Australian Story

Name: Australian Story
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: 1996-05-29
Cast: Leigh Sales

1996 –2026
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Returning series

★ 5.3 TMDB Rating · 6 votes

Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words.

Seasons: 31
Episodes: 1134
Episode length: ~30m
First aired: May 29, 1996
Networks: ABC TV
Original language: English
Origin: Australia

Cast of Australian Story

Leigh Sales
Self - Presenter

Seasons

Specials

Aug 30, 2011

1 episode
Season 1

May 29, 1996

27 episodes
Season 2

Feb 15, 1997

38 episodes
Season 3

Feb 12, 1998

36 episodes
Season 4

Feb 18, 1999

37 episodes
Season 5

Feb 10, 2000

37 episodes
Season 6

Feb 1, 2001

42 episodes
Season 7

Feb 11, 2002

39 episodes
Season 8

Feb 17, 2003

37 episodes
Season 9

Feb 16, 2004

38 episodes
Season 10

Feb 7, 2005

40 episodes
Season 11

Jan 23, 2006

43 episodes
Season 12

Feb 12, 2007

39 episodes
Season 13

Feb 11, 2008

38 episodes
Season 14

Feb 9, 2009

4 episodes
Season 15

Jan 8, 2010

45 episodes
Season 16

Feb 7, 2011

41 episodes
Season 17

Feb 6, 2012

41 episodes
Season 18

Feb 4, 2013

43 episodes
Season 19

Feb 3, 2014

43 episodes
Series 2015

Feb 2, 2015

42 episodes
Series 2016

Feb 1, 2016

43 episodes

Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016, Australian Story returns with more unique stories that provide an insight into Australian life with all its complexities and challenges.
Series 2017

Feb 6, 2017

41 episodes
Series 2018

Feb 5, 2018

35 episodes
Series 2019

Feb 18, 2019

35 episodes
Series 2020

Feb 17, 2020

34 episodes
Series 2021

Feb 8, 2021

35 episodes
Series 2022

Feb 28, 2022

29 episodes
Series 2023

Feb 27, 2023

33 episodes
Series 2024

Feb 19, 2024

31 episodes

The power of the personal. Compelling stories about real people that illuminate, entertain and inspire. Presented by Leigh Sales.
Series 2025

Feb 3, 2025

37 episodes
Series 2026

Feb 2, 2026

31 episodes

In 2026, Logie-award-winning documentary program Australian Story celebrates 30 years sharing compelling stories about real people that illuminate, entertain and inspire. The power of the personal.