Australian Story
Season 15
201045 episodes
Episode 1
Summer Series Edition - Doctor In The House
Jan 8, 201030m
Dr Michael Buist is an intensive care specialist with a unique perspective from both sides of the hospital curtain who's now emerged as a world leader in the push to improve patient care.
Episode 2
Summer Series Edition - My Name Is Jack
Jan 15, 201030m
Radio and TV personality Ian 'Dano' Rogerson and his wife Nicole gave up their home, careers and an exciting lifestyle for the love of their son, Jack.
Episode 3
Summer Series Edition - The Big Deal
Jan 21, 201030m
Ric Richardson is an inventor who took on the might of Microsoft and scored a remarkable victory.
Episode 4
Summer Series Edition - Fly With Me
Jan 28, 201030m
Dylan Parker makes and flies paper planes and he has become one of the very best in the world.
Episode 5
Summer Series Edition - Unfinished Business
Feb 3, 201030m
Ian Conway is a man determined to make a difference. Twenty years ago he made a promise to an Aboriginal elder. It was a big promise and for years he was haunted by the fact that he hadn't delivered.
Episode 6
The Story of Samuel
Feb 8, 201030m
Behind the scenes Red Symons and his family have been on a journey with their eldest son Samuel that no one could wish for.
Episode 7
Something In The Water (Part 1)
Feb 15, 201030m
A GP, a group of oyster farmers and a Sydney scientist banded together to investigate mysterious water quality issues in one of the most beautiful areas of Tasmania.
Episode 8
Something In The Water (Part 2)
Feb 22, 201030m
The compelling conclusion to our story about a GP and a Sydney scientist who teamed up to investigate a water contamination issue near Tasmania's famous Bay of Fires.
Episode 9
Watch Over Me
Mar 1, 201030m
As a little boy, Glenn Scott dreamed of becoming a motorcycle champion… just like his heroes Mick Doohan and Casey Stoner.
Episode 10
When Words Fail
Mar 8, 201030m
Young Sydney musician Lachlan McCarthy's determination to escape the twin demons of poverty and a tragedy involving his father, sees him become the first in his family to finish high school and go to university.
Episode 11
Becoming Jangala
Mar 15, 201030m
From Perth policeman to a life of high fashion and celebrity in New York, Russell James is one of the world's most influential fashion photographers who is now working in Australia on an art collaboration with Aboriginal artist Clifton Bieundurry.
Episode 12
Call Of The Wild
Mar 22, 201030m
Emerging from a troubled childhood, self-made coffee millionaire, Kenton Campbell has led a life of extremes. He fulfilled the 'rags to riches' American dream here in Australia, only to find that success left him empty.
Episode 13
The Night Before Christmas
Mar 29, 201030m
Graham Stafford served almost fifteen years in jail for a crime he has always claimed he did not commit. Since his release four years ago, he has continued to argue his innocence and seek redress from the legal system that incarcerated him.
Episode 14
Children Of A Lesser God
Apr 5, 201030m
Tara Winkler was just twenty-two when she established the Cambodian Children's Trust in Cambodia. She is now 'mother', mentor and older sister to twenty-seven orphans, some as young as two.
Episode 15
Dumb And Dumber
Apr 12, 201030m
It was hailed as possibly the most inept bank robbery of all time and it made headlines around the world. One of the robbers, Anthony Prince, is back home in Byron Bay, much chastened and speaking for the first time...
Episode 16
In My Little Town
Apr 19, 201030m
Two years ago the harmony of rural life in a small township in Central Victoria was ripped apart after a fatal car accident involving five young friends.
Episode 17
Woman On A Mission
Apr 26, 201030m
Until last year, Meagen Nay was known as the 19 year old swimmer treading the same path as her Olympian father, Robert. Then fate dealt a second tragic blow in an already painful life story...
Episode 18
Mad World
May 3, 201030m
Chris 'Douggs' McDougall - free spirit, thrill-seeker or lawbreaker? This BASE jumping pioneer challenges convention and embodies the true definition of 'fearless'.
Episode 19
Proof Of Life
May 10, 201030m
In August 2008, Bundaberg photojournalist Nigel Brennan was kidnapped in Somalia, along with Canadian reporter Amanda Lindhout. Last year, the Brennan family became players in the shadowy world of international kidnap and ransom.
Episode 20
Sting in the Tale
May 17, 201030m
The murder of one of Australia’s foremost bee experts, Tony Knight, baffled police until a fortuitous event exposed a suspect with a sinister motive.
Episode 21
The Blue Beret (Part 1)
May 24, 201030m
Part One charts the remarkable in combat experiences of highly decorated female soldier, Matina Jewell, but raises serious concerns about the conditions she faced when wearing the blue beret as a UN peacekeeper.
Episode 22
The Blue Beret (Part 2)
May 31, 201030m
Part Two explores the ongoing battle Matina Jewell faced at home in Australia once it became clear her days as a career soldier were over.
Episode 23
The Company of Men
Jun 7, 201030m
When Dianne Brimble died mysteriously aboard the Pacific Sky cruise liner in 2002, her family was left to mourn the loss of a beloved mother, wife, sister and daughter. It also began a seven and a half year battle for answers by the two men who had shared her life.
Episode 24
Heaven Sent
Jun 14, 201030m
Peter Roberts, an accomplished musician, gave up a lucrative career as a businessman to retrain overseas at his own expense to become Australia's only music thanatologist.
Episode 25
She Who Waits
Jun 21, 201030m
With prescient timing, an in depth look at the woman who has just made history by becoming Australia’s first female Prime Minister.
Episode 26
Pay it Forward
Jun 28, 201030m
'Pay it Forward' is a marvellously inspirational tale of sportsmanship, mentoring and redemption across three generations of Australian Rules Football. At the centre of it all is a young man called David Conway.
Episode 27
Ticket to Tigray
Jul 5, 201030m
Wanting to build a better world and keen to offer his skills as a water technician, Shane Dolan signed up with Community Aid Abroad and embarked for the war torn province of Tigray, in Ethiopia.
Episode 28
Blowing In The Wind
Jul 10, 201030m
Kiff Saunders had spent most of his professional life airborne at the helm of a hot air balloon. But despite the heights of his success, he was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the air up there.
Episode 29
Mum's The Word
Jul 19, 201030m
After her oldest son announced that he was gay, Shelley Argent was spurred to action. Now she's the national spokesperson for the international organisation PFLAG and a 'gay icon' in her own right...
Episode 30
It's a Long Way There
Jul 26, 201030m
Glenn Wheatley is an undisputed legend of the entertainment industry. He's guided the careers of huge stars like John Farnham, Delta Goodrem and the Little River Band.
Episode 31
Unfathomable (Part 1)
Aug 2, 201030m
It's seven years since a young American bride, Tina Watson, died during a honeymoon scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef. Her husband Gabe was accused of murder and was eventually convicted and jailed for manslaughter.
Episode 32
Unfathomable (Part 2)
Aug 9, 201030m
The conclusion to our story about young American bride Tina Watson who died seven years ago during a honeymoon dive trip on the Great Barrier Reef.
Episode 33
Our New Selection
Aug 16, 201030m
Van Rudd is an artist who ran in Julia Gillard's seat as an independent backed by the new but tiny Socialist Revolutionary Party.
Episode 34
Labor Of Love
Aug 23, 201030m
From homeless teenager to the youngest ever leader of Australia's oldest union, Paul Howes is living a life accelerated.
Episode 35
Hit the Road Jack
Aug 30, 201030m
Jack Heath shocked his family and friends by turning his back on a promising political career to establish an innovative not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting and inspiring troubled youth.
Episode 36
Into the Forest
Sep 6, 201030m
Fourteen years ago Ivan Milat was convicted of one of Australia's most infamous serial killings. His victims were seven young backpackers whose bodies were found in the Belanglo State Forest, south of Sydney.
Episode 37
Prisoner of War (Part 1)
Sep 13, 201030m
Working in Afghanistan and Iraq for Time Magazine and then CNN, Michael Ware willingly went where no other reporter could or would.
Episode 38
Prisoner of War (Part 2)
Sep 20, 201030m
In this compelling conclusion, Michael Ware reveals the real cost to his psyche of all that he's witnessed for so long.
Episode 39
The Wronged Man (Part 1)
Sep 27, 201030m
Andrew Mallard was a young man living homeless on the streets of Perth when he was charged with the murder of Pamela Lawrence. He was convicted of her murder in 1995.
Episode 40
The Wronged Man (Part 2)
Oct 4, 201030m
The conclusion to the story of Andrew Mallard who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Perth woman Pamela Lawrence in 1995.
Episode 41
Animal Farm
Oct 11, 201030m
Jan Cameron has channelled her formidable energies and bank balance towards a new cause in the hope she can influence the way factory farmed animals are treated in Australia.
Episode 42
Woman On A Mission
Oct 18, 201030m
Fresh off the plane from the Delhi, Meagen Nay updates our original program to explain how success has changed her...
Episode 43
You're The Voice
Oct 25, 201030m
An intimate profile of the enigmatic Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu featuring behind the scenes footage shot by filmmaker Naina Sen, combined with interviews from his family and unofficial spokesperson Michael Hohnen.
Episode 44
The Farmer Wants a Life
Nov 1, 201030m
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After coming out on a national TV reality show in 2006, David Graham is attempting to reconcile his sexuality with his desire to be a farmer, a father and a force within the National Party.
Episode 45
The Graduate
Nov 8, 201030m
When Kerry Tucker was jailed for seven years for theft and fraud she turned incarceration into an opportunity and is now a successful academic with a PhD and a job at a leading university...