
Australian Story
Series 2021
202135 episodes
Episodes
E1Surviving Turbulence
2021-02-08 · 30m
16-year-old teen Bob Bramley takes to the skies to break a solo flying record and shine a light on youth mental health, galvanised by the desperate struggles of his two friends.
E2Sisters in Arms
2021-02-15 · 30m
There's a hidden danger lurking in every home and these are the two mothers who've achieved a world first to protect our children.
E3The Tipping Point
2021-02-22 · 30m
Scientist Veena Sahajwalla is a recycling revolutionary whose bold new ideas are helping reduce landfill. Now she's unveiling her latest brainchild, an invention which turns the discarded into the designer.
E4I Dream of Jeanne
2021-03-01 · 30m
Unique and outrageous, Jeanne Little was the comedy dah-ling of daytime television in the 70s and 80s. Four months after her death from Alzheimers, daughter Katie reveals some intimate family secrets.
E5Fish Out of Water
2021-03-08 · 30m
Promising young swimmer Shayna Jack was destined for the Olympics until she failed a routine drug test. But is the evidence against her justified or has she been caught up in an over-zealous anti-doping dragnet?
E6An Unlikely Match
2021-03-15 · 30m
Drawing on her own experience of trauma, comedian Magda Szubanski forms an unlikely alliance with teenager Will Connelly, aka Eggboy, to help combat mental health issues in bushfire-ravaged communities.
E7Raising the Bar
2021-03-22 · 30m
She's the glamorous lawyer representing high-profile clients like Julian Assange and Amber Heard. Jennifer Robinson charts her meteoric rise from small town public schoolgirl to the pinnacle of legal life in London.
E8Chamber of Silence
2021-03-29 · 30m
Sexual slurs, baseless rumours, harassment and abuse - former Federal Labor minister Kate Ellis looks into Canberra's toxic culture, speaking to female politicians from all parties to call out systemic misogyny in parliament.
E9Sophie's Choice
2021-04-12 · 30m
Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin and his wife and daughter's dramatic story of sacrifice, questioning and the painful journey towards reconciliation.
E10Birds of a Feather
2021-04-19 · 30m
Identical twins Brigette and Paula Powers are so close they live and work together and even speak in unison. After a chance meeting with Steve Irwin, they now use their unique connection to save injured seabirds.
E11Forever Young
2021-04-26 · 30m
A recent coronial inquest reveals the catastrophic errors made by NSW Police which left teenager Ursula Barwick's fate a mystery for almost 30 years.
E12Children of the Brush (Part 1)
2021-05-03 · 30m
He's one of Australia's most successful and famous painters. But what has been the cost of fame for the children of acclaimed artist John Olsen?
E13Children of the Brush (Part 2)
2021-05-10 · 30m
Part two of an inside look at one of Australia's greatest artistic dynasties. In this concluding episode, a court case threatens to derail the family of acclaimed painter John Olsen.
E14A World of their Own
2021-05-17 · 30m
The Seekers blazed a trail for Australian music in the 1960s with a number of chart topping international hits. But fame led to fallout and they split at the height of their success. They reunite to reminisce about the ride.
E15A Balancing Act
2021-05-24 · 30m
Dr Michelle Telfer is a world leader in providing treatment for children and teens with gender dysphoria, guiding them through their first steps towards transitioning. But her work isn't without its critics and controversies.
E16A Good Match
2021-05-31 · 30m
When women's soccer star Rhali Dobson received an on-field marriage proposal, the pictures went viral around the world. It was a story of love, sport and sacrifice – and a heart-wrenching plot.
E17Final Call
2021-06-07 · 30m
After his wife was murdered while working on call as a nurse in South Australia's remote APY Lands, Keith Woodford has campaigned for a coronial inquest which has delivered some breakthrough findings.
E18Bouncing Back
2021-06-14 · 30m
An unlikely friendship forged on the tennis court between a homeless man and famous tennis pro leads to lifechanging events and a new beginning.
E19Luc Longley: One Giant Leap (Part 1)
2021-08-02 · 30m
In the first of a two part special, we find out how a gentle kid from Fremantle ended up playing alongside Michael Jordan in the world's greatest team, the Chicago Bulls. Luc Longley's extraordinary story One Giant Leap.
E20Luc Longley: One Giant Leap (Part 2)
2021-08-09 · 30m
From running with the Chicago Bulls to his omission from The Last Dance documentary, Luc Longley sets the record straight.
E21The Road to Justice
2021-08-16 · 30m
A mother's battle to bring her daughter's killer to account pays off when a coroner's inquest leads to a breakthrough.
E22Saving MG99
2021-08-23 · 30m
A daring sea rescue led by the Australian Navy saved 99 people from certain death. Forty years later, the survivors meet their saviours in an emotional reunion.
E23Home Straight
2021-08-30 · 30m
In a case of life imitating art, iconic Aussie actor Michael Caton channels his beloved character from The Castle to fight for the underdog. Caton knows he's in the home straight of his life and wants to make the most of it.
E24Beyond the Grave
2021-09-06 · 30m
One of the nation's biggest cold case mysteries takes a new turn when 'Somerton Man' is unearthed from an Adelaide cemetery in the hope that his DNA might finally reveal the secrets he took to his grave.
E25The Good Doctor
2021-09-13 · 30m
Dr Jamal Rifi has given up his retirement dreams to fight COVID from his front yard in the middle of the nation's Delta outbreak.
E26No Place Like Home
2021-09-20 · 36m
The story behind the story of the family at the centre of a tug of war between a small country town and the big end of government.
E27The Accomplice
2021-09-27 · 32m
Behind the scenes of the AFP investigation into Australia's biggest insider trading case, where two young men united by deception are brought down by greed.
E28The Godfather of Coral
2021-10-04 · 32m
Charlie Veron has spent his career underwater charting the world's coral wonderlands. Now, as the Great Barrier Reef faces its biggest threat, he reveals an audacious rescue plan.
E29California Dreaming
2021-10-11 · 29m
Like the characters in his blockbuster novels, author Matthew Reilly is no stranger to persevering through loss and setback. Now he's realising the childhood dream that inspired his career - directing an action movie.
E30Unmasking Max
2021-10-18 · 32m
Funnyman Max Gillies has been making people laugh all his life. Now at almost 80, he reveals the hidden family grief he has carried with him, and how comic acting became a welcome escape from his troubles at home as a child.
E31Happy Days
2021-10-25 · 30m
The heartwarming next chapter of Australian Story's most popular program ever proves love really does conquer all. Checking in with Gayle and Mac Shann.
E32The Final Hurdle
2021-11-01 · 32m
Athlete, mother of four and reality TV star Jana Pittman talks about her new life as a doctor and her regrets about the period when she was labelled 'Drama Jana'.
E33Justice for Justine
2021-11-08 · 30m
A Sydney family takes on the Minneapolis police department in a long-running court battle to hold officer Mohamed Noor accountable for the death of Justine Ruszczyk.
E34In the Name of the Child
2021-11-15 · 30m
Lauren Burns fought to find her anonymous sperm donor father. As she becomes a parent, she's back campaigning to make it easier for donor-conceived children to find their biological family, and make donations more accessible.
E35Grace Under Fire
2021-11-22 · 34m
Outspoken Australian of the Year Grace Tame looks back over a tumultuous and life-changing 12 months.
