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The Best Episodes of Australian Story Season 20

Every episode of Australian Story Season 20 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Australian Story Season 20!

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#1 - Life In A Northern Town
S20:E12/2/2015
From her high-end advertising agency in Sydney, Dof Dickinson committed her resources to make a film about an animal she'd never met and in the process, met a community she'd never forget - the people of Port Hedland.
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#2 - The Good Wife
S20:E22/9/2015
Looks back at the life and loves of Lady Susan Renouf. For decades she was known as a famous wife and socialite but now faces the greatest challenge of her life as an independent woman.
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#3 - Ask The Leyland Brother
S20:E32/16/2015
The inside story of iconic outback adventurers, the Leyland Brothers. Pioneering young stars, to bankruptcy and illness, Mal Leyland reveals all, and reflects on a career full of highs and lows.
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#4 - The Meaning Of Life
S20:E42/23/2015
Looks at how the feature film Paper Planes unfolded and updates the stories of the two young men who first featured on the program back in 2009.
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#5 - How I Met My Daughter
S20:E53/2/2015
A mind bending tale from the frontline of the reproduction revolution. "The family court has not even envisaged the scenario they've created".
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#6 - Just Call Jamal
S20:E63/9/2015
How a popular Sydney GP, Dr Jamal Rifi, became the 'go to' man in a time of crisis.
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The 20 BEST Episodes of Australian Story

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#7 - The Seeds Of Wrath (Part 1)
S20:E73/16/2015
The first in a two-part special. What happens when a neighbours' dispute in a rural community suddenly goes global?
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#8 - The Seeds Of Wrath (Part 2)
S20:E83/23/2015
Final in a two-part special. What happens when a neighbours' dispute in a rural community suddenly goes global?
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#9 - Educating Miss Siobhan
S20:E93/30/2015
The inspiring story of a young family and the death of a beloved sporting legend.
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#10 - Into The Lion's Den
S20:E104/6/2015
An audacious WWII attack behind enemy lines achieved by 14 men and a fishing boat: will the efforts of one Z Special veteran be enough to raise the humble MV Krait to its rightful glory?
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#11 - The Fault In Our Stars
S20:E114/13/2015
When lightning strikes twice...one family's inspiring survival story.
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#12 - The Fresh Start
S20:E124/20/2015
Reinventing Sergeant Simon Illingworth - a corruption busting cop finds a new life and love on the land.
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#13 - Mrs Gimblett's Silver Linings
S20:E134/27/2015
Saving Yaraka. What happens when a former head teacher buys an outback pub.
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#14 - The Battle For Tarwyn Park (Part 1)
S20:E145/4/2015
This episode revisits one of Australian Story's most popular programs ever. The iconic rural property at the centre of that program, Tarwyn Park, has been sold to make way for an open cut coal mine.
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#15 - The Battle For Tarwyn Park (Part 2)
S20:E155/11/2015
In 2005 Peter Andrews, a racehorse breeder and farmer had succeeded in converting degraded land into fertile pasture. The farm has now been sold to a Korean power company, and has exposed deep divisions in the Andrews family.
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#16 - The Irwin Encounters
S20:E165/18/2015
Breaking the silence: the untold story of Steve Irwin's original Croc Hunter Team.
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#17 - Boots And All
S20:E175/25/2015
The untold inside story of how David Morrison became a crusader for cultural change in the Army and of the women who galvanised him.
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#18 - Battling The Blues
S20:E186/1/2015
In a candid interview, Darius Boyd speaks about his mother's battle with mental illness, his own battle with depression and how football first became his saviour and then his worst enemy.
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#19 - Suddenly One Summer
S20:E196/8/2015
After being convicted of sexual abuse Josephine Greensill might well have languished in prison for the full five year sentence had it not been for the determination of her sisters, Annette and Mary Toohey.
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#20 - Weekend At Weetalaba
S20:E206/15/2015
We revisit Australian Story's most popular couple, Mac and Gayle Shann. Back in 2003 cameras followed Gayle's recovery from an horrific farming accident which caused the loss of one arm and the use of her other.
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#21 - In Your Face
S20:E216/22/2015
In a world obsessed with physical beauty, Robert Hoge is a man embracing 'ugly'. He's on a mission to confront us all with some difficult questions and start a new debate about concepts of beauty.
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#22 - Driven
S20:E226/29/2015
How a boy from an ordinary Queanbeyan family made it to the top of Formula One; How he succeeded when thousands of others saw their dreams crash and burn. This is the story of Mark Webber's success.
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#23 - Iron, Iron, Iron - The Hancock Dynasty (Part 1)
S20:E237/6/2015
In an exclusive interview, the media-shy Gina Rinehart talks about her pioneering ancestors, her father's triumphs and struggles, her pride in the Roy Hill mine, and the business and family troubles encountered along the way.
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#24 - Iron, Iron, Iron - The Hancock Dynasty (Part 2)
S20:E247/13/2015
In Part 2, Gina Rinehart reflects on the pioneering exploits of her early ancestors, her pride in the imminent completion of the Roy Hill mine, and the business and family troubles she has encountered along the way.
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#25 - The Man Behind The Morcombes
S20:E257/20/2015
Solicitor Peter Boyce acted for the Morcombe family during the inquest into the disappearance of their son Daniel. Together with Bruce Morcombe, his research helped highlight the man who was later convicted for murder.
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Season 20 Ratings Summary

"Life In A Northern Town" is the best rated episode of "Australian Story" season 20. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/2/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Good Wife".