About this season
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.
Episodes (42)
1. Life In A Northern Town
Aired 2 February 2015 • 30 min
From her high-end advertising agency in Sydney, Dof Dickinson committed her resources to make a film about an animal she'd never met and in the process, met a community she'd never forget - the people of Port Hedland.
2. The Good Wife
Aired 9 February 2015 • 30 min
Looks back at the life and loves of Lady Susan Renouf. For decades she was known as a famous wife and socialite but now faces the greatest challenge of her life as an independent woman.
3. Ask The Leyland Brother
Aired 16 February 2015 • 30 min
The inside story of iconic outback adventurers, the Leyland Brothers. Pioneering young stars, to bankruptcy and illness, Mal Leyland reveals all, and reflects on a career full of highs and lows.
4. The Meaning Of Life
Aired 23 February 2015 • 30 min
Looks at how the feature film Paper Planes unfolded and updates the stories of the two young men who first featured on the program back in 2009.
5. How I Met My Daughter
Aired 2 March 2015 • 30 min
A mind bending tale from the frontline of the reproduction revolution. "The family court has not even envisaged the scenario they've created".
6. Just Call Jamal
Aired 9 March 2015 • 30 min
How a popular Sydney GP, Dr Jamal Rifi, became the 'go to' man in a time of crisis.
7. The Seeds Of Wrath (Part 1)
Aired 16 March 2015 • 30 min
The first in a two-part special. What happens when a neighbours' dispute in a rural community suddenly goes global?
8. The Seeds Of Wrath (Part 2)
Aired 23 March 2015 • 30 min
Final in a two-part special. What happens when a neighbours' dispute in a rural community suddenly goes global?
9. Educating Miss Siobhan
Aired 30 March 2015 • 30 min
The inspiring story of a young family and the death of a beloved sporting legend.
10. Into The Lion's Den
Aired 6 April 2015 • 30 min
An audacious WWII attack behind enemy lines achieved by 14 men and a fishing boat: will the efforts of one Z Special veteran be enough to raise the humble MV Krait to its rightful glory?
11. The Fault In Our Stars
Aired 13 April 2015 • 30 min
When lightning strikes twice...one family's inspiring survival story.
12. The Fresh Start
Aired 20 April 2015 • 30 min
Reinventing Sergeant Simon Illingworth - a corruption busting cop finds a new life and love on the land.
13. Mrs Gimblett's Silver Linings
Aired 27 April 2015 • 30 min
Saving Yaraka. What happens when a former head teacher buys an outback pub.
14. The Battle For Tarwyn Park (Part 1)
Aired 4 May 2015 • 30 min
This episode revisits one of Australian Story's most popular programs ever. The iconic rural property at the centre of that program, Tarwyn Park, has been sold to make way for an open cut coal mine.
15. The Battle For Tarwyn Park (Part 2)
Aired 11 May 2015 • 30 min
In 2005 Peter Andrews, a racehorse breeder and farmer had succeeded in converting degraded land into fertile pasture. The farm has now been sold to a Korean power company, and has exposed deep divisions in the Andrews family.
16. The Irwin Encounters
Aired 18 May 2015 • 30 min
Breaking the silence: the untold story of Steve Irwin's original Croc Hunter Team.
17. Boots And All
Aired 25 May 2015 • 30 min
The untold inside story of how David Morrison became a crusader for cultural change in the Army and of the women who galvanised him.
18. Battling The Blues
Aired 1 June 2015 • 30 min
In a candid interview, Darius Boyd speaks about his mother's battle with mental illness, his own battle with depression and how football first became his saviour and then his worst enemy.
19. Suddenly One Summer
Aired 8 June 2015 • 30 min
After being convicted of sexual abuse Josephine Greensill might well have languished in prison for the full five year sentence had it not been for the determination of her sisters, Annette and Mary Toohey.
20. Weekend At Weetalaba
Aired 15 June 2015 • 30 min
We revisit Australian Story's most popular couple, Mac and Gayle Shann. Back in 2003 cameras followed Gayle's recovery from an horrific farming accident which caused the loss of one arm and the use of her other.
21. In Your Face
Aired 22 June 2015 • 30 min
In a world obsessed with physical beauty, Robert Hoge is a man embracing 'ugly'. He's on a mission to confront us all with some difficult questions and start a new debate about concepts of beauty.
22. Driven
Aired 29 June 2015 • 30 min
How a boy from an ordinary Queanbeyan family made it to the top of Formula One; How he succeeded when thousands of others saw their dreams crash and burn. This is the story of Mark Webber's success.
23. Iron, Iron, Iron - The Hancock Dynasty (Part 1)
Aired 6 July 2015 • 30 min
In an exclusive interview, the media-shy Gina Rinehart talks about her pioneering ancestors, her father's triumphs and struggles, her pride in the Roy Hill mine, and the business and family troubles encountered along the way.
24. Iron, Iron, Iron - The Hancock Dynasty (Part 2)
Aired 13 July 2015 • 30 min
In Part 2, Gina Rinehart reflects on the pioneering exploits of her early ancestors, her pride in the imminent completion of the Roy Hill mine, and the business and family troubles she has encountered along the way.
25. The Man Behind The Morcombes
Aired 20 July 2015 • 30 min
Solicitor Peter Boyce acted for the Morcombe family during the inquest into the disappearance of their son Daniel. Together with Bruce Morcombe, his research helped highlight the man who was later convicted for murder.
26. Being Bradman (Part 1)
Aired 27 July 2015 • 30 min
As Don Bradman's cherished granddaughter Greta prepares to shine on the world stage as an operatic soprano, the family of the cricketing legend tell their inside story for the first time.
27. Being Bradman (Part 2)
Aired 3 August 2015 • 30 min
In part two of Being Bradman, as granddaughter Greta takes to the international stage as an opera singer, Sir Donald Bradman's very private family opens up about how his fame cast a large shadow and has affected their lives.
28. From Daddy's Tummy
Aired 10 August 2015 • 30 min
'From Daddy's Tummy' tells the story of AJ, partner Zu and their two children and reveals a stunning photographic record of AJ's transition from female to male.
29. Big Mum
Aired 17 August 2015 • 30 min
Life at a crossroads: At 70, Australian Geraldine Cox weighs up the future of the 400 children under her care in Cambodia.
30. Seriously Funny
Aired 24 August 2015 • 30 min
An up and coming comedian transforms a harrowing family back story into unforgettable comedy.
31. Grand Designs
Aired 31 August 2015 • 30 min
Inside fashion designer Collette Dinnigan's private world and her decision to pull back from her global fashion empire and spend more time with friends and family.
32. Wendy's Way
Aired 7 September 2015 • 30 min
From rubbish dump to a garden masterpiece. The quest to preserve Wendy Whiteley's magnificent Secret Garden.
33. The Making Of Malcolm
Aired 21 September 2015 • 30 min
An intimate portrait of Malcolm Turnbull and his family, told by those closest to him.
34. Lexie's Village
Aired 28 September 2015 • 30 min
Sydney woman Natalie Lovett tells the story of her daughter's conception using a donor egg & sperm. She's left with an unexpected dilemma: what to do with the remaining embryos? Her solution is both surprising & shocking.
35. All In The Mind
Aired 5 October 2015 • 30 min
Unmasking the comic genius of actor, Garry McDonald. Airing as part of Mental As... ABC's week long initiative in support of Mental Health Week.
36. Raise Your Voice
Aired 12 October 2015 • 30 min
Singer Jenny Morris makes a dramatic personal revelation. The ARIA-award winning performer has been diagnosed with a life-changing medical condition that has forced her to cut her career short.
37. Doing It For Dan
Aired 19 October 2015 • 30 min
Lucy Haslam is a woman in a hurry. Since losing her son Daniel to cancer, the Tamworth resident has stepped up her campaign to legalise medicinal cannabis.
38. Going With The Flow
Aired 26 October 2015 • 30 min
Cedar and Stuart Anderson have revolutionised the humble beehive. From living off the smell of an oily rag they've now become millionaires. How will they cope moving from a simple life to running an international company?
39. Stayin' Alive
Aired 2 November 2015 • 30 min
A young Kimberley tour guide beats the odds, to follow in the footsteps of a distinguished ancestor.
40. Out Of The Water
Aired 9 November 2015 • 30 min
What one mother uncovered on her rural property after her family was dealt the most terrible blow.
41. The Age Of Ange
Aired 16 November 2015 • 30 min
The man who's taken football from the forgotten game to unforgettable glory - Ange Postecoglou.
42. A Force Of Nature
Aired 23 November 2015 • 30 min
Margot Spalding: The colourful Bendigo business woman who's campaigning against intolerance and hate.