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Australian Story: Season 29 - 17 Episode s

29x1 - The Making of Mini - Katrina Gorry
February 19, 2024
After the Matildas' World Cup glory, star midfielder Katrina Gorry introduces us to the tiny secret weapon who rekindled her love for the game.
29x2 - Mama's on a Mission - Mechelle Turvey
February 26, 2024
When the senseless death of teenager Cassius Turvey ignited fury across the nation, his mother Mechelle responded with a call for peace and unity.
29x3 - Driven - Minjee and Min Woo Lee
March 4, 2024
Sibling golf superstars Minjee and Min Woo Lee are like chalk and cheese, but they share the same goal - to be World No 1.
29x4 - Call of Duty - Anjali Sharma
March 11, 2024
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.
29x5 - Peter Garrett
March 18, 2024
In an Australian Story special, former politician and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett opens up to Leigh Sales about love, loss and living large.
29x6 - On the Brink - Bon Scott
March 25, 2024
Australian Story revisits the remarkable life of the late Bon Scott to celebrate the 50th anniversary of him joining AC/DC.
29x7 - Patient Zero - Richard Scolyer
April 1, 2024
Australian Story checks in on 2024 Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer as he reaches a remarkable milestone in his revolutionary cancer treatment.
29x8 - Out of the Wild - Gina Chick
April 8, 2024
How life has changed for inaugural Alone Australia winner Gina Chick. In conversation with Leigh Sales.
29x9 - Man Underground - Arnold Dix
April 15, 2024
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.
29x10 - Out of the Chaos - Anna Coutts-Trotter
April 22, 2024
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.
29x11 - One in Seven Trillion - Leila McDougall
April 29, 2024
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.
29x12 - Face to Fake - Chelsea Bonner
May 6, 2024
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.
29x13 - Off Menu - Josh Niland
May 13, 2024
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.
29x14 - Off Menu - Shaun Christie-David
May 20, 2024
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.
29x15 - Off Menu - Kylie Kwong
May 27, 2024
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.
29x16 - On The Outside Looking In - Cold Chisel
June 3, 2024
As rock band Cold Chisel marks its 50th anniversary, we explore why the iconic group has made such a lasting impact on Australian culture.
29x17 - The War Pup - Quaden Bayles
June 10, 2024
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.

29x1 - The Making of Mini - Katrina Gorry

29x2 - Mama's on a Mission - Mechelle Turvey

29x3 - Driven - Minjee and Min Woo Lee

29x4 - Call of Duty - Anjali Sharma

29x5 - Peter Garrett

29x6 - On the Brink - Bon Scott

29x7 - Patient Zero - Richard Scolyer

29x8 - Out of the Wild - Gina Chick

29x9 - Man Underground - Arnold Dix

29x10 - Out of the Chaos - Anna Coutts-Trotter

29x11 - One in Seven Trillion - Leila McDougall

29x12 - Face to Fake - Chelsea Bonner

29x13 - Off Menu - Josh Niland

29x14 - Off Menu - Shaun Christie-David

29x15 - Off Menu - Kylie Kwong

29x16 - On The Outside Looking In - Cold Chisel

29x17 - The War Pup - Quaden Bayles

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