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About Australian Story
Australian Story is currently airing on ABC; the next episode airs 2026-05-11.
Australian Story is a documentary series that first premiered in 1996. It presents real-life stories from across Australia, exploring the diverse experiences and challenges faced by individuals and communities. The show has been a longstanding part of Australian television, providing insights into personal journeys and societal issues through compelling storytelling.
The series features presenters Caroline Jones and Leigh Sales. Each episode runs approximately 34 minutes and showcases a different story, often highlighting themes of resilience, change, and human interest. As of May 2026, the show has not been rated on TVMaze.
Australian Story episode schedule
1 upcoming · 1147 aired . Next episode: May 11, 2026.
Upcoming · 1
| Date | Ep. | Title |
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| May 11, 2026 | S31·E12 | TBA |
Aired · 1147
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | S31·E11 | A Year of Living Gratefully - James Valentine |
| April 20, 2026 | S31·E10 | Lost (Part 2) - Celine Cremer |
| April 13, 2026 | S31·E9 | Lost (Part 1) - Celine Cremer |
| April 6, 2026 | S31·E8 | The Westall UFO Mystery |
| March 30, 2026 | S31·E7 | The Leyland Brother - Mal Leyland |
| March 23, 2026 | S31·E6 | What Doesn't Kill You - Ghanim Al Shnen |
| March 16, 2026 | S31·E5 | Morning Star - Witiyana Marika |
| March 9, 2026 | S31·E4 | Raising Richard - Deirdre Croft |
| February 16, 2026 | S31·E3 | Out in the Open - Sophie Hyde |
| February 9, 2026 | S31·E2 | Finding Alby Mangels |
| February 2, 2026 | S31·E1 | Sink or Swim - Michael Klim |
| November 3, 2025 | S30·E35 | It's My Party - Kirsha Kaechele |
| October 27, 2025 | S30·E34 | Against the Odds - Lauren Huxley |
| October 20, 2025 | S30·E33 | Ride of Her Life - Saya Sakakibara |
| October 13, 2025 | S30·E32 | Jelena Dokic with Leigh Sales |
| October 6, 2025 | S30·E31 | Dog Gone - The Hunt for Valerie |
| September 29, 2025 | S30·E30 | Striking A Chord - Astrid Jorgensen |
| September 22, 2025 | S30·E29 | Only Fifteen - Sarah Kopp |
| September 15, 2025 | S30·E28 | All Consuming - Kate Reid |
| September 8, 2025 | S30·E27 | Say My Name – Louisa Ioannidis: Part 2 |
| September 1, 2025 | S30·E26 | Say My Name – Louisa Ioannidis: Part 1 |
| August 25, 2025 | S30·E25 | Small Wonders - Eden Tiny House Project |
| August 18, 2025 | S30·E24 | Dark Star - Alex Lloyd |
| August 11, 2025 | S30·E23 | To Bilo and Back - The Nadesalingam Family |
| August 4, 2025 | S30·E22 | Momentum: Mohammed "Dr Mo" Mustafa |
| July 28, 2025 | S30·E21 | Gut Instinct - Jane Dudley |
| July 14, 2025 | S30·E20 | Common Ground - Liz Heggaton and Tim Baker |
| July 7, 2025 | S30·E19 | The River: Franklin River Rescue (Part 2) |
| June 30, 2025 | S30·E18 | The River: Franklin River Rescue (Part 1) |
| June 23, 2025 | S30·E17 | Break It Down - The Raygun Phenomenon |
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| June 16, 2025 | S30·E16 | Forget Me Not - Jim Rogers |
| June 2, 2025 | S30·E15 | Game of his Life - Ange Postecoglou |
| May 26, 2025 | S30·E14 | Missing Pieces - Sue-Yen Luiten |
| May 19, 2025 | S30·E13 | Better Angels - Samuel Johnson |
| May 12, 2025 | S30·E12 | Birds of a Feather – The Twinnies |
| April 28, 2025 | S30·E11 | Duped - Donna Nelson |
| April 14, 2025 | S30·E10 | Herding Katter – Bob Katter |
| April 7, 2025 | S30·E9 | Class Wars: Murat Dizdar |
| March 31, 2025 | S30·E8 | The Shoot Out – Race Around the World |
| March 24, 2025 | S30·E7 | Born to Run - Cliff Young |
| March 10, 2025 | S30·E6 | Hooked – Dave Hughes |
| March 3, 2025 | S30·E5 | Home Truths – Vincent Fantauzzo |
| February 24, 2025 | S30·E4 | Second Innings - Bharat Sundaresan |
| February 17, 2025 | S30·E3 | Heartfelt- Colin Clausen and Laura Aisbett |
| February 10, 2025 | S30·E2 | Outspoken - Jacinta Nampijinpa Price |
| February 3, 2025 | S30·E1 | Unfiltered - Celeste Barber |
| November 11, 2024 | S29·E31 | Comeback - Shayna Jack |
| November 4, 2024 | S29·E30 | Holding Ground - Chris Henggeler |
| October 28, 2024 | S29·E29 | The Big Lap (Revisited) - Fiona MacDonald |
| October 21, 2024 | S29·E28 | The Two of Us - Yael Stone and Jack Manning Bancroft |
| October 14, 2024 | S29·E27 | Betrayal - Hannah Grundy |
| October 7, 2024 | S29·E26 | Holding On - Gus Taylor |
| September 30, 2024 | S29·E25 | Leading Man - Michael Theo |
| September 23, 2024 | S29·E24 | Making Lachlan Murdoch (Part 3) - Power |
| September 16, 2024 | S29·E23 | Making Lachlan Murdoch (Part 2) - Money |
| September 9, 2024 | S29·E22 | Making Lachlan Murdoch (Part 1) - Blood |
| September 2, 2024 | S29·E21 | This is How it Goes - Missy Higgins |
| August 26, 2024 | S29·E20 | Dead Funny - Michelle Brasier |
| August 19, 2024 | S29·E19 | Flashpoint - Senator Fatima Payman |
| August 12, 2024 | S29·E18 | Nick Cave with Leigh Sales |
| June 10, 2024 | S29·E17 | The War Pup - Quaden Bayles |
| June 3, 2024 | S29·E16 | On the Outside Looking in - Cold Chisel |
| May 27, 2024 | S29·E15 | Off Menu with Kylie Kwong |
| May 20, 2024 | S29·E14 | Off Menu with Shaun Christie-David |
| May 13, 2024 | S29·E13 | Off Menu with Josh Niland |
| May 6, 2024 | S29·E12 | Face to Fake - Chelsea Bonner |
| April 29, 2024 | S29·E11 | One in Seven Trillion - Leila McDougall |
| April 22, 2024 | S29·E10 | Out of the Chaos - Anna Coutts-Trotter |
| April 15, 2024 | S29·E9 | Man Underground - Arnold Dix |
| April 8, 2024 | S29·E8 | Out of the Wild - Gina Chick |
| April 1, 2024 | S29·E7 | Patient Zero - Richard Scolyer |
| March 25, 2024 | S29·E6 | On the Brink - Bon Scott |
| March 18, 2024 | S29·E5 | Peter Garrett |
| March 11, 2024 | S29·E4 | Call of Duty - Anjali Sharma |
| March 4, 2024 | S29·E3 | Driven - Minjee and Min Woo Lee |
| February 26, 2024 | S29·E2 | Mama's on a Mission - Mechelle Turvey |
| February 19, 2024 | S29·E1 | The Making of Mini - Katrina Gorry |
| December 4, 2023 | S28·E33 | An Open Mind - Professor Richard Scolyer |
| November 27, 2023 | S28·E32 | Big Talk - Annie Louey |
| November 20, 2023 | S28·E31 | Stepping Up - Elly-May Barnes |
| November 13, 2023 | S28·E30 | Taking a Bow |
| November 6, 2023 | S28·E29 | To Elle and Back - Libbi Gorr |
| October 30, 2023 | S28·E28 | Never Too Late (Update) - Gregory Smith |
| October 23, 2023 | S28·E27 | When Kylie Met Sami - Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Sami Shah |
| October 16, 2023 | S28·E26 | His Brilliant Careers (Update) - Sam Neill |
| October 9, 2023 | S28·E25 | The Big Lap - Fiona MacDonald |
| October 2, 2023 | S28·E24 | Sea Change |
| September 25, 2023 | S28·E23 | A Silver Lining (Part 2) |
| September 18, 2023 | S28·E22 | A Silver Lining (Part 1) |
| September 11, 2023 | S28·E21 | Atonement |
| September 4, 2023 | S28·E20 | A Family Legacy |
| August 28, 2023 | S28·E19 | Force of Nature - Gina Chick |
| June 26, 2023 | S28·E18 | A Voice From the Heart - Megan Davis |
| June 19, 2023 | S28·E17 | The Getting of Wisdom - Hugh van Cuylenburg |
| June 12, 2023 | S28·E16 | Fight For Freedom - Kathleen Folbigg |
| June 5, 2023 | S28·E15 | Blind Leading The Blind - Mick Curran and Jamie Teh |
| May 29, 2023 | S28·E14 | A Brilliant Canvas - John Olsen |
| May 22, 2023 | S28·E13 | Changing Minds |
| May 15, 2023 | S28·E12 | Labour of Love - Michelle and Jono Harley |
| May 8, 2023 | S28·E11 | After the Storm - Beth Heinrich |
| May 1, 2023 | S28·E10 | Taking the Lead - Heather Mitchell |
| April 24, 2023 | S28·E9 | Call of the River - Kate Mcbride |
| April 17, 2023 | S28·E8 | Charting Her Course - Jessica Watson |
| April 10, 2023 | S28·E7 | A Matter of Minutes - Mick and Katharine O'Dowd |
| April 3, 2023 | S28·E6 | After the Fall - Mahboba Rawi and Sourosh Cina |
| March 27, 2023 | S28·E5 | Making a Scene - Claudia Karvan |
| March 20, 2023 | S28·E4 | Diving in Deep: Part 2 |
| March 13, 2023 | S28·E3 | Diving in Deep: Part 1 |
| March 6, 2023 | S28·E2 | Game Changer |
| February 27, 2023 | S28·E1 | The Transformer - Saul Griffith |
| November 28, 2022 | S27·E29 | Leaning In - Ita Buttrose |
| November 21, 2022 | S27·E28 | My Name is Charles - The Somerton Man |
| November 14, 2022 | S27·E27 | Life of Poh |
| November 7, 2022 | S27·E26 | A Star is Torn - Tim Minchin |
| October 31, 2022 | S27·E25 | Losing Faith |
| October 24, 2022 | S27·E24 | A World of Their Own - The Seekers (2022) |
| October 17, 2022 | S27·E23 | Getting Heavy - Parkway Drive |
| October 10, 2022 | S27·E22 | In a Different League - Michael Cheika |
| October 3, 2022 | S27·E21 | If You Build It |
| September 26, 2022 | S27·E20 | Fire Fight - Mick Tisbury |
| September 12, 2022 | S27·E19 | A Whole New Ball Game - David Pocock |
| September 5, 2022 | S27·E18 | Lyn Dawson: Vanished |
| July 4, 2022 | S27·E17 | Jumping the Gun (Part 2) |
| June 27, 2022 | S27·E16 | Jumping the Gun (Part 1) |
| June 20, 2022 | S27·E15 | A Community Undertaking |
| June 13, 2022 | S27·E14 | The Songlines of Leah Purcell |
| June 6, 2022 | S27·E13 | Last Drinks |
| May 30, 2022 | S27·E12 | Breaking Free |
| May 23, 2022 | S27·E11 | Letting Loose |
| May 16, 2022 | S27·E10 | An Independent Woman |
| May 9, 2022 | S27·E9 | Bon Scott: On The Brink |
| May 2, 2022 | S27·E8 | The Deep End |
| April 25, 2022 | S27·E7 | The Undercover Billionaire |
| April 11, 2022 | S27·E6 | Into the Wild |
| April 4, 2022 | S27·E5 | Trials & Tribulations (Part 2) |
| March 28, 2022 | S27·E4 | Trials & Tribulations (Part 1) |
| March 21, 2022 | S27·E3 | The Great Escapes |
| March 14, 2022 | S27·E2 | Fakes |
| February 28, 2022 | S27·E1 | Bowled Over |
| November 22, 2021 | S26·E35 | Grace Under Fire |
| November 15, 2021 | S26·E34 | In the Name of the Child |
| November 8, 2021 | S26·E33 | Justice for Justine |
| November 1, 2021 | S26·E32 | The Last Hurdle |
| October 25, 2021 | S26·E31 | Happy Days |
| October 18, 2021 | S26·E30 | Unmasking Max |
| October 11, 2021 | S26·E29 | California Dreaming |
| October 4, 2021 | S26·E28 | The Godfather of Coral |
| September 27, 2021 | S26·E27 | The Accomplice |
| September 20, 2021 | S26·E26 | No Place Like Home |
| September 13, 2021 | S26·E25 | The Good Doctor |
| September 6, 2021 | S26·E24 | Beyond the Grave |
| August 30, 2021 | S26·E23 | Home Straight |
| August 23, 2021 | S26·E22 | Saving MG99 |
| August 16, 2021 | S26·E21 | The Road to Justice |
| August 9, 2021 | S26·E20 | Luc Longley - One Giant Leap (Part 2) |
| August 2, 2021 | S26·E19 | Luc Longley - One Giant Leap (Part 1) |
| June 14, 2021 | S26·E18 | Bouncing Back |
| June 7, 2021 | S26·E17 | Final Call |
| May 31, 2021 | S26·E16 | A Good Match |
| May 24, 2021 | S26·E15 | A Balancing Act |
| May 17, 2021 | S26·E14 | A World of Their Own |
| May 10, 2021 | S26·E13 | Children of the Bush (Part 2) |
| May 3, 2021 | S26·E12 | Children of the Bush (Part 1) |
| April 26, 2021 | S26·E11 | Forever Young |
| April 19, 2021 | S26·E10 | Birds of a Feather |
| April 12, 2021 | S26·E9 | Sophie's Choice |
| March 29, 2021 | S26·E8 | Chamber of Silence |
| March 22, 2021 | S26·E7 | Raising the Bar |
| March 15, 2021 | S26·E6 | An Unlikely Match |
| March 8, 2021 | S26·E5 | Fish Out of Water |
| March 1, 2021 | S26·E4 | I Dream of Jeanne |
| February 22, 2021 | S26·E3 | The Tipping Point |
| February 15, 2021 | S26·E2 | Sisters in Arms |
| February 8, 2021 | S26·E1 | Surviving Turbulence - Bob Bramley |
| December 7, 2020 | S25·E33 | Cradle of Life / To Russia with Love |
| November 23, 2020 | S25·E32 | A Matter of Minutes |
| November 16, 2020 | S25·E31 | To His Door |
| November 9, 2020 | S25·E30 | Fight for the Truth |
| November 2, 2020 | S25·E29 | Finding Her Voice |
| October 26, 2020 | S25·E28 | About a Boy |
| October 19, 2020 | S25·E27 | To Catch a Stalker (Part 2) |
| October 12, 2020 | S25·E26 | To Catch a Stalker (Part 1) |
| October 5, 2020 | S25·E25 | Keeping Up Appearances |
| September 28, 2020 | S25·E24 | Breaking New Ground |
| September 21, 2020 | S25·E23 | Beenham Valley Road - Part 2 |
| September 14, 2020 | S25·E22 | Beenham Valley Road - Part 1 |
| September 7, 2020 | S25·E21 | The Great Escape |
| August 31, 2020 | S25·E20 | Team Scott |
| August 24, 2020 | S25·E19 | Beating the Blues |
| August 17, 2020 | S25·E18 | The Long Game - Part 2 |
| August 10, 2020 | S25·E17 | The Long Game - Part 1 |
| August 3, 2020 | S25·E16 | Growing Pains |
| June 1, 2020 | S25·E15 | Lest We Forget |
| May 25, 2020 | S25·E14 | Performers and the Pandemic |
| May 18, 2020 | S25·E13 | The Odd Couple |
| May 11, 2020 | S25·E12 | Mother and Son |
| May 4, 2020 | S25·E11 | Forged by Fire |
| April 27, 2020 | S25·E10 | His Brilliant Careers |
| April 13, 2020 | S25·E9 | Fighting Fire with Fire |
| April 6, 2020 | S25·E8 | The Two of Us |
| March 30, 2020 | S25·E7 | One Day at a Time |
| March 23, 2020 | S25·E6 | The Justice Principle (Updated) |
| March 16, 2020 | S25·E5 | Caught in the Act - Shane Jenek / Courtney Act |
| March 9, 2020 | S25·E4 | When Worlds Collide |
| March 2, 2020 | S25·E3 | Making His Mark |
| February 24, 2020 | S25·E2 | The Only Witness - Part 2 |
| February 17, 2020 | S25·E1 | The Only Witness - Part 1 |
| December 16, 2019 | S24·E35 | Out of the Woods |
| December 9, 2019 | S24·E34 | Out of the Blue |
| December 2, 2019 | S24·E33 | What Doesn't Kill You |
| November 25, 2019 | S24·E32 | Forever Young |
| November 18, 2019 | S24·E31 | Last Drinks |
| November 11, 2019 | S24·E30 | Art of the Possible |
| November 4, 2019 | S24·E29 | Eye of the Storm |
| October 28, 2019 | S24·E28 | Boots and All |
| October 21, 2019 | S24·E27 | Crime and Punishment |
| October 14, 2019 | S24·E26 | Dancing with the Dead |
| October 7, 2019 | S24·E25 | Getting Away with Murder |
| September 30, 2019 | S24·E24 | Perfect Strangers |
| September 23, 2019 | S24·E23 | A Fortunate Life - Part 2 |
| September 16, 2019 | S24·E22 | A Fortunate Life - Part 1 |
| September 9, 2019 | S24·E21 | The Good Fight |
| September 2, 2019 | S24·E20 | The Final Bow |
| August 26, 2019 | S24·E19 | Last Train to Boree Creek |
| August 19, 2019 | S24·E18 | An Innocent Abroad - Part 2 |
| August 12, 2019 | S24·E17 | An Innocent Abroad - Part 1 |
| June 10, 2019 | S24·E16 | After the World Ended |
| June 3, 2019 | S24·E15 | Lady Justice |
| May 27, 2019 | S24·E14 | The Wronged Man: Andrew Mallard |
| May 20, 2019 | S24·E13 | Just Call Me Bob (RJL Hawke Remembered) |
…and 917 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
