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 11 : One in Seven Trillion - Leila McDougall
April. 29,2024
Leila McDougall has been defying the odds since childhood. She's overcome dyslexia, beaten cancer, and after sneaking into acting school, has written, produced and starred in a feature film to help her farming community.
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Episode 10 : Out of the Chaos - Anna Coutts-Trotter
April. 22,2024
When Federal Labor Minister Tanya Plibersek learned her daughter Anna had been abused during a high school relationship, it was the beginning of the family's brutal fight for justice. Now Anna Coutts-Trotter is on a mission to support other survivors grappling with the aftermath of abuse.
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Episode 9 : Man Underground - Arnold Dix
April. 15,2024
Locals know him as a flower farmer but Arnold Dix shot to global fame when he helped rescue 41 Indian workers from a tunnel collapse. It turns out Arnold is also a barrister, scientist, engineer and a very unlikely hero.
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Episode 8 : Out of the Wild - Gina Chick
April. 08,2024
How life has changed for inaugural Alone Australia winner Gina Chick. In conversation with Leigh Sales.
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Episode 7 : Patient Zero - Richard Scolyer
April. 01,2024
Australian Story checks in on 2024 Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer as he reaches a remarkable milestone in his revolutionary cancer treatment.
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Episode 6 : On the Brink - Bon Scott
March. 25,2024
Australian Story revisits the remarkable life of the late Bon Scott to celebrate the 50th anniversary of him joining AC/DC.
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Episode 5 : Peter Garrett
March. 18,2024
In an Australian Story special, former politician and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett opens up to Leigh Sales about love, loss and living large.
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Episode 4 : Call of Duty - Anjali Sharma
March. 11,2024
School striker Anjali Sharma sued the government at 16. Now she's taking her fight for an end to fossil fuels to federal parliament, and the powerbrokers are listening.
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Episode 3 : Driven - Minjee and Min Woo Lee
March. 04,2024
Sibling golf superstars Minjee and Min Woo Lee are like chalk and cheese, but they share the same goal - to be World No 1.
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Episode 2 : Mama's on a Mission - Mechelle Turvey
February. 26,2024
When the senseless death of teenager Cassius Turvey ignited fury across the nation, his mother Mechelle responded with a call for peace and unity.
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Episode 1 : The Making of Mini - Katrina Gorry
February. 19,2024
After the Matildas' World Cup glory, star midfielder Katrina Gorry introduces us to the tiny secret weapon who rekindled her love for the game.
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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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