Series 2025

1. Unfiltered - Celeste Barber

Celeste Barber went from unemployed actor to social media sensation for her celebrity parodies. But behind the hilarity is a story of struggle and self-doubt.

2025-02-03 • 31 min

2. Outspoken - Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is a rising political star who helped defeat the Voice referendum. The former singer and TV host reveals the private pain that shaped her polarising views and why she's unapologetic.

2025-02-10 • 33 min

3. Heartfelt - Colin Clausen and Laura Aisbett

When Col and Laura met, they were both grieving the sudden death of a cherished spouse. They soon had to confront a thorny question - when is an appropriate time is to find love after loss?

2025-02-17 • 31 min

4. Second Innings - Bharat Sundaresan

On the brink of death in India, Bharat Sundaresan turned to cricket, gathering millions of followers. But it's now in Australia that the colourful commentator has found true acceptance.

2025-02-24 • 31 min

5. Home Truths - Vincent Fantauzzo

When celebrated artist Vincent Fantauzzo first appeared on Australian Story, he held something back about his past. Now he's ready to reveal all.

2025-03-03 • 30 min

6. Hooked - Dave Hughes

Comedian Dave Hughes thought his struggle with addiction was over when he gave up alcohol in his 20s, but his obsession with work and fame has been harder to navigate.

2025-03-10 • 30 min

7. Born to Run - Cliff Young

The enduring legend of Cliff Young, the 61-year-old potato farmer who became an accidental hero when he shuffled his way to victory in the 1983 Sydney to Melbourne ultramarathon.

2025-03-24 • 30 min

8. The Shoot Out - Race Around The World

Untold stories from behind the scenes of Race Around the World, the show that launched John Safran and become one of the '90s unlikeliest TV hits.

2025-03-31 • 31 min

9. Class Wars - Murat Dizdar

Murat Dizdar is a proud working-class man who's made it his mission to win back private school students to the public education system.

2025-04-07 • 31 min

10. Herding Katter - Bob Katter

A portrait of maverick MP Bob Katter, the eccentric 79-year-old TikTok star who could soon even hold the balance of power.

2025-04-14 • 32 min

11. Duped - Donna Nelson

How an online love scam landed West Australian grandmother Donna Nelson in solitary confinement in Japan, leaving her five daughters fighting for her freedom.

2025-04-28 • 31 min

12. Birds of a Feather - The Twinnies

Quirky identical twins Paula and Bridgette Powers were in the process of sharing some exciting news with Australian Story when the 'Twinnies' suddenly became a global sensation.

2025-05-12 • 31 min

13. Better Angels - Samuel Johnson

Actor Samuel Johnson has led a rollercoaster life, dealing with successive tragedies and a self-destructive streak. But a cause close to his heart helped him overcome his demons.

2025-05-19 • 31 min

14. Missing Pieces - Sue-Yen Luiten

Adopted by an Australian couple 50 years ago, Sue-Yen Luiten is cycling through Vietnam with DNA kits in a last-ditch effort to find family.

2025-05-26 • 30 min

15. Game Of His Life - Ange Postecoglou

At the peak of his career, legendary Australian football manager Ange Postecoglou speaks exclusively to Australian Story about Tottenham Hotspur's stunning Europa League victory and says he's still dreaming big.

2025-06-02 • 33 min

16. Nick Cave with Leigh Sales

In an encore screening, rock legend Nick Cave talks candidly about grief, addiction, religion and why he's still making challenging music in his 60s.

2025-06-09 • 30 min

17. Forget Me Not - Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers has always been a big personality so when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 55, he wasn't going to keep quiet. Now he's become 'the poster boy for dementia', determined to speak out while he can.

2025-06-16 • 30 min

18. Break It Down - The Raygun Phenomenon

Rachael "Raygun" Gunn broke the internet with her Olympic routine, sparking countless memes and vitriolic abuse. A year on, Australian Story asks what the hell was that all about?

2025-06-23 • 32 min

19. The River - Franklin River Rescue (Part 1)

When Lithuanian rafter Valdas Bieliauskas became trapped in rapids on the Franklin River, it set in train a perilous 24-hour rescue mission that presented rescuers with a terrible choice.

2025-06-30 • 31 min

20. The River - Franklin River Rescue (Part 2)

The dramatic conclusion to Australian Story's two-part account of the extraordinary 24-hour rescue effort to save Lithuanian rafter Valdas Bieliauskas from rapids on Tasmania's Franklin River.

2025-07-07 • 33 min

21. Common Ground - Liz Heggaton and Tim Baker

Sheep farmer Liz Heggaton and surf writer Tim Baker should never have met, but a shared experience put them on a mission to highlight the potentially deadly side effects of a commonly prescribed cancer treatment.

2025-07-14 • 30 min

22. Making a Scene - Claudia Karvan

Actor and producer Claudia Karvan speaks openly about how an unconventional childhood fuelled her brilliant career. An encore screening of one of our most popular episodes.

2025-07-21 • 30 min

23. Gut Instinct - Jane Dudley

When Jane Dudley used an unapproved and icky treatment to cure her crippling depression, it grabbed the attention of the medical world, paving the way for large-scale clinical trials.

2025-07-28 • 31 min

24. Momentum - Dr Mohammed Mustafa

Mohammed "Dr Mo" Mustafa might only be a junior doctor from Perth but he's got the ear of leaders from around the world as he tries to turn his dream of a children's hospital in Gaza into reality.

2025-08-04 • 31 min

25. To Bilo and Back - The Nadesalingam Family

They were once the most famous refugee family in Australia. We check in with the Tamil family from the small town of Biloela who were at the centre of one of the country's biggest people-power movements in recent years.

2025-08-11 • 31 min