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Australian Story

Season 10 2005

  • 2005-02-07T09:00:00Z on ABC
  • 30m
  • 20h (40 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary, News
Australian Story is a weekly biography program, produced and broadcast on ABC Television. Australian Story has covered many people from diverse backgrounds and reputations. The stories are 'narrated' by the profile subjects and those who know them best. The program aims to present a varied and contrasting picture of contemporary Australia and Australians, both known and unknown.

40 episodes

Season Premiere

2005-02-07T09:00:00Z

10x01 Operation Wendy

Season Premiere

10x01 Operation Wendy

  • 2005-02-07T09:00:00Z30m

Despite being born with a hare lip and double cleft palate, Wendy Harmer has become one of Australia's best known performers.

2005-02-14T09:00:00Z

10x02 Meeting Miss Menzies

10x02 Meeting Miss Menzies

  • 2005-02-14T09:00:00Z30m

When Ian Thorpe won his two gold medals at the Athens Olympics, it was a personal triumph for him - and a vindication for a former art teacher called Tracey Menzies.

2005-02-21T09:00:00Z

10x03 My Brother John

10x03 My Brother John

  • 2005-02-21T09:00:00Z30m

Debbie Singh was running a Perth boutique and juggling marriage and three children when in 1998 she discovered that her brother had been locked up in Thailand's notorious hell hole, the Klong Prem prison, or the "Bangkok Hilton''.

10x04 The Gathering Storm - Part 1

  • 2005-02-28T09:00:00Z30m

Beth Heinrich, the woman whose case was central to the controversy that led to the resignation of Governor-General Peter Hollingworth, speaks out publicly for the first time about her 40-year relationship with clergyman Donald Shearman.

10x05 The Gathering Storm - Part 2

  • 2005-03-07T09:00:00Z30m

Beth Heinrich and her involvement from her school days, with a married priest. She tells of the promises that led her to believe she had a future with him and the betrayal she felt from the Anglican Church hierarchy.

2005-03-14T09:00:00Z

10x06 The Born Identity

10x06 The Born Identity

  • 2005-03-14T09:00:00Z30m

Millions of fans know him as Harold Bishop, the slightly daggy star of the television soapie Neighbours. But until now, none knew Ian Smith's real life story encompasses a drama more remarkable than any script he has ever performed.

2005-03-21T09:00:00Z

10x07 A Beautiful Mind

10x07 A Beautiful Mind

  • 2005-03-21T09:00:00Z30m

Melissa Holland thought she was "lucky" when a last-minute seat became available for a getaway break on King Island with five nursing colleagues. It turned out to be the start of a tragic turn of events that changed her life forever.

2005-03-28T09:30:00Z

10x08 The Flying Doctor

10x08 The Flying Doctor

  • 2005-03-28T09:30:00Z30m

Dr Glenn Singleman is the world record holder for high altitude BASE jumping, but he is unable to practise his sport in his own country.

2005-04-04T09:30:00Z

10x09 Romancing the Stone

10x09 Romancing the Stone

  • 2005-04-04T09:30:00Z30m

Fourth-generation grazier Bruce Tully stepped away from his heritage and sold his family farm to follow his seemingly impossible dream of designing and selling Australian opal jewellery to the world.

2005-04-11T09:30:00Z

10x10 Rock of Ages

10x10 Rock of Ages

  • 2005-04-11T09:30:00Z30m

Dick Smith and his friends regroup and visit Ball's Pyramid, the formidable dagger-like rock that spears straight up from the Pacific Ocean, south of Lord Howe Island which they climbed forty years ago.

2005-04-18T09:30:00Z

10x11 Thirteen

10x11 Thirteen

  • 2005-04-18T09:30:00Z30m

The dramatic story of a Sydney family forced to flee the city because of fears for the safety of their youngest daughter.

2005-04-25T09:30:00Z

10x12 From My Father's Fridge

10x12 From My Father's Fridge

  • 2005-04-25T09:30:00Z30m

Professor Robert Tindle made a discovery that led to the use of stem cells for saving thousands of lives around the world. His discovery was crucial 20 years later in saving the life of his own critically ill daughter.

2005-05-02T09:30:00Z

10x13 Colours of Caroline

10x13 Colours of Caroline

  • 2005-05-02T09:30:00Z30m

Every year, on 5th May the family of Caroline Anderson gather to remember her sudden, unnecessary death.

2005-05-09T09:30:00Z

10x14 In the Midnight Hour

10x14 In the Midnight Hour

  • 2005-05-09T09:30:00Z30m

After the sudden death of cricket legend David Hookes in January last year, some of those closest to David Hookes felt shut out.

2005-05-16T09:30:00Z

10x15 To Boldly Go

10x15 To Boldly Go

  • 2005-05-16T09:30:00Z30m

Early in 2005 Australian diver Dave Shaw made headlines around the world when he lost his life in a remote cave in South Africa.

2005-05-23T09:30:00Z

10x16 The Comeback Kid

10x16 The Comeback Kid

  • 2005-05-23T09:30:00Z30m

Scott Draper has achieved the near impossible in the competitive world of modern sport.

2005-05-30T09:30:00Z

10x17 Back Into the Forest

10x17 Back Into the Forest

  • 2005-05-30T09:30:00Z30m

Australian Story revisits the program about serial killer Ivan Milat, who was jailed for life eight years ago for the murder of seven young backpackers.

Peter Andrews is a racehorse breeder and farmer credited with remarkable success in converting degraded, salt-ravaged properties into fertile, drought-resistant pastures.

In this concluding episode, eminent national and international scientists agree that Peter Andrews potentially has the solution to alleviating the affects of drought on many parts of the Australian landscape.

2005-06-20T09:30:00Z

10x20 The Real McInnes

10x20 The Real McInnes

  • 2005-06-20T09:30:00Z30m

William McInnes is an actor best known for his high profile TV roles in 'Blue Heelers' and 'SeaChange'.

2005-06-27T09:30:00Z

10x21 At Death's Door

10x21 At Death's Door

  • 2005-06-27T09:30:00Z30m

Toni Hoffman is the nurse who lifted the lid on a medical scandal making front page news, not just in Australia, but around the world.

2005-07-04T09:30:00Z

10x22 In Harm's Way

10x22 In Harm's Way

  • 2005-07-04T09:30:00Z30m

Donna Mulhearn, a 30-something successful journalist and state government public relations officer dropped everything to risk her life as a 'human shield' against the American bombs dropping on Baghdad.

2005-07-11T09:30:00Z

10x23 Saving Trooper Gebhardt

10x23 Saving Trooper Gebhardt

  • 2005-07-11T09:30:00Z30m

Australian Story follows the extraordinary lives of a Centurion tank crew who last saw each other on a battlefield in Vietnam.

2005-07-18T09:30:00Z

10x24 The Sherman Fortune

10x24 The Sherman Fortune

  • 2005-07-18T09:30:00Z30m

Brian Sherman, co-founder of Equitilink, has founded a new organisation with his daughter called 'Voiceless' which advocates for animal rights.

2005-07-25T09:30:00Z

10x25 Burnt by the Sun

10x25 Burnt by the Sun

  • 2005-07-25T09:30:00Z30m

Last year Lt Col. Lance Collins emerged as the central figure in a major unfolding controversy about the quality of Australia's overseas intelligence.

2005-08-01T09:30:00Z

10x26 The Life of Brian

10x26 The Life of Brian

  • 2005-08-01T09:30:00Z30m

When Brian and Bobbie Houston established their own tiny house of worship 20 years ago, they didn't dream they would end up at the helm of the biggest independent church in Australia.

2005-08-08T09:30:00Z

10x27 Girl in the Mirror

10x27 Girl in the Mirror

  • 2005-08-08T09:30:00Z30m

Emmah Money is a beautiful and vital young woman with the world at her feet, on a mission to shape her future despite suffering from the life threatening disease cystic fibrosis.

2005-08-15T09:30:00Z

10x28 The School of St Jude

10x28 The School of St Jude

  • 2005-08-15T09:30:00Z30m

Gemma Sisia established The School of St Jude for poor African children in Tanzania, East Africa which was built by Australian volunteers and sponsors and now boasts more than 500 students.

10x29 The Garden of Good and Evil

  • 2005-08-22T09:30:00Z30m

Dr Lynne Milne has brought forensic palynology to the forefront of Australian crime fighting after helping to solve the murder of Samantha Bodsworth.

2005-08-29T09:30:00Z

10x30 Ten Thousand Acres

10x30 Ten Thousand Acres

  • 2005-08-29T09:30:00Z30m

When a light plane crash in 1987 took away Maree Stockman's husband, her son and her father-in-law, she was left with a choice: to take her three young daughters and leave the family farm or stay and plough on.

2005-09-05T09:30:00Z

10x31 Out of the Dust

10x31 Out of the Dust

  • 2005-09-05T09:30:00Z30m

Twenty-five years after a road accident took the life of her younger brother Ben along with seven other young people, Dani Haski reunited the families of those affected and made the trip back to Bourke for a poignant memorial.

NSW Police involved in the siege at Jim Hallinan's property near Tumut four and a half years ago speak out for the first time.

The conclusion to the story of the siege at Jim Hallinan's property at Adjungbilly near Tumut in NSW.

2005-09-26T09:30:00Z

10x34 The Lost Boy

10x34 The Lost Boy

  • 2005-09-26T09:30:00Z30m

Ian Roberts is best known for being the first footballer in Australia to 'come out' as a gay man.

2005-10-03T09:30:00Z

10x35 A Night Like This

10x35 A Night Like This

  • 2005-10-03T09:30:00Z30m

Four popular and talented veterans of Australian Story get together to stage a once in a lifetime concert.

2005-10-10T09:30:00Z

10x36 Dead Man Talking

10x36 Dead Man Talking

  • 2005-10-10T09:30:00Z30m

When a crooked detective rolled over at a major royal commission into police corruption a decade ago, it sent shockwaves through every police force in the country.

2005-10-17T09:30:00Z

10x37 Leaving Lucy

10x37 Leaving Lucy

  • 2005-10-17T09:30:00Z30m

Much to the horror of her close-knit family, Kate Holden went from a comfortable middle-class home in Melbourne to the netherworld of drugs and commercial sex.

2005-10-24T09:30:00Z

10x38 Wolf at the Door

10x38 Wolf at the Door

  • 2005-10-24T09:30:00Z30m

John Jarratt, veteran of nearly 40 films and TV programs in Australia, is finally hitting the big time with his performance in a small budget horror movie wowing audiences around the world.

2005-10-31T09:00:00Z

10x39 Terms of Imprisonment

10x39 Terms of Imprisonment

  • 2005-10-31T09:00:00Z30m

In July 2005 convicted killer Heather Osland was released from Victoria's Tarrengower Prison. She had endured nearly 10 years of prison for the murder of her husband, Frank - a crime she and her many supporters claim she did not commit. Outrage over her incarceration has prompted dramatic changes to the Victorian domestic homicide laws. Even so, police still claim she's guilty as charged. In Australian Story, for the first time she describes in detail the violence and fear that she and her children suffered before her husband died, what happened the night of his death...

Season Finale

2005-11-07T09:00:00Z

10x40 Sons of Beaches

Season Finale

10x40 Sons of Beaches

  • 2005-11-07T09:00:00Z30m

Koby Abberton escapes a troubled childhood to become one of the world's most successful big wave surfers.

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