Australian Story

Season 13

Putting the 'real' back into reality TV, the award-winning series with no narrator and no agendas, just authentic stories told in people's own words. For 26 years we have been telling the stories of extraordinary Australians.

Where to Watch Season 13

38 Episodes

  • Hell or High Water
    E1
    Hell or High WaterBen Potts sailed into worldwide controversy when he boarded a Japanese harpoon boat in the Southern Ocean.
  • That's What Friends Are For
    E2
    That's What Friends Are ForFashion designers Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton (Sass and Bide) speak about the personal crisis that rocked their universe.
  • The Candidate
    E3
    The CandidateNicole Cornes reveals the harrowing saga which was playing out behind the scenes of her public humiliation as the Labor Party's candidate for the seat of Boothby in Adelaide.
  • Nothing But the Truth
    E4
    Nothing But the TruthCharles Waterstreet is one of Sydney’s best known and most colourful barristers.
  • Take It To The Limit
    E5
    Take It To The LimitSpeed skier and Paralympian gold medallist Michael Milton faces the supreme test of his life.
  • None Shall Sleep
    E6
    None Shall SleepA mysterious death, determined ex cop Peter Goonan and one of the nation's oldest cold cases.
  • Bomber And Roy
    E7
    Bomber And RoyLike many Vietnam veterans, Bomber and Roy were traumatised by their experiences. After a chance meeting in a psychiatric ward three years ago, they teamed up to help deactivate landmines in Cambodia.
  • Access All Areas
    E8
    Access All AreasLegendary rock music promoter Michael Chugg reveals the quiet man behind his loud shirts and even louder voice.
  • Father Of The Man
    E9
    Father Of The ManBob Irwin's been under intense pressure to respond to recent international and domestic media speculation about a family rift.
  • It's A Beautiful Day
    E10
    It's A Beautiful DayJessica Disteldorf documented her journey with cancer by video diary capturing the raw, powerful and sometimes amusing twists and turns of her life.
  • Woman Of Steel
    E11
    Woman Of SteelAnne Skinner helps disabled people by teaching them the joy and healing powers of horse riding. But when tragedy struck, Cossack, a horse with a parallel journey of its own, came to the rescue.
  • Friday's Child
    E12
    Friday's ChildCharmaine Dragun was a rising star who seemed to everything to live for - a brilliant career and secret plans to marry her boyfriend on her 30th birthday on Good Friday. But at 29, Charmaine Dragun drove to 'The Gap' in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and jumped to her death. She had been receiving treatment for depression and her family says she had recently changed her medication... The tragedy shocked all those who knew her. Her family, partner and close friends speak for the first time as part of the process of trying to make sense of what happened and in the hope that Charmaine’s story may help others.
  • Show Of Force - Part 1
    E13
    Show Of Force - Part 1
  • Show Of Force - Part 2
    E14
    Show Of Force - Part 2
  • The Sum Of Sam
    E15
    The Sum Of SamA few years ago, 'Secret Life of Us' actor Samuel Johnson was one of the rising stars of the Australian film and TV industry. He was dubbed 'Mr Everywhere Man'. Then, as suddenly as he had appeared, he disappeared. Johnson's career and personal life went into well publicised free fall in 2005 after the final series of 'The Secret Life of Us'. In his first television interview since the sudden death of his girlfriend, Samuel Johnson talks about the turmoil of the last three years – and his life changing involvement with Open Family Australia, a charity that works with vulnerable young people. He was one of the key drivers of an Open Family project that recently took eleven young people on a retreat for a crash course in film-making and a journey of emotional self discovery and personal expression.
  • Body And Soul
    E16
    Body And SoulBody and Soul revisits the tense triangle involving Ash Falkingham, his mother and a stranger from half-way across the world, who wants one of his kidneys…
  • Show No Mercy
    E17
    Show No MercyIronwoman Candice Falzon confronts her critics and reveals the personal cost of public ridicule.
  • The Boy Next Door
    E18
    The Boy Next DoorWhen Jody Galante was reported missing in January 2006, her seemingly grief-stricken husband Mark appeared on national television pleading for help to find his young wife...
  • Abby's Road
    E19
    Abby's RoadIn 2006 Nicola and Jim Walker got the news every parent dreads. Their precious two-year-old daughter, Abby was diagnosed with leukaemia...
  • The Waiting Room
    E20
    The Waiting RoomTwo years ago, the very different journeys of a brilliant doctor and her former patient collided tragically during a busy shift at a GP clinic in the Melbourne suburbs.
  • William Tells
    E21
    William TellsAcclaimed actor and author William McInnes turns the tables on Australian Story in an irreverent, 'behind the scenes' look at this own life and the filming process.
  • She's Not There
    E22
    She's Not ThereWhen Sally Robbins stopped rowing in the final of the Women's 8s in Athens, it started a controversy that continues to this day.
  • No Man's Land
    E23
    No Man's LandRaised by a strong single mum, educated in the radical university environment of the late seventies and groomed for success by a powerful man, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh now faces her toughest test.
  • The Money Shot
    E24
    The Money ShotAs the self-styled 'Prince of Paparazzi', Jamie Fawcett has established a prominent profile in a tough and often controversial business.
  • Looking For Kate
    E25
    Looking For KateFor someone who’s been on our TV screens every night for twenty years, little is known about two time Gold Logie winner and Most Popular Actress, Kate Ritchie.
  • This Boy's Life
    E26
    This Boy's LifeFive years ago Australian Story featured the journey of Jenny Newman and her family. This program revisited the Melbourne grandmother to find that her worst fear is being realised.
  • It's Not Easy Being Green
    E27
    It's Not Easy Being GreenRespected businessman Bill McHarg radically changed his direction in life to embark on a mission to save the planet.
  • Reality Bytes
    E28
    Reality BytesDaniel Meadows lives his life on the internet. But when he ventured out into the real world for love, disaster struck.
  • Til Death Us Do Part
    E29
    Til Death Us Do PartFor three decades, Catherine Smith cared for her six children and put up with sadistic domestic violence that has been described as one of the most extreme examples ever witnessed in Australia.
  • The Finishing Line
    E30
    The Finishing LineJohn Maclean was a footballer and aspiring professional athlete when he was hit from behind by an eight-tonne truck 20 years ago.
  • The Girl Least Likely
    E31
    The Girl Least LikelyHannah Modra was beautiful, clever and popular. She came from a close-knit Melbourne family and was a committed Christian. But within the pages of her diary, she kept a secret that ultimately took her life.
  • The Still Of The Night
    E32
    The Still Of The NightRebecka Delforce and Darren Stratti were primary school sweethearts. Life took them on different paths and when they met again as adults, they knew that they were meant to be together. But in June tragedy struck.
  • More Fireworks In The Family
    E33
    More Fireworks In The Familyin 2000 Australian Story profiled the Howard family and found it was a house divided with two brothers running rival businesses after a bitter family feud. Now we revisit the dynasty to find much has changed.
  • The Big Picture Man
    E34
    The Big Picture ManAfter 40 years of either playing or coaching top level football, Kevin Sheedy was unceremoniously sacked as coach for Essendon Football Club in 2007. For the first time he talks candidly about leaving Essendon and the new goals he’s kicking.
  • A Sea Of Troubles
    E35
    A Sea Of TroublesMerri Rose is a former politician who went from high school drop out, to cabinet minister, to prisoner in sensational circumstances. Despite what she calls her terror of being returned to jail, she is speaking out for the first time.
  • Fruit Of The Vine
    E36
    Fruit Of The VineEarlier this year a massive explosion in a Hunter Valley winery killed winemaker Trevor Drayton and another man. Unable to harvest any grapes, the family was unexpectedly saved by neighbours who came forward to harvest the crop.
  • A Letter From Richard Flanagan
    E37
    A Letter From Richard FlanaganRichard Flanagan is a Rhodes Scholar, an adventurer, and an internationally acclaimed author. But in his own home state of Tasmania, he’s been accused of treachery because of his environmental activism.
  • All The Boys In Town
    E38
    All The Boys In TownRick Grossman, bass player for the Hoodoo Gurus, assembled an all-star cast of Australian musicians to produce a blockbusting fund raising CD to help 'The Buttery', the northern NSW charity that helped him recover from heroin addiction.

Cast of Season 13

  • Caroline JonesSelf - Presenter

 

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