Australian Story

Season 15

45 episodes · Jan 8, 2010

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  • S15E1

    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.

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  • S15E2

    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.

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  • S15E3

    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.

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  • S15E4

    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.

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  • S15E5

    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.

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  • S15E6

    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.

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  • S15E7

    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.

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  • S15E8

    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.

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  • S15E9

    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.

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  • S15E10

    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.

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  • S15E11

    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.

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  • S15E12

    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.

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  • S15E13

    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.

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  • S15E14

    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.

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  • S15E15

    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...

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  • S15E16

    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.

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  • S15E17

    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...

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  • S15E18

    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'.

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  • S15E19

    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.

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  • S15E20

    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.

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  • S15E21

    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.

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  • S15E22

    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.

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  • S15E23

    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.

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  • S15E24

    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.

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  • S15E25

    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.

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  • S15E26

    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.

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  • S15E27

    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.

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  • S15E28

    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.

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  • S15E29

    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...

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  • S15E30

    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.

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  • S15E31

    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.

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  • S15E32

    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.

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  • S15E33

    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.

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  • S15E34

    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.

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  • S15E35

    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.

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  • S15E36

    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.

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  • S15E37

    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.

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  • S15E38

    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.

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  • S15E39

    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.

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  • S15E40

    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.

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  • S15E41

    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.

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  • S15E42

    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...

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  • S15E43

    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.

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  • The Farmer Wants a Life
    S15E44

    The Farmer Wants a Life

    Nov 1, 201030m

    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.

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  • S15E45

    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...

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