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Nov 8, 2010
Season 15
Episode 45
The Graduate
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...
Nov 1, 2010
Season 15
Episode 44
The Farmer Wants a Life
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.
Oct 25, 2010
Season 15
Episode 43
You're the Voice
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.
Oct 18, 2010
Season 15
Episode 42
Woman on a Mission
Fresh off the plane from the Delhi, Meagen Nay updates our original program to explain how success has changed her...
Oct 11, 2010
Season 15
Episode 41
Animal Farm
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.
Nov 8, 2010
Season 15
Episode 40
The Graduate
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.
Nov 1, 2010
Season 15
Episode 39
The Farmer Wants a Life
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.
Oct 25, 2010
Season 15
Episode 38
You're the Voice
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.
Oct 18, 2010
Season 15
Episode 37
Woman on a Mission
Fresh off the plane from the Delhi, Meagen Nay updates our original program to explain how success has changed her.
Oct 11, 2010
Season 15
Episode 36
Animal Farm
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.
Oct 4, 2010
Season 15
Episode 35
The Wronged Man: Part 2
The conclusion to the story of Andrew Mallard who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Perth woman Pamela Lawrence in 1995.
Sep 27, 2010
Season 15
Episode 34
The Wronged Man
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.
Sep 20, 2010
Season 15
Episode 33
Prisoner of War: Part 2
In this compelling conclusion, Michael Ware reveals the real cost to his psyche of all that he's witnessed for so long.
Sep 13, 2010
Season 15
Episode 32
Prisoner of War: Part 1
Working in Afghanistan and Iraq for Time Magazine and then CNN, Michael Ware willingly went where no other reporter could or would.
Sep 6, 2010
Season 15
Episode 31
Into the Forest
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.
Aug 30, 2010
Season 15
Episode 30
Hit the Road Jack
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.
Aug 23, 2010
Season 15
Episode 29
Labor of Love
From homeless teenager to the youngest ever leader of Australia's oldest union, Paul Howes is living a life accelerated.
Aug 16, 2010
Season 15
Episode 28
Our New Selection
Van Rudd is an artist who ran in Julia Gillard's seat as an independent backed by the new but tiny Socialist Revolutionary Party.
Aug 9, 2010
Season 15
Episode 27
Unfathomable: Part 2
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.
Aug 2, 2010
Season 15
Episode 26
Unfathomable: Part 1
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.
Jul 26, 2010
Season 15
Episode 25
It's a Long Way There
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.
Jul 19, 2010
Season 15
Episode 24
Mum's the Word
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.
Jul 12, 2010
Season 15
Episode 23
Blowing in the Wind
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.
Jun 5, 2010
Season 15
Episode 22
Ticket to Tigray
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.
Jun 28, 2010
Season 15
Episode 21
Pay It Forward
'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.
Jun 21, 2010
Season 15
Episode 20
She Who Waits
With prescient timing, an in depth look at the woman who has just made history by becoming Australia's first female Prime Minister.
Jun 14, 2010
Season 15
Episode 19
Heaven Sent
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.
Jun 7, 2010
Season 15
Episode 18
The Company of Men
When Dianne Brimble died mysteriously aboard the Pacific Sky cruise liner in 2002, her family was left to mourn. It also began a seven and a half year battle for answers by the two men who had shared her life.
May 31, 2010
Season 15
Episode 17
The Blue Beret: Part 2
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.
May 24, 2010
Season 15
Episode 16
The Blue Beret: Part 1
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.
May 17, 2010
Season 15
Episode 15
Sting in the Tale
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.
May 10, 2010
Season 15
Episode 14
Proof of Life
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.
May 3, 2010
Season 15
Episode 13
Mad World
Chris 'Douggs' McDougall - free spirit, thrill-seeker or lawbreaker? This BASE jumping pioneer challenges convention and embodies the true definition of 'fearless'.
Apr 26, 2010
Season 15
Episode 12
Woman on a Mission
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.
Apr 19, 2010
Season 15
Episode 11
In My Little Town
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.
Apr 12, 2010
Season 15
Episode 10
Dumb and Dumber
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.
Apr 5, 2010
Season 15
Episode 9
Children of a Lesser God
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.
Mar 29, 2010
Season 15
Episode 8
The Night Before Christmas
Graham Stafford served almost fifteen years in jail for murdering a twelve year old girl - a crime he has always claimed he did not commit. Instead of quietly merging back into society upon his release four years ago, he has continued to argue his innocence and seek redress from the legal system that incarcerated him. He was supported by a diverse and determined band of followers who continued to question the evidence that originally convicted him. Graham Stafford made legal history when he became the first person to gain access to an Appeal Court in Queensland for an unprecedented third time. On Christmas Eve last year, the conviction was quashed and a retrial ordered... With his future again hanging in the balance, Graham Stafford is speaking out, exclusively and for the first time.
Mar 22, 2010
Season 15
Episode 7
Call of the Wild
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.
Mar 15, 2010
Season 15
Episode 6
Becoming Jangala
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 with Aboriginal artist Clifton Bieundurry.
Mar 8, 2010
Season 15
Episode 5
When Words Fail
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.
Mar 1, 2010
Season 15
Episode 4
Watch Over Me
As a little boy, Glenn Scott dreamed of becoming a motorcycle champion - just like his heroes Mick Doohan and Casey Stoner.
Feb 22, 2010
Season 15
Episode 3
Something in the Water: Part 2
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.
Feb 15, 2010
Season 15
Episode 2
Something in the Water: Part 1
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.
Feb 8, 2010
Season 15
Episode 1
The Story of Samuel
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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Jimmy Barnes
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Wayne Bennett
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Tim Fischer
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Season info

Original Title
Australian Story
Rating
7.6
Country
Australia
Production
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Sound mix
Stereo, Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
1080i (HDTV) undefined, 576i (SDTV) undefined
Camera
Multi camera, Multi-camera setup
Negative Format
Digital undefined, Video undefined
Printed Film Format
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