Episode list

Australian Story

Road to Kerobokan
Australian Story reveals the ordeal that has tested an ordinary Australian family beyond their worst imaginings.
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One Perfect Day
Australian Institute of Sport women's cycling coach Warren McDonald talks for the first time about the crash which killed one of his team members and injured five others.
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The Gift Horse

Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Lizzie Spender was 'given' a horse - a wild brumby running free in an area of the Kimberley the size of Tasmania - and resolved to capture and bring it back to Sydney.
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It Was at Gallipoli
Six years on, Australian Story catches up with the students and their teacher who embarked on an epic mission to the battlefields of Gallipoli and northern Europe.
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Since Adam Was a Boy
Adam Sutton built a reputation as a skilled and respected rodeo rider, horse breaker, riding instructor and trick rider - which culminated with a stint as a wrangler for the movie 'Ned Kelly'.
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The Polariser

Sun, Apr 30, 2006
Maverick National Party Senator Barnaby Joyce sailed to Antarctica and kept a video diary for Australian Story, filming himself and his impressions of life on Casey Station and Macquarie Island.
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The Mourning After
When Brisbane mother Dianne Brimble died on board the P and O cruise liner 'Pacific Sky' in September 2002, tragic loss of life was accompanied by devastating loss of reputation.
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Room at the Top
Heath Ducker is a remarkable young man who threw off the shackles of an almost Dickensian childhood and is now on his way to professional and personal success.
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See How She Runs
When severe mental illness cut short Anne Garton's police career she set herself the challenge of competing in a triathlon, with surprising results.
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Father's Day

Sun, May 28, 2006
Paul Van Reyk has six children with five different mothers - all part of one big extended family with Van Reyk at the centre.
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A Man Called Boy
Andrew 'Boy' Charlton was only 16 when he sliced two minutes off the world record for the 1500m freestyle, and won Australia's first gold medal in that event at the Paris Olympics in 1924.
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Dzung's Anatomy
Dr Dzung Vu's epic journey began in the jungles of Vietnam and he's now become a legend in the medical community.
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10th Anniversary Special
Celebrating 10 years on air, ABC's award-winning Australian Story pays tribute to the hundreds of remarkable people who have told their poignant, funny and inspiring stories on the program over that time.
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Rock and a Hard Place
With triumphs, tragedies and a family saga stretching over decades and across the continent, Shane Howard's life sounds like something from a Tim Winton novel.
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A Wealth of Friends
The friendship between Australian tennis great Ken Fletcher and multi-billionaire Irish-American philanthropist Chuck Feeney.
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Takes Your Breath Away
Mary Rezo and Shani Eldridge, battle to come to terms with a rare and debilitating lung disease that strikes down women of child-bearing age.
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Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Part 1
The investigation begins with Mirella Scaramella, the girlfriend of one of those teenagers caught up in the events of that night in 1998 in which a young man died.
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A Glorious Girl
Amy Banson witnessed Clea Rose being hit by a car and comforted her until an ambulance arrived. Three weeks later Clea Rose died from a brain injury and Amy approached the family with the idea of a charity walk in their daughter's name.
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Making a Mark

Sun, Aug 13, 2006
Mark Bouris is widely recognised as the public face of Wizard Home Loans, but behind that image has always been a very private man.
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Lovers Leap

Sun, Aug 20, 2006
Dr Glenn Singleman and his wife set a new world BASE jumping record when they jumped off a 6600 metre cliff on Mount Meru in India.
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Man of Steel

Sun, Aug 27, 2006
Greg Combet has come from a long line of champagne makers to a working life on the picket line.
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Truth Be Told

Sun, Sep 03, 2006
Sixteen years after the death of three children a small New South Wales community continues to search for justice.
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All in the Family
The Latto family has had to dig deep for the courage to withstand the challenges a shared defective gene has brought them in the past year.
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The Ride of His Life
In the 1980s and 90s jockey Shane Dye and his then wife Karla were the 'golden couple' of racing, always in the limelight.
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The Wild Thing
When WBC featherweight champion Sharon Anyos stepped into the ring recently, she was fighting for much more than a win against her Dutch opponent.
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What Lies Beyond
Australian Story explores the Steve Irwin legacy - and the moves that are already being made to ensure his work is continued.
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Twin Peaks

Sun, Oct 22, 2006
A climb up Mt Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the cancer charity CanTeen.
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This Is the Moment
After becoming paralysed from the chest down from an accident in the surf, Tim McCallum overcomes the odds and fulfills his dream of performing on stage.
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George's Best

Sun, Nov 05, 2006
Coach George Halkias leads the Australian Street Socceroos to the Homeless World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Let There Be Light
Three years after moving to Gympie, Toni Powell galvanised the community to host the Heart of Gold International Film Festival.
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