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Australian Story (1996–present) on ABC
The answer: Currently airing — last episode May 11, 2026.
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About Australian Story
Australian Story is currently airing on ABC; the next episode airs May 11, 2026.
The show is a documentary series that has been broadcast since its debut on May 29, 1996. It presents real-life stories and personal narratives that offer insights into Australian life, exploring the country's diverse experiences and challenges.
The series features presenters Caroline Jones and Leigh Sales. It has a runtime of approximately 34 minutes per episode.
Australian Story episode schedule
1149 aired
Aired · 1149
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | S31·E13 | An Accidental Leader - Rob Armstrong |
| May 11, 2026 | S31·E12 | The Hustler - John Polson |
| 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) |
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| June 30, 2025 | S30·E18 | The River: Franklin River Rescue (Part 1) |
| June 23, 2025 | S30·E17 | Break It Down - The Raygun Phenomenon |
| 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 |
…and 919 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
