Season 12

The story of journalist Estelle Blackburn. While universally credited with uncovering the truth about one of Australia's most notorious serial killers, she was herself trapped in a relationship with a violent psychopath.

The story of journalist Estelle Blackburn. While universally credited with uncovering the truth about one of Australia's most notorious serial killers, she was herself trapped in a relationship with a violent but persuasive psychopath.

Neil Jenman made a fortune in real estate before he decided to switch sides and act for the consumers who'd fallen foul of the property market.

With the help of his local Mornington Peninsula community and rangers worldwide, Sean Willmore raised almost $100,000 to support rangers' families, who have been killed in the line of duty, trying to protect wildlife.

A continuation of the story of a group of Vietnam veterans who set out to find and retrieve the bodies of six fallen comrades .

The story of a group of Vietnam veterans who've gone far beyond their original tour of duty.

Steve Wilson and Gary Dean, with no background in the flying industry, develop a new plane entirely from scratch.

The man described as the greatest goal kicker in the history of Australian rugby league reveals the secret to his success on Australian Story.

Frustrated with the traditional school system and the obsession for control in the classroom, author John Marsden started his own school.

A successful career as a television journalist in no way prepared Jane Hansen for her own journey to motherhood.

Aged just 42, Peter Couche was faced with rebuilding his life with nothing left but his mind. His body was completely paralysed.

For three decades, Catherine Smith cared for her six children and put up with sadistic domestic violence that has been described as one of the most extreme examples ever witnessed in Australia.

Australian Story concludes the two-part program looking into the 1991 murder of 12-year-old Leanne Holland and the subsequent conviction of Graham Stafford.

Former detective-turned-private investigator Graeme Crowley has spent the past 15 years investigating the conviction of Graham Stafford for the brutal murder of a Brisbane schoolgirl in 1991.

A repeat of the program about Australian scientists Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid and Dr Himanshu Brahmbhatt and one of medicine's holy grails finding a way to treat cancer without toxic side effects and avoiding drug resistance.

A murder acquittal prompts a victim of homicide to campaign to change the law and educate the community.

The story of a daughter's struggles with conflicting loyalties.

The story of much admired singer and actor Belinda Emmett told through the eyes of her closest circle of family and friends.

Australian Story covers the climax of a murder case that has divided the community and challenged the justice system.

Fifteen months on from the Beaconsfield mining disaster in Tasmania, the family of dead miner Larry Knight is still waiting for answers about why he died.

Broadcaster and media personality Mikey Robins has made a successful career from making Australians laugh.

The friendship between Australian tennis great Ken Fletcher and multi-billionaire Irish-American philanthropist Chuck Feeney.

Chronicles the life of John Wall, a man who's been described as the 'fastest baby boomer on earth'.

This week, Australian Story returns to the story of boot maker turned classical singer, Peter Brocklehurst. Brocklehurst developed a big following after appearing on the program four years ago. He released a top-selling CD, appeared at the Sydney Opera House and was feted in the press. His manager was certain he was on the brink of a major international breakthrough. But behind the scenes Brocklehurst was dragging his feet and struggling with old demons dating back to a traumatic and tragic childhood event. As we meet him again, we find he has one last chance to recapture some of the magic that once absorbed audiences around the nation...

Australian Story this week asks the question of how far someone should reasonably go to save the life of a perfect stranger. Ash Falkingham is a young Sydney man who's decided to go to Canada to donate his kidney to a seriously ill woman he's only just met. Since his mother found out, she's been desperately trying to stop the surgery. Ash is a member of a controversial group called the Jesus Christians. Nineteen of its 30 members have already donated a kidney, leading to them being labelled 'The Kidney Cult'. They regard kidney donation as the ultimate expression of their goal to follow the words of Jesus and to live selflessly. But Ash's mother, Kate Croft, believes her son is being pressured by the group to follow suit. Meanwhile in Canada, the woman to whom Ash intends to donate, is in worsening health. Her brother has already died from the same kidney disease and she will have to go on dialysis soon if she doesn't receive a new kidney.

Australian Story lifts the lid on a clash of ideologies over the future of some of the most spectacular and pristine areas of Cape York.

Doctor and inventor Max Whisson believes he can solve the current water crisis with his Water Windmill invention, a unique technology to extract moisture from the atmosphere.

From an infancy rocking in his playpen to the sounds of Elvis Presley, William Barton grew into a distinctive and multi-talented musician who is taking Australian indigenous music to the world.

The job of foreign minister is one of the most coveted in any government. Alexander Downer has held the job throughout the Howard years, but it has never been more gruelling and controversial than it is now.

Matthew Gill, the manager who ran the mine and coordinated the rescue of the trapped miners at Beaconsfield talks candidly about the rescue and reveals the personal toll.

Jan Ruff-O'Herne told her shocking story on Australian Story in 2001. Now six years on, she feels she is one step closer to finally achieving her ultimate goal.

Brian and Nerida Egan lost their farm, near Dalby in southern Queensland, from a combination of drought and post traumatic stress syndrome caused by disturbing events he witnessed as a young serviceman in the 1960s.

Australian Story continues its look inside a health and workplace crisis that's been described as a first in Australia and possibly the world.

Australian Story looks inside a health and workplace crisis that's been described as a first in Australia and possibly the world.

The story behind Craig Lowndes roller coaster 2006 season, and his close relationship with the Brock family.

More than three years ago, 13 year old Daniel Morcombe disappeared from the side of a busy Sunshine Coast road, sparking the largest police investigation in Queensland's history.

The remarkable untold story of Barry 'Nugget' Rees who's been described as the secret weapon of Australian cricket.

Australian Story starts 2007 with an inside look into the private world of Jake Kovco, Australia's only military fatality in Iraq.