
Australian Story (1996)
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Olivia Rousset — Producer
Episodes 12
Chamber of Silence
Sexual slurs, baseless rumours, harassment and abuse - former Federal Labor minister Kate Ellis looks into Canberra's toxic culture, speaking to female politicians from all parties to call out systemic misogyny in parliament.
Read MoreSaving MG99
A daring sea rescue led by the Australian Navy saved 99 people from certain death. Forty years later, the survivors meet their saviours in an emotional reunion.
Read MoreA Community Undertaking
In the working-class town of Port Kembla, a small funeral home is transforming the way we deal with death and sparking a quiet revolution in the process.
Read MoreThe Transformer - Saul Griffith
His ideas caught the eye of the US President. Now engineer Saul Griffith is making waves at home, joining his local community in an ambitious project to electrify their suburb and power it with renewables.
Read MoreAfter The Fall - Mahboba Rawi and Sourosh Cina
From a Sydney loungeroom, a mother and son take on a perilous mission to evacuate children and staff from their Afghan orphanages following the Taliban's return to power in 2021. Can they pull it off?
Read MoreA Voice from the Heart - Megan Davis
As a child, Megan Davis fell in love with the Constitution. Now she's a lawyer and a driving force behind the Voice referendum. She wants to change the nation's founding document in the hope of improving her peoples' lives.
Read MoreForce of Nature - Gina Chick
Her unconventional approach to surviving in the wild captured the public imagination. Now reality TV star Gina Chick shares how connecting with nature helped her through unimaginable loss.
Read MoreBig Talk - Annie Louey
With little more than a briefcase full of old photos for clues, comedian Annie Louey unravels decades-old secrets in a bid to understand who her father really was.
Read MoreMama's on a Mission - Mechelle Turvey
When the senseless death of teenager Cassius Turvey ignited fury across the nation, his mother Mechelle responded with a call for peace and unity.
Read MoreOut of the Wild - Gina Chick
How life has changed for inaugural Alone Australia winner Gina Chick. In conversation with Leigh Sales.
Read MoreFlashpoint - Senator Fatima Payman
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.
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