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The Best Episodes of Australian Story Season 22

Every episode of Australian Story Season 22 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Australian Story Season 22!

The Best Episodes of Australian Story Season 22

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    #1 - Adrenaline Brush

    S22:E1

    Sophie Cape, a former elite downhill skier and track cyclist, survived death-defying injuries and extreme mental trauma to become one of the young "rock stars" of Australian art.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #2 - The Hardest Choice

    S22:E2

    The Hardest Choice: After a series of heartbreaking decisions, Claudine and Dave Fitzgibbon take a leap of faith with pioneering surgery to improve their chances of having a healthy child.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #3 - Unchained Melody

    S22:E3

    Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool's journey through young love and heartbreak takes a surprising turn and threatens to derail a promising career.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - Into Hot Water

    S22:E4

    Underwater adventurer Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg leads a team that believes some of the world's great coral reefs can be saved from the threat of rising sea temperatures and climate change.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #5 - Getting Away With Murder

    S22:E5

    Could one of Australia's most notorious cold cases finally be solved? Two women investigate a chilling crime and discover a world of fear, favours and political intrigue.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - On Borrowed Time

    S22:E6

    A young asylum seeker is released from immigration detention to return to her married life in the community. But she faces an uncertain future.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - My Mother's Secret

    S22:E7

    Blindsided by her mother's shock suicide, newspaper columnist Nikki Gemmell's search for answers takes her down the rabbit hole of the euthanasia debate.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #8 - All For The Family

    S22:E8

    Reigning world surfing champion Tyler Wright reveals how her campaign for the title was almost derailed when her brother Owen was seriously injured in a surfing accident.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - Two Brothers

    S22:E9

    Two brothers Mal and Mike Leyland were pioneers of outback documentary-making, first setting off to Central Australia in 1960. But after a failed tourist project, they fell out and never fully reconciled.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - Breaking Good

    S22:E10

    Peter Lyndon-James is a former ice addict and criminal now running Australia's strictest drug rehabilitation centre. At Shalom House in Perth, addicts go cold turkey with surprising results.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - The Story Of The Krait

    S22:E11

    A veteran's campaign to preserve a rickety little fishing boat, in which fourteen "Z Special" commandos undertook one of Australia's most audacious missions of WWII.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - Channeling Mr Woo

    S22:E12

    Channeling Mr Woo: From a humble migrant background to internet stardom, maths teacher Eddie Woo is changing lives by providing free maths lessons worldwide on his Wootube site.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #13 - Splendour In The Grass

    S22:E13

    As they work to regenerate their historic property of Wooleen in WA, newlyweds David Pollock and Frances Jones risk alienating their neighbours in the community where David grew up.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - Candy Man (Part 1)

    S22:E14

    With his award-winning script for Lion, Luke Davies has become one of Hollywood's most celebrated screenwriters. But he found success only after overcoming years of addiction and despair.

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    #15 - Candy Man (Part 2)

    S22:E15

    Part 2 of the story of Luke Davies - poet, novelist & Oscar-nominated screenwriter of the hit movie Lion - charts his recovery from heroin addiction & rise to becoming one of the most sought-after writers in Hollywood.

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    #16 - The Beat Goes On

    S22:E16

    With country people dying of heart disease at a rate far greater than their city cousins Dr Rolf Gomes pioneered a mobile cardio clinic. Thanks to a mystery million-dollar benefactor he's now about to build another Heart Bus.

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    #17 - Murder By The Sea

    S22:E17

    The brutal murder of young Sydney mother Lynette White in 1973 has baffled police for decades. Join Sydney homicide detectives as they re-open the investigation and hunt for a breakthrough.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #18 - I Am Sam

    S22:E18

    The story of Sam Goddard and his family's efforts to help him following a series of strokes. They defied medical advice, travelled overseas for treatments & experimented with an illicit substance... with remarkable results.

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    #19 - Sins Of The Father

    S22:E19

    Two years ago Vincent Shin became the first school-based lawyer in Australia, the job of his dreams. But when he discovered a court file involving his father, he was shaken to the core.

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    #20 - Shooting For The Stars

    S22:E20

    As a child fleeing civil war in Africa, Mayor Chagai found solace in basketball. Now he's coaching a new generation of sporting champions among the Sudanese community in Sydney.

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    #21 - The Peacemaker

    S22:E21

    Ossie Cruse has been healing divisions in this country for 50 years. Now in his 80s he's inspiring his community to re-establish an ancient pathway where Aborigines first reached out to white settlers.

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    #22 - Long Way From Home

    S22:E22

    When a 20-year-old backpacker is murdered during a working holiday in rural Australia her grieving mother uncovers a world of sexual, financial and psychological exploitation.

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    #23 - Long Way From Home (Part 2)

    S22:E23

    After her daughter is brutally murdered while on the 88-day farm-work scheme, English woman Rosie Ayliffe travels to backpacker hotspots in Australia to lobby for change.

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    #24 - My Son Sam

    S22:E24

    The Sydney dad who defied convention and took his autistic teenage son backpacking across Africa. The results could revolutionise the study of autism.

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    #25 - Playing With Fire

    S22:E25

    Sam Dastyari was the ALP's rising star until he was forced to resign from the Shadow Ministry last year over a political donations scandal. Tonight, the Senator speaks exclusively about lingering criticisms of his conduct.

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 22 Ratings Summary

"Adrenaline Brush" is the best rated episode of "Australian Story" season 22. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/6/2017. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Hardest Choice".