Australian Story

Season 10

40 episodes · Feb 7, 2005

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  • S10E1

    Operation Wendy

    Feb 7, 200530m

    Despite being born with a hare lip and double cleft palate, Wendy Harmer has become one of Australia's best known performers. Last year she was invited by the Interplast organisation to share her knowledge about overcoming a facial deformity by visiting children in Fiji born with the same condition.

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  • S10E2

    Meeting Miss Menzies

    Feb 14, 200530m

    When Ian Thorpe won his two gold medals at the Athens Olympics, it was a personal triumph for him - and a vindication for a former art teacher called Tracey Menzies. Two years earlier, Menzies was at the centre of controversy when Thorpe appointed her to replace his long time coach and mentor, Doug Frost.

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  • S10E3

    My Brother John

    Feb 21, 200530m

    Debbie Singh was running a Perth boutique and juggling marriage and three children, when out of the blue in 1998, she discovered that her brother had been locked up in Thailand's notorious hell hole, the Klong Prem prison, or the "Bangkok Hilton".

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  • S10E4

    The Gathering Storm - Part 1

    Feb 28, 200530m

    Beth Heinrich, the woman whose case was central to the controversy that led to the resignation of Governor-General Peter Hollingworth, speaks out publicly for the first time about her 40-year relationship with clergyman Donald Shearman.

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  • S10E5

    The Gathering Storm - Part 2

    Mar 7, 200530m

    Australian Story continues the saga of Beth Heinrich and her involvement from her school days, with a married priest. In this program she tells of the promises that led her to believe she had a future with him and the shock and betrayal she felt when the Anglican Church hierarchy failed to give her a proper hearing.

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  • S10E6

    The Born Identity

    Mar 14, 200530m

    Millions of fans around the world know him affectionately as Harold Bishop, the slightly daggy star of the television soapie Neighbours. But until now, none knew Ian Smith's real life story encompasses a drama more remarkable than any script he has ever performed.

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  • S10E7

    A Beautiful Mind

    Mar 21, 200530m

    Melissa Holland thought she was "lucky" when a last-minute seat became available for a getaway break on King Island with five nursing colleagues. It turned out to be the start of a tragic turn of events that changed her life forever.

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  • S10E8

    The Flying Doctor

    Mar 28, 200530m

    Dr Glenn Singleman is the world record holder for high altitude BASE jumping, but he is unable to practise his sport in his own country.

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  • S10E9

    Romancing the Stone

    Apr 4, 200530m

    It's a long way from the paddocks of western Queensland to the palazzos of Florence. Fourth-generation grazier Bruce Tully bridged the gap when he stepped away from his heritage and sold his family farm to follow his seemingly impossible dream of designing and selling Australian opal jewellery to the world.

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  • S10E10

    Rock of Ages

    Apr 11, 200530m

    Dick Smith and his friends regroup and visit Ball's Pyramid, the formidable dagger-like rock that spears straight up from the Pacific Ocean, south of Lord Howe Island which they climbed forty years ago.

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  • S10E11

    Thirteen

    Apr 18, 200530m

    The dramatic story of a Sydney family forced to flee the city because of fears for the safety of their youngest daughter.

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  • S10E12

    From My Father's Fridge

    Apr 25, 200530m

    In the 1980s as an unemployed medical scientist, Professor Robert Tindle made a discovery that led to the breakthrough use of stem cells for saving thousands of lives around the world. His discovery was crucial 20 years later in saving the life of his own critically ill daughter.

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  • S10E13

    Colours of Caroline

    May 2, 200530m

    Every year, on 5th May the family of Caroline Anderson gather to remember her sudden, unnecessary death.

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  • S10E14

    In the Midnight Hour

    May 9, 200530m

    After the sudden death of cricket legend David Hookes in January last year, some of those closest to David Hookes felt shut out.

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  • S10E15

    To Boldly Go

    May 16, 200530m

    Earlier this year Australian diver Dave Shaw made headlines around the world when he lost his life in a remote cave in South Africa.

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  • S10E16

    The Comeback Kid

    May 23, 200530m

    Scott Draper has achieved the near impossible in the competitive world of modern sport.

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  • S10E17

    Back Into the Forest

    May 30, 200530m

    Australian Story revisits the program about serial killer Ivan Milat, who was jailed for life eight years ago for the murder of seven young backpackers.

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  • S10E18

    Of Droughts and Flooding Rains - Part 1

    Jun 6, 200530m

    Peter Andrews is a racehorse breeder and farmer credited with remarkable success in converting degraded, salt-ravaged properties into fertile, drought-resistant pastures.

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  • S10E19

    Of Droughts and Flooding Rains - Part 2

    Jun 13, 200530m

    In this concluding episode, eminent national and international scientists agree that Peter Andrews potentially has the solution to alleviating the affects of drought on many parts of the Australian landscape.

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  • S10E20

    The Real McInnes

    Jun 20, 200530m

    William McInnes is an actor best known for his high profile TV roles in 'Blue Heelers' and 'SeaChange'.

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  • S10E21

    At Death's Door

    Jun 27, 200530m

    Toni Hoffman is the nurse who lifted the lid on a medical scandal making front page news, not just in Australia, but around the world.

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  • S10E22

    In Harm's Way

    Jul 4, 200530m

    Donna Mulhearn, a 30-something successful journalist and state government public relations officer dropped everything to risk her life as a 'human shield' against the American bombs dropping on Baghdad.

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  • S10E23

    Saving Trooper Gebhardt

    Jul 11, 200530m

    Australian Story follows the extraordinary lives of a Centurion tank crew who last saw each other on a battlefield in Vietnam.

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  • S10E24

    The Sherman Fortune

    Jul 18, 200530m

    Brian Sherman, co-founder of Equitilink, has founded a new organisation with his daughter called 'Voiceless' which advocates for animal rights.

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  • S10E25

    Burnt by the Sun

    Jul 25, 200530m

    Last year Lt Col. Lance Collins emerged as the central figure in a major unfolding controversy about the quality of Australia's overseas intelligence.

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  • S10E26

    The Life of Brian

    Aug 1, 200530m

    When Brian and Bobbie Houston established their own tiny house of worship 20 years ago, they didn't dream they would end up at the helm of the biggest independent church in Australia.

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  • S10E27

    Girl in the Mirror

    Aug 8, 200530m

    Emmah Money is a beautiful and vital young woman with the world at her feet, on a mission to shape her future despite suffering from the life threatening disease cystic fibrosis.

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  • S10E28

    The School of St Jude

    Aug 15, 200530m

    Gemma Sisia established The School of St Jude for poor African children in Tanzania, East Africa which was built by Australian volunteers and sponsors and now boasts more than 500 students.

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  • S10E29

    The Garden of Good and Evil

    Aug 22, 200530m

    Dr Lynne Milne has brought forensic palynology to the forefront of Australian crime fighting after helping to solve the murder of Samantha Bodsworth.

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  • S10E30

    Ten Thousand Acres

    Aug 29, 200530m

    When a light plane crash in 1987 took away Maree Stockman's husband, her son and her father-in-law, she was left with a choice: to take her three young daughters and leave the family farm or stay and plough on.

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  • S10E31

    Out of the Dust

    Sep 5, 200530m

    Twenty-five years after a road accident took the life of her younger brother Ben along with seven other young people, Dani Haski reunited the families of those affected and made the trip back to Bourke for a poignant memorial.

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  • S10E32

    The Guns of Adjungbilly - Part 1

    Sep 12, 200530m

    NSW Police involved in the siege at Jim Hallinan's property near Tumut four and a half years ago speak out for the first time.

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  • S10E33

    The Guns of Adjungbilly - Part 2

    Sep 19, 200530m

    The conclusion to the story of the siege at Jim Hallinan's property at Adjungbilly near Tumut in NSW.

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  • S10E34

    The Lost Boy

    Sep 26, 200530m

    Ian Roberts is best known for being the first footballer in Australia to 'come out' as a gay man.

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  • S10E35

    A Night Like This

    Oct 3, 200530m

    Four popular and talented veterans of Australian Story get together to stage a once in a lifetime concert.

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  • S10E36

    Dead Man Talking

    Oct 10, 200530m

    When a crooked detective rolled over at a major royal commission into police corruption a decade ago, it sent shockwaves through every police force in the country.

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  • S10E37

    Leaving Lucy

    Oct 17, 200530m

    Much to the horror of her close-knit family, Kate Holden went from a comfortable middle-class home in Melbourne to the netherworld of drugs and commercial sex.

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  • S10E38

    Wolf at the Door

    Oct 24, 200530m

    John Jarratt, veteran of nearly 40 films and TV programs in Australia, is finally hitting the big time with his performance in a small budget horror movie wowing audiences around the world.

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  • S10E39

    Terms of Imprisonment

    Oct 31, 200530m

    In July Heather Osland was released from Victoria's Tarrengower Prison and for the first time tells of the violence and fear that she and her children suffered before her husband died, what happened the night of his death and about taking her first steps in forging a new life...

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  • S10E40

    Sons of Beaches

    Nov 7, 200530m

    Koby Abberton escapes a troubled childhood to become one of the world's most successful big wave surfers.

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