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Australian Story: Season 15
January 8, 2010
45 Episodes
~30 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
45
1
Summer Series Edition - Doctor In The House
Jan 8, 2010
30 min
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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2
Summer Series Edition - My Name Is Jack
Jan 15, 2010
30 min
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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3
Summer Series Edition - The Big Deal
Jan 21, 2010
30 min
Ric Richardson is an inventor who took on the might of Microsoft and scored a remarkable victory.
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4
Summer Series Edition - Fly With Me
Jan 28, 2010
30 min
Dylan Parker makes and flies paper planes and he has become one of the very best in the world.
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5
Summer Series Edition - Unfinished Business
Feb 3, 2010
30 min
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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The Story of Samuel
Feb 8, 2010
30 min
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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7
Something In The Water (Part 1)
Feb 15, 2010
30 min
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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8
Something In The Water (Part 2)
Feb 22, 2010
30 min
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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9
Watch Over Me
Mar 1, 2010
30 min
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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10
When Words Fail
Mar 8, 2010
30 min
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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11
Becoming Jangala
Mar 15, 2010
30 min
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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12
Call Of The Wild
Mar 22, 2010
30 min
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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13
The Night Before Christmas
Mar 29, 2010
30 min
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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14
Children Of A Lesser God
Apr 5, 2010
30 min
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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15
Dumb And Dumber
Apr 12, 2010
30 min
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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16
In My Little Town
Apr 19, 2010
30 min
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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17
Woman On A Mission
Apr 26, 2010
30 min
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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18
Mad World
May 3, 2010
30 min
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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19
Proof Of Life
May 10, 2010
30 min
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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20
Sting in the Tale
May 17, 2010
30 min
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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21
The Blue Beret (Part 1)
May 24, 2010
30 min
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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22
The Blue Beret (Part 2)
May 31, 2010
30 min
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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23
The Company of Men
Jun 7, 2010
30 min
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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24
Heaven Sent
Jun 14, 2010
30 min
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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25
She Who Waits
Jun 21, 2010
30 min
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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26
Pay it Forward
Jun 28, 2010
30 min
'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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27
Ticket to Tigray
Jul 5, 2010
30 min
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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28
Blowing In The Wind
Jul 10, 2010
30 min
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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29
Mum's The Word
Jul 19, 2010
30 min
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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30
It's a Long Way There
Jul 26, 2010
30 min
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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31
Unfathomable (Part 1)
Aug 2, 2010
30 min
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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32
Unfathomable (Part 2)
Aug 9, 2010
30 min
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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33
Our New Selection
Aug 16, 2010
30 min
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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34
Labor Of Love
Aug 23, 2010
30 min
From homeless teenager to the youngest ever leader of Australia's oldest union, Paul Howes is living a life accelerated.
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35
Hit the Road Jack
Aug 30, 2010
30 min
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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36
Into the Forest
Sep 6, 2010
30 min
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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Prisoner of War (Part 1)
Sep 13, 2010
30 min
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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Prisoner of War (Part 2)
Sep 20, 2010
30 min
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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39
The Wronged Man (Part 1)
Sep 27, 2010
30 min
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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The Wronged Man (Part 2)
Oct 4, 2010
30 min
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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41
Animal Farm
Oct 11, 2010
30 min
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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42
Woman On A Mission
Oct 18, 2010
30 min
Fresh off the plane from the Delhi, Meagen Nay updates our original program to explain how success has changed her...
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43
You're The Voice
Oct 25, 2010
30 min
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
Nov 1, 2010
30 min
4.5/5
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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45
The Graduate
Nov 8, 2010
30 min
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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