Overview of 'Australian Story' Season 29

Australian Story (1996)

Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words.

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Release Date: 1996-05-29
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

4.8/10

Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 29 Episode List

Episode 1 - The Making of Mini - Katrina Gorry
Release Date: 2024-02-19
After the Matildas' World Cup glory, star midfielder Katrina Gorry introduces us to the tiny secret weapon who rekindled her love for the game.
Episode 2 - Mama's on a Mission - Mechelle Turvey
Release Date: 2024-02-26
When the senseless death of teenager Cassius Turvey ignited fury across the nation, his mother Mechelle responded with a call for peace and unity.
Episode 3 - Driven - Minjee and Min Woo Lee
Release Date: 2024-03-04
Sibling golf superstars Minjee and Min Woo Lee are like chalk and cheese, but they share the same goal - to be World No 1.
Episode 4 - Call of Duty - Anjali Sharma
Release Date: 2024-03-11
School striker Anjali Sharma sued the government at 16. Now she's taking her fight for an end to fossil fuels to federal parliament, and the powerbrokers are listening.
Episode 5 - Peter Garrett
Release Date: 2024-03-18
In an Australian Story special, former politician and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett opens up to Leigh Sales about love, loss and living large.
Episode 6 - On the Brink - Bon Scott
Release Date: 2024-03-25
Australian Story revisits the remarkable life of the late Bon Scott to celebrate the 50th anniversary of him joining AC/DC.
Episode 7 - Patient Zero - Richard Scolyer
Release Date: 2024-04-01
Australian Story checks in on 2024 Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer as he reaches a remarkable milestone in his revolutionary cancer treatment.
Episode 8 - Out of the Wild - Gina Chick
Release Date: 2024-04-08
How life has changed for inaugural Alone Australia winner Gina Chick. In conversation with Leigh Sales.
Episode 9 - Man Underground - Arnold Dix
Release Date: 2024-04-15
Locals know him as a flower farmer but Arnold Dix shot to global fame when he helped rescue 41 Indian workers from a tunnel collapse. It turns out Arnold is also a barrister, scientist, engineer and a very unlikely hero.
Episode 10 - Out of the Chaos - Anna Coutts-Trotter
Release Date: 2024-04-22
When Federal Labor Minister Tanya Plibersek learned her daughter Anna had been abused during a high school relationship, it was the beginning of the family's brutal fight for justice. Now Anna Coutts-Trotter is on a mission to support other survivors grappling with the aftermath of abuse.
Episode 11 - One in Seven Trillion - Leila McDougall
Release Date: 2024-04-29
Leila McDougall has been defying the odds since childhood. She's overcome dyslexia, beaten cancer, and after sneaking into acting school, has written, produced and starred in a feature film to help her farming community.
Episode 12 - Face to Fake - Chelsea Bonner
Release Date: 2024-05-06
Modelling agent Chelsea Bonner has spent her career fighting to change perceptions of beauty but now she has an even bigger battle on her hands - artificial intelligence.
Episode 13 - Off Menu - Josh Niland
Release Date: 2024-05-13
Josh Niland's arguably Australia's hottest chef right now with his revolutionary approach to fish. The genesis of his wild experimentation: a life and death battle in childhood and the fear of failure as a young restaurateur.
Episode 14 - Off Menu - Shaun Christie-David
Release Date: 2024-05-20
He can't cook, he's not after money but Shaun Christie-David is building a restaurant empire that's changing lives one dish at a time.
Episode 15 - Off Menu - Kylie Kwong
Release Date: 2024-05-27
Kylie Kwong has been at the top of the Australian food scene for three decades. Now she reveals her surprising next chapter, as she continues to channel unimaginable grief into a force for good.
Episode 16 - On The Outside Looking In - Cold Chisel
Release Date: 2024-06-03
As rock band Cold Chisel marks its 50th anniversary, we explore why the iconic group has made such a lasting impact on Australian culture.
Episode 17 - The War Pup - Quaden Bayles
Release Date: 2024-06-10
When Quaden Bayles was nine, he was bullied and trolled for having dwarfism. But he also caught the eye of Mad Max director George Miller, and now at 13, has emerged triumphant.
Episode 18 - Nick Cave with Leigh Sales
Release Date: 2024-08-12
Rock legend Nick Cave sits down with Leigh Sales for a wide-ranging and deeply personal conversation.
Episode 19 - Flashpoint - Senator Fatima Payman
Release Date: 2024-08-19
A matter of conscience or act of betrayal? Former Labor Senator Fatima Payman reveals the inner torment behind breaking ranks to vote against her party and the fallout that followed, at home and in the capital.
Episode 20 - Dead Funny - Michelle Brasier
Release Date: 2024-08-26
Comedian Michelle Brasier was told she had a 97 per cent chance of getting cancer. She chose to laugh about it.
Episode 21 - This is How It Goes - Missy Higgins
Release Date: 2024-09-02
Singer-songwriter Missy Higgins says she's never felt more vulnerable in her life. One of our most accomplished female artists, Missy retraces her rise to the top and reveals the emotional turmoil of the past couple of years.
Episode 22 - Making Lachlan Murdoch - Part 1: Blood
Release Date: 2024-09-09
The first of three episodes examines the forces that shaped the media heir and the roots of the Murdoch sibling rivalry.
Episode 23 - Making Lachlan Murdoch - Part 2: Money
Release Date: 2024-09-16
In Part 2, Lachlan Murdoch feels the push and pull of the family business as he proves himself to his father.
Episode 24 - Making Lachlan Murdoch - Part 3: Power
Release Date: 2024-09-23
In the final chapter, Lachlan Murdoch finally wins the long struggle to take over the family empire. But at what cost?
Episode 25 - Leading Man - Michael Theo
Release Date: 2024-09-30
How Love on the Spectrum and Austin's Michael Theo found his voice and became a global star.
Episode 26 - Holding On - Gus Taylor
Release Date: 2024-10-07
Two rock climbing accidents dealt Gus Taylor devastating blows. But now he realises climbing is the best teacher he's ever had.
Episode 27 - Betrayal - Hannah Grundy
Release Date: 2024-10-14
A mysterious email. Shocking revelations. And the ultimate betrayal. How teacher Hannah Grundy was forced to become her own detective to unmask a sick cyber criminal whose identity she couldn't believe.
Episode 28 - The Two of Us - Yael Stone and Jack Manning Bancroft
Release Date: 2024-10-21
When Orange Is the New Black star Yael Stone turned her back on Hollywood, everyone thought she was crazy - except the man who loved her. Social entrepreneur Jack Manning Bancroft knows what it takes to put skin in the game.
Episode 29 - The Big Lap - Remembering Fiona MacDonald
Release Date: 2024-10-28
In memory of TV host Fiona MacDonald, who died this month from MND, we revisit her story, filmed as she drove around Australia with her sister to raise awareness of the disease.
Episode 30 - Holding Ground - Chris Henggeler
Release Date: 2024-11-04
In one of the toughest parts of Australia, renegade pastoralist Chris Henggeler is trialling a bold idea to regenerate his land using feral pests. Now, he's found himself on the wrong side of the law.
Episode 31 - Comeback - Shayna Jack
Release Date: 2024-11-11
From vilified 'drug cheat' to Olympic gold, Shayna Jack's extraordinary return to the pool.