Australian Story - Season 10

First aired: 2/7/2005 40 episodes

Episodes

1. Operation Wendy

Aired: 2/7/2005

Despite being born with a hare lip and double cleft palate, Wendy Harmer has become one of Australia's best known performers. Last year she was invited by the Interplast organisation to share her knowledge about overcoming a facial deformity by visiting children in Fiji born with the same condition.

2. Meeting Miss Menzies

Aired: 2/14/2005

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. Two years earlier, Menzies was at the centre of controversy when Thorpe appointed her to replace his long time coach and mentor, Doug Frost.

3. My Brother John

Aired: 2/21/2005

Debbie Singh was running a Perth boutique and juggling marriage and three children, when out of the blue 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".

4. The Gathering Storm - Part 1

Aired: 2/28/2005

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.

5. The Gathering Storm - Part 2

Aired: 3/7/2005

Australian Story continues the saga of Beth Heinrich and her involvement from her school days, with a married priest. In this program she tells of the promises that led her to believe she had a future with him and the shock and betrayal she felt when the Anglican Church hierarchy failed to give her a proper hearing.

6. The Born Identity

Aired: 3/14/2005

Millions of fans around the world know him affectionately 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.

7. A Beautiful Mind

Aired: 3/21/2005

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.

8. The Flying Doctor

Aired: 3/28/2005

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.

9. Romancing the Stone

Aired: 4/4/2005

It's a long way from the paddocks of western Queensland to the palazzos of Florence. Fourth-generation grazier Bruce Tully bridged the gap when he 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.

10. Rock of Ages

Aired: 4/11/2005

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.

11. Thirteen

Aired: 4/18/2005

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

12. From My Father's Fridge

Aired: 4/25/2005

In the 1980s as an unemployed medical scientist, Professor Robert Tindle made a discovery that led to the breakthrough 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.

13. Colours of Caroline

Aired: 5/2/2005

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

14. In the Midnight Hour

Aired: 5/9/2005

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

15. To Boldly Go

Aired: 5/16/2005

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

16. The Comeback Kid

Aired: 5/23/2005

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

17. Back Into the Forest

Aired: 5/30/2005

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.

18. Of Droughts and Flooding Rains - Part 1

Aired: 6/6/2005

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

19. Of Droughts and Flooding Rains - Part 2

Aired: 6/13/2005

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.

20. The Real McInnes

Aired: 6/20/2005

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

21. At Death's Door

Aired: 6/27/2005

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.

22. In Harm's Way

Aired: 7/4/2005

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.

23. Saving Trooper Gebhardt

Aired: 7/11/2005

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

24. The Sherman Fortune

Aired: 7/18/2005

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

25. Burnt by the Sun

Aired: 7/25/2005

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

26. The Life of Brian

Aired: 8/1/2005

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.

27. Girl in the Mirror

Aired: 8/8/2005

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.

28. The School of St Jude

Aired: 8/15/2005

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.

29. The Garden of Good and Evil

Aired: 8/22/2005

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

30. Ten Thousand Acres

Aired: 8/29/2005

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.

31. Out of the Dust

Aired: 9/5/2005

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.

32. The Guns of Adjungbilly - Part 1

Aired: 9/12/2005

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.

33. The Guns of Adjungbilly - Part 2

Aired: 9/19/2005

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

34. The Lost Boy

Aired: 9/26/2005

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

35. A Night Like This

Aired: 10/3/2005

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

36. Dead Man Talking

Aired: 10/10/2005

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.

37. Leaving Lucy

Aired: 10/17/2005

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.

38. Wolf at the Door

Aired: 10/24/2005

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.

39. Terms of Imprisonment

Aired: 10/31/2005

In July Heather Osland was released from Victoria's Tarrengower Prison and for the first time tells of the violence and fear that she and her children suffered before her husband died, what happened the night of his death and about taking her first steps in forging a new life...

40. Sons of Beaches

Aired: 11/7/2005

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