Australian Story Season 19

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19x01 The Other Side aired Feb 03, 2014

In 1996 Matthew Reilly, aged 22, self-published his first book. Now he has a list of international best sellers. In his books heroes prevail against impos... read more

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19x02 The Back of His Mind aired Feb 10, 2014

Three years ago, 35 year old fashion photographer David Murrell was told he had just months to live. A tumour the size of an orange was removed from his b... read more

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19x03 No Half Measures aired Feb 17, 2014

This week's Australian Story charts Torah Bright's remarkable comeback from a year of setbacks and struggles, culminating in an euphoric medal win at the Soc... read more

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19x04 Call Me Cate aired Feb 24, 2014

Lt.Col. Cate McGregor AM has been a participant in some of the most significant chapters in recent Australian history. She has been a political strategist... read more

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19x05 His Driving Force aired Mar 03, 2014

Monday night's program centres on a remarkable friendship between a top scientist and a coach driver and a crazy brave dream to do something about childhood ... read more

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19x06 An Unnatural History aired Mar 10, 2014

David Rennie fell in love with photography seven years ago when he was lured from his car by the sight of a passing bird overhead. The encounter led to a ... read more

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19x07 The House of Tara aired Mar 17, 2014

Tara Winkler was just 19 when she set off on the trip to Cambodia that would change her life. After coming across an orphanage where funds were embezzled ... read more

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19x08 Out of the Box aired Mar 24, 2014

Adam Boland was just 26 years old when he was handed the reins of the ailing Sunrise program on Channel 7. It was the start of something very new and a ga... read more

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19x09 Set in Stone aired Mar 31, 2014

Introduced by Australian of the Year, Adam Goodes. Explorer and airline pilot Percy Trezise was captivated by Quinkan rock art fifty years ago when road w... read more

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19x10 A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer - Part 1 aired Apr 07, 2014

Getting on for a decade after his death, the legendary businessman Kerry Packer remains an intriguing and puzzling figure. Building on his father's succes... read more

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19x11 A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer - Part 2 aired Apr 14, 2014

This week, the conclusion of our story about the legendary businessman Kerry Packer... Beneath the famous bravado and bluster was he actually a deeply con... read more

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19x12 A Man Called Boy aired Apr 21, 2014

Introduced by Amanda Shalala from ABC Grandstand This week's program tells the story of an Olympic champion so seemingly without ego that even his son and... read more

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19x13 A Very Good Rascal aired Apr 28, 2014

Introduced by international music star Leo Sayer. This week's program tells the bitter sweet personal story behind the hard-living facade of iconic Austra... read more

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19x14 The Edge of the Mountain aired May 05, 2014

Introduced by Caroline Jones. It was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime but when Australian nurse Christy King led a group of experienced trekkers... read more

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19x15 In Tracy's Corner aired May 12, 2014

Introduced by actor and St Kilda resident, Rachel Griffiths. Monday night's program tells the story of the unsolved and savage murder of a woman called Tr... read more

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19x16 All the Right Moves - Part 1 aired May 19, 2014

Introduced by Grant Hackett Includes interviews with Grant Hackett, Jared Perkins (brother), Daniel Kowalski and Karen Davis (fiancé). Monday night's p... read more

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19x17 All the Right Moves - Part 2 aired May 26, 2014

Introduced by Grant Hackett Monday’s program concludes the epic tale of Kieren Perkins and the inside story of his battles to build a new life away from t... read more

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19x18 Out of the Kitchen aired Jun 02, 2014

This week's program provides an intriguing glimpse behind the scenes of the reality TV phenomenon that's captured the TV landscape in Australia. Jules All... read more

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19x19 The Last Commando - Part 1 aired Jun 09, 2014

This week's Australian Story provides a rare insight into the mysterious world of Australia's elite Commando regiments. Corporal Cameron Baird was killed ... read more

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19x20 The Last Commando - Part 2 aired Jun 16, 2014

This week's program goes to the 'tip of the spear' with elite commandos trapped in a lethal and protracted gun battle in Afghanistan. "It's not like TV, i... read more

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19x21 Driving Miss Davis aired Jun 23, 2014

This week the quirky, life affirming story of a young Australian from country Victoria, a car with a history, and a novel that's on its way to becoming a run... read more

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19x22 Forget Me Not aired Jun 30, 2014

How many people with a diagnosis of dementia join a dating agency? How many more find true love? This is just one of the many intriguing aspects of Christ... read more

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19x23 Talk of the Town aired Jul 07, 2014

Popular singer songwriter Megan Washington performs on stage for huge audiences. But as Australian Story reveals this week, she's been terrified of public... read more

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19x24 The Game Changer aired Jul 14, 2014

This week's program tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a former wildlife ranger and the renowned British conservationist Dame Jane Goodall. ... read more

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19x25 Leaps and Bounds aired Jul 21, 2014

This week Australian Story returns to the story of one the world's best known dancers, Li Cunxin, as we go behind the scenes in a risky new venture with the ... read more

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19x26 Divide and Conquer aired Jul 28, 2014

This week's Australian Story is proof that from little things big things can grow. Three years ago we told the story of emerging young comedians Nazeem Hu... read more

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19x27 Lock Me Away aired Aug 04, 2014

This week we meet an 'ageing' activist who admits he's spent close to fifty years tilting at windmills without a lot to show for it... until now. Drew Hut... read more

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19x28 Searching for C11 - Part 1 aired Aug 11, 2014

At the age of 21, aeronautical engineer Lauren Burns was told a family secret that turned her world upside down. Barbara Burns revealed that Lauren was co... read more

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19x29 Searching for C11 - Part 2 aired Aug 18, 2014

In this week's program, aeronautical engineer Dr Lauren Burns finally finds out the identity of her biological father. To the amazement of all, he turns o... read more

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19x30 Before the Storm aired Aug 25, 2014

This week’s program goes behind the scenes with a tenacious regional newspaper reporter who last year won Australia’s top journalism award. Joanne McCarth... read more

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19x31 Out of the Shoebox aired Sep 01, 2014

This week's program looks at the unlikely evolution of an unexpected global comedy hit. Christiaan Van Vuuren was devastated when he was diagnosed with dr... read more

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19x32 Getting the Hang of It aired Sep 08, 2014

What happens when a former soldier from Tasmania arrives in Canberra with a potentially vital role to play in governing the nation? Jacqui Lambie is the m... read more

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19x33 The Past Is a Foreign Country - Part 1 aired Sep 15, 2014

This week’s program looks at the untold stranger than fiction life of a woman well recognised in the entertainment industry for her role in helping to launch... read more

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19x34 The Past Is a Foreign Country - Part 2 aired Sep 22, 2014

This week’s program concludes the family saga of the woman credited as the ‘silent operator’ of the Australian entertainment industry. Jan Russ helped lau... read more

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19x35 The Pursuit of Happiness aired Sep 29, 2014

Fiona O'Loughlin emerged out of Alice Springs some thirteen years ago as a 'fully formed' 36 year old stand up comedy sensation. She wowed local and inter... read more

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19x36 I Am Jack aired Oct 06, 2014

This Monday, we find out what's been happening in the lives of a family who featured in one of our most popular programs. It's the story of radio and TV p... read more

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19x37 Vanishing Act aired Oct 13, 2014

More than three-million viewers watched Karise Eden named as 'The Voice Australia' in 2012. One week later, she had four songs in the top five ARIA single... read more

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19x38 The Innocent - Part 1 aired Oct 20, 2014

On a summer's day in 1992 a thirteen year old schoolgirl called Prue Bird vanished without a trace. Her mother Jenny returned from the local swimming pool... read more

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19x39 The Innocent - Part 2 aired Oct 27, 2014

This week's program concludes the astonishing family crime saga behind the disappearance of Melbourne teenager Prue Bird. Her mother Jenny had long suspe... read more

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19x40 How I Met Your Father aired Nov 03, 2014

This week's program reveals the improbable saga of the making of a very modern family. It's a narrative that 'starts at the end - and ends at the beginnin... read more

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19x41 Just Call Me Bob - Part 1 aired Nov 10, 2014

It's been a while since the words popular and politician appeared credibly in the same sentence. But a generation ago one Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, baske... read more

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19x42 Just Call Me Bob - Part 2 aired Nov 17, 2014

This week's program concludes the story of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. A generation ago he basked in the kind of sustained acclaim that's become rare... read more

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19x43 Letter from Wooleen aired Nov 24, 2014

In this final program for 2014, Australian Story visits a remote West Australian cattle station. The story of historic 'Wooleen' and the young couple who ... read more

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