands. Now, as the Great Barrier Reef faces its biggest threat, he reveals an audacious rescue plan.
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Episode 27 : The Accomplice
September. 27,2021
Behind the scenes of the AFP investigation into Australia's biggest insider trading case, where two young men united by deception are brought down by greed.
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Episode 26 : No Place Like Home
September. 20,2021
The story behind the story of the family at the centre of a tug of war between a small country town and the big end of government.
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Episode 25 : The Good Doctor
September. 13,2021
Dr Jamal Rifi has given up his retirement dreams to fight COVID from his front yard in the middle of the nation's Delta outbreak.
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Episode 24 : Beyond the Grave
September. 06,2021
One of the nation's biggest cold case mysteries takes a new turn when 'Somerton Man' is unearthed from an Adelaide cemetery in the hope that his DNA might finally reveal the secrets he took to his grave.
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Episode 23 : Home Straight
August. 30,2021
In a case of life imitating art, iconic Aussie actor Michael Caton channels his beloved character from The Castle to fight for the underdog. Caton knows he's in the home straight of his life and wants to make the most of it.
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Episode 22 : Saving MG99
August. 23,2021
A daring sea rescue led by the Australian Navy saved 99 people from certain death. Forty years later, the survivors meet their saviours in an emotional reunion.
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Episode 21 : The Road to Justice
August. 16,2021
A mother's battle to bring her daughter's killer to account pays off when a coroner's inquest leads to a breakthrough.
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Episode 20 : Luc Longley: One Giant Leap (Part 2)
August. 09,2021
From running with the Chicago Bulls to his omission from The Last Dance documentary, Luc Longley sets the record straight.
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Episode 19 : Luc Longley: One Giant Leap (Part 1)
August. 02,2021
In the first of a two part special, we find out how a gentle kid from Fremantle ended up playing alongside Michael Jordan in the world's greatest team, the Chicago Bulls. Luc Longley's extraordinary story One Giant Leap.
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Episode 18 : Bouncing Back
June. 14,2021
An unlikely friendship forged on the tennis court between a homeless man and famous tennis pro leads to lifechanging events and a new beginning.
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Episode 17 : Final Call
June. 07,2021
After his wife was murdered while working on call as a nurse in South Australia's remote APY Lands, Keith Woodford has campaigned for a coronial inquest which has delivered some breakthrough findings.
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Episode 16 : A Good Match
May. 31,2021
When women's soccer star Rhali Dobson received an on-field marriage proposal, the pictures went viral around the world. It was a story of love, sport and sacrifice – and a heart-wrenching plot.
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Episode 15 : A Balancing Act
May. 24,2021
Dr Michelle Telfer is a world leader in providing treatment for children and teens with gender dysphoria, guiding them through their first steps towards transitioning. But her work isn't without its critics and controversies.
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Episode 14 : A World of their Own
May. 17,2021
The Seekers blazed a trail for Australian music in the 1960s with a number of chart topping international hits. But fame led to fallout and they split at the height of their success. They reunite to reminisce about the ride.
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Episode 13 : Children of the Brush (Part 2)
May. 10,2021
Part two of an inside look at one of Australia's greatest artistic dynasties. In this concluding episode, a court case threatens to derail the family of acclaimed painter John Olsen.
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Episode 12 : Children of the Brush (Part 1)
May. 03,2021
He's one of Australia's most successful and famous painters. But what has been the cost of fame for the children of acclaimed artist John Olsen?
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Episode 11 : Forever Young
April. 26,2021
A recent coronial inquest reveals the catastrophic errors made by NSW Police which left teenager Ursula Barwick's fate a mystery for almost 30 years.
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Episode 10 : Birds of a Feather
April. 19,2021
Identical twins Brigette and Paula Powers are so close they live and work together and even speak in unison. After a chance meeting with Steve Irwin, they now use their unique connection to save injured seabirds.
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Episode 9 : Sophie's Choice
April. 12,2021
Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin and his wife and daughter's dramatic story of sacrifice, questioning and the painful journey towards reconciliation.
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Episode 8 : Chamber of Silence
March. 29,2021
Sexual slurs, baseless rumours, harassment and abuse - former Federal Labor minister Kate Ellis looks into Canberra's toxic culture, speaking to female politicians from all parties to call out systemic misogyny in parliament.
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Episode 7 : Raising the Bar
March. 22,2021
She's the glamorous lawyer representing high-profile clients like Julian Assange and Amber Heard. Jennifer Robinson charts her meteoric rise from small town public schoolgirl to the pinnacle of legal life in London.
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Episode 6 : An Unlikely Match
March. 15,2021
Drawing on her own experience of trauma, comedian Magda Szubanski forms an unlikely alliance with teenager Will Connelly, aka Eggboy, to help combat mental health issues in bushfire-ravaged communities.
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Episode 5 : Fish Out of Water
March. 08,2021
Promising young swimmer Shayna Jack was destined for the Olympics until she failed a routine drug test. But is the evidence against her justified or has she been caught up in an over-zealous anti-doping dragnet?
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Episode 4 : I Dream of Jeanne
March. 01,2021
Unique and outrageous, Jeanne Little was the comedy dah-ling of daytime television in the 70s and 80s. Four months after her death from Alzheimers, daughter Katie reveals some intimate family secrets.
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Episode 3 : The Tipping Point
February. 22,2021
Scientist Veena Sahajwalla is a recycling revolutionary whose bold new ideas are helping reduce landfill. Now she's unveiling her latest brainchild, an invention which turns the discarded into the designer.
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Episode 2 : Sisters in Arms
February. 15,2021
There's a hidden danger lurking in every home and these are the two mothers who've achieved a world first to protect our children.
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Episode 1 : Surviving Turbulence
February. 08,2021
16-year-old teen Bob Bramley takes to the skies to break a solo flying record and shine a light on youth mental health, galvanised by the desperate struggles of his two friends.
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Seasons
Season 29
The power of the personal. Compelling stories about real people that illuminate, entertain and inspire. Presented by Leigh Sales.
Season 21
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016, Australian Story returns with more unique stories that provide an insight into Australian life with all its complexities and challenges.
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