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Vote for your favourite Australian Story episode
The ABC documentary series asks viewers to choose their most unforgettable episode from 30 years of storytelling.
In brief
The ABC documentary series asks viewers to choose their most unforgettable episode from 30 years of storytelling. Australian Story is inviting viewers to vote for their favourite episode from the past 30 years, with results announced November nineteenth. Originally reported by Abc.
30 years of Australian stories
Since 1996, Australian Story has featured 1,133 people telling their stories in their own words. The landmark ABC documentary series marks its 30th milestone this year.
Vote for your favourite
Australian Story is asking viewers to choose their favourite episode from the past three decades. The top thirty winners will be announced on November nineteen.
Voting deadline
Viewers can vote using a form on the Australian Story website. Voting closes on November two.
Mr Squiggle, 1996
Creator Norman Hetherington, wife Margaret and daughter Rebecca reveal the behind-the-scenes story of Mr Squiggle, which ran for forty years after being commissioned for just six weeks.
Wayne Bennett, 1999
An intimate look at the notoriously private NRL super-coach explores his life beyond football, particularly his role as a father to two children with disabilities.
Sam Bailey, 2000
Farmer Sam Bailey became a quadriplegic after a car accident at age nineteen. The episode celebrates his determination to continue farming and his romance with former ABC radio presenter Jenny Black.
Peter Hollingworth, 2002
Dr Peter Hollingworth, his wife Ann and their daughter Deborah speak frankly about the school sex abuse scandal that cast a cloud over his term as the twenty-third governor-general of Australia from two thousand one…
Leah Purcell, 2002
The powerhouse Indigenous actor and director shares her journey from a difficult childhood in Murgon, Queensland, to becoming a star of stage and screen.
Steve Irwin, 2003
Filmed at the height of his fame, this episode explores the Crocodile Hunter's philosophy on conservation and provides a behind-the-scenes look at his work and family life at Australia Zoo.
Lyn Dawson case, 2003
This episode revisits the nineteen eighty-two disappearance of Sydney mother Lynette Dawson. It played a significant role in keeping the case in the public eye, focusing on her family's decades-long search for justice.
Ivan Milat family, 2004
A chilling look at the family of serial killer Ivan Milat.For the first time, some of his siblings speak out about their upbringing, their brother's crimes and the dark legacy that haunts the Milat name.
Scott Rush, 2006
An exploration of the life of Scott Rush, one of the Bali Nine. The episode focuses on his parents' desperate struggle to save their son from the death penalty in Indonesia after he was caught…
Andrew Mallard, 2007
The story behind Andrew Mallard's twelve-year fight to overturn his wrongful conviction for murder in Western Australia. He was the victim of one of Australia's most notorious wrongful convictions.
Gurrumul, 2010
A profile of the enigmatic, world-renowned blind Indigenous musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. It explores his shy nature, his deep spiritual connection to Elcho Island and his meteoric rise to global stardom.
Li Cunxin, 2012
Mao's Last Dancer tells Li Cunxin's story of defecting from China to become a world-class ballet star and, later, his transition into a successful stockbroker and artistic director of the Queensland Ballet.
Luc Longley, 2021
From running with the Chicago Bulls to his omission from The Last Dance, the former NBA champion sets the record straight.
James Valentine, 2026
Broadcaster James Valentine was offered two different cancer treatments and chose the one that let him keep doing what he loved.When cancer returned a year later, he faced the end with courage, purpose and humour.
Rachel Ward, 2026
When Instagram trolls attacked actor and director Rachel Ward for letting herself go, it became a cultural moment about how older women are perceived.
At a glance
Australian Story is inviting viewers to vote for their favourite episode from the past 30 years, with results announced November nineteenth.
