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Season 1

  • Beginner Beauty Queens: Part 1
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    Beginner Beauty Queens: Part 1

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/2016

    15 young women are competing for two spots in the finals for Miss World Australia.They say its empowering, and the bikini round is no longer included. Is the pageant feminist or old fashioned? And what does it take to win?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Beginner Beauty Queens: Part 2
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    Beginner Beauty Queens: Part 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/16/2016

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • What's Going On? Canberra: Part 1
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    What's Going On? Canberra: Part 1

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2016

    The first in a series of how Canberra really works. Guest Hunters Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland journey to the heart of Australian democracy, asking all the hard question and some stupid ones as well.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • What's In The Giftschrank?
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    What's In The Giftschrank?

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/2016

    Giftschranks or poison rooms were used to store offensive literature from Hitler's time in power after World War II. It turns out here in Australia we have giftschranks of our own, full of books deemed too dangerous for the general public.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • What's Going On? Canberra: Part 2
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    What's Going On? Canberra: Part 2

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2016

    Behind the doors of the House of Representatives. Guest Hunters Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland journey to the heart of Australian democracy asking all the hard questions and some stupid ones as well.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • What's Going On? Canberra: Part 3
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    What's Going On? Canberra: Part 3

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/23/2016

    What's its really like to be a Senator? Guest Hunters Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland journey to the heart of Australian democracy asking all the hard questions and some stupid ones as well.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • #Twitchike: Part 1
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    #Twitchike: Part 1

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2016

    Dan Ilic hitches from Hobart to Cape York and asks people what's really on their mind this election time. This week Hobart to Devonport.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Queen of Signing
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    The Queen of Signing

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2016

    How do you get into music when you can't hear it? We look at the amazing world of the people who sign for deaf audiences at rock and hip hop gigs.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • What's Going On? Canberra: Part 4
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    What's Going On? Canberra: Part 4

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2016

    Rosie finds out what it is like to be a Cabinet Minister. Guest Hunters Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland journey to the heart of Australian democracy asking all the hard questions and some stupid ones as well.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • #Twitchike: Part 2
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    #Twitchike: Part 2

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/2016

    Guest Story Hunter, Dan Ilic, travels through Victoria to talk to people about the issues of this election. What he finds is a fascinating mixture of disengagement, passion and straight-talking.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Art of Theft
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    The Art of Theft

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/2016

    A look at the murky and complex world of Aboriginal Art fraud. Story Hunter Ashlynne McGhee goes to Alice Springs to ask the people who make the work what they think.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Gatwick
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    The Gatwick

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/8/2016

    The Story Hunters recruits emerging Australian VJs to make short news and current affairs focused content for iview.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • #Twitchike: Part 3
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    #Twitchike: Part 3

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/10/2016

    Whats is really on Australia's mind this election time? Guest Hunter Dan Ilic is hitchhiking round Australia to find out.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Australia's Poorest Town
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    Australia's Poorest Town

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/10/2016

    Ash McGhee travels to Mungallala in south-west Queensland because the ATO classifies it as the poorest town in Australia. But what she finds is a surprising place that is not at all what she expected.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • What's Going On? Canberra: Part 5
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    What's Going On? Canberra: Part 5

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 6/15/2016

    This week we look at the hidden world of Canberra's hangers-on. Guest Hunters Jamila and Rosie look at the party officials, think tanks and lobbyists.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • #Twitchike: Part 4
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    #Twitchike: Part 4

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 6/17/2016

    Guest Hunter Dan Ilic is traveling the country to talk to you about what really matters this election. This week he is in country NSW.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • What's Going On? Canberra: Episode 6
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    What's Going On? Canberra: Episode 6

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/20/2016

    In the final of their series Rosie Waterland and Jamila Rizvi look at the extremely close and often explosive relationship between politicians and the press. Features chats with Alice Workman, Laura Tingle and Lenore Taylor. Also a very special cameo from Leigh Sales.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Modern Love: Arranged Marriage
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    Modern Love: Arranged Marriage

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/22/2016

    What is the best way to fall in love? Mike Clay talks to Aman and Preety who fell in love after their wedding day.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • #Twitchike: Part 5
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    #Twitchike: Part 5

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/24/2016

    What really matters this election? Dan hitches through New England and one of the most interesting battles of the election.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • #Twitchike: Part 6
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    #Twitchike: Part 6

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/27/2016

    How engaged are the Australian voters really? Guest Hunter Dan Ilic hitches through Queensland to find out what is really on people's minds this election.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Ride On Mower Racing
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    Ride On Mower Racing

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/29/2016

    We asked you what we should do and you said the greatest motor sport that no one has ever heard of! So we sent Story Hunter Auskar Surbakti ride-on mower racing!

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • #Twitchike: Part 7
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    #Twitchike: Part 7

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 7/1/2016

    In the final of the Twitchike series, Dan Ilic makes his way through Queensland, from Caboolture to Airlie Beach. He finds that the major parties are in trouble.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Modern Love: Doll Lover
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    Modern Love: Doll Lover

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 7/4/2016

    In the second part of our series on modern ways of being in love, we meet Murray. He is in love with a life sized doll.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Stock Photos
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    Stock Photos

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/6/2016

    We look at the all pervasive but oddly strange world of stock photos. Story Hunter Mike Clay looks at the huge business behind those slick images that fill our screens.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Underpaid And Overworked: Part 1
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    Underpaid And Overworked: Part 1

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 7/13/2016

    An investigative look into exploitation in plain sight. Story Hunter Ash McGhee looks at the underpaying of overseas students.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Underpaid And Overworked: Part 2
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    Underpaid And Overworked: Part 2

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 7/13/2016

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Underpaid and Overworked: Part 3
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    Underpaid and Overworked: Part 3

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 7/13/2016

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Growing Up A Show Kid
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    Growing Up A Show Kid

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 7/15/2016

    The most unique school in Australia is threatened with closure. The National School for Travelling Show Children was in Rockhampton when Story Hunter Mike Clay caught up with them.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Emotional Rollercoaster: Katie
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    Emotional Rollercoaster: Katie

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 7/18/2016

    The first in a crowd sourced interview series where the Story Hunters talk to people about the ups and downs in their lives. On a rollercoaster.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Sister Girls
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    Sister Girls

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 7/20/2016

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Emotional Rollercoaster: Alice
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    Emotional Rollercoaster: Alice

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 7/22/2016

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Timor Tattoo
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    Timor Tattoo

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 7/25/2016

    Story Hunter Auskar Surbakti travelled to Dili, Timor-Leste, a town where the owner of the only tattoo parlor is also the head of Rotary.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Drug Testing
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    Drug Testing

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 7/27/2016

    Story Hunter Ash McGhee looks at the contentious issue of pill testing and the prevalence of importing drugs through the mail.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Timor Hip Hop
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    Timor Hip Hop

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 8/1/2016

    We look at the emerging hip hop music and dance scene in Dili, Timor-Leste. Auskar Surbakti found out how hard it is to make a career of music in one of the world's poorest countries.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Queen of Signing - Follow Up
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    Queen of Signing - Follow Up

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 8/3/2016

    We get an update on our campaign of getting more Australian live music acts to include signing for deaf fans. We get reactions to this from The Rubens who won our online poll of acts you'd like to see include an interpreter.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Timor Zombies
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    Timor Zombies

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 8/5/2016

    Story Hunter Auskar Surbakti meets one Aussie filmmaker who's helping East Timorese tell their own (supernatural!) stories.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • #IAmOther
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    #IAmOther

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 8/10/2016

    With all the furore around #censusfail you may have missed the other important census story. Story Hunter Ash McGhee talked to those who ticked 'other'.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Rio Students
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    Rio Students

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 8/15/2016

    Students claim that many of Rio's universities have closed because the government is diverting money to the Olympics. Guest Story Hunter Kate Tozer talks to students doing it tough.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Other Olympics
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    The Other Olympics

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 8/17/2016

    Meanwhile in Paris, Australia has been competing in the Cycle Messenger Olympics. Story Hunter Ash McGhee follows this extraordinary event.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Respect Your Elders
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    Respect Your Elders

    Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 8/26/2016

    The big questions about life are best answered by those that have lived it. We asked for your queries and then asked our panel of over 90's to give their advice.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Number Plates
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    Number Plates

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 8/31/2016

    Story Hunter Ash McGhee dives into the strange world of vintage number plates. It seems as the numbers get smaller, the money gets bigger and the tales become more bizarre.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Meal with Malcolm
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    A Meal with Malcolm

    Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 9/2/2016

    Ever wondered what it would be like to go to dinner with the PM?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Deadly Place to Call Home
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    A Deadly Place to Call Home

    Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 9/2/2016

    The state government wants to close down the former asbestos mining town of Wittenoom in Western Australia. Mel Garrick goes to talk to the three remaining residents about the place they love to call home.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Young And The Faithful
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    Young And The Faithful

    Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 9/19/2016

    As part of Pride Vs Prejudice we look at a group of Australians trying to find a new way of being faithful, modern Muslims.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Australia's Baptism By Fire
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    Australia's Baptism By Fire

    Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 9/21/2016

    We got six Australians, from a range of migrant backgrounds, together for dinner and asked them if every group faces a trial by fire to become Aussie? A part of ABC2's Pride Vs Prejudice.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Yorta Yorta
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    Yorta Yorta

    Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 9/23/2016

    How do you stay proud after the highest court in the land rules that your traditional customs have been washed away? We look at the experience of the Yorta Yorta as part of ABC2's Pride Vs Prejudice.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Modern Love: Love Without Sense
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    Modern Love: Love Without Sense

    Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 10/12/2016

    Relationships are hard but what happens when one of you can not see or hear? Story Hunter Marcus Thompson talks to an extraordinary couple as part of our Modern Love series.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Modern Love: Love Without Sex
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    Modern Love: Love Without Sex

    Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 10/14/2016

    Could the secret to a great relationship be NOT having sex? In the next instalment of our Modern Love series, Story Hunter Mel Garrick meets an asexual couple who thinks exactly that.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Kabaddi
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    Kabaddi

    Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 10/19/2016

    Australia has just competed in a world cup in India. Despite the sport having 500 million fans, you have probably never heard of it! Story Hunter Marcus Thompson asked our audience to help explain the amazing world of kabaddi.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Roller Derby: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
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    Roller Derby: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 10/26/2016

    Trans people are constantly renegotiating their world. One of the side stories to their journey is how they still keep playing team sports. Story Hunter Mel Garrick travels to Adelaide to find a sport with a don't ask dont tell policy.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Unwasted
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    Unwasted

    Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 10/28/2016

    South Australia has one of the most successful bottle and can recycling schemes in the world. Mel Garrick looks into the economy that surrounds it and the pensioners, homeless and eccentrics who make much needed cash this way.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Gambler
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    The Gambler

    Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 11/1/2016

    Story Hunter Mel Garrick get a rare insight into the closed off world of professional gambling. We speak to a man who turns over millions of dollars a year by leaving nothing to chance.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Patchewollock: Way Out West Art
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    Patchewollock: Way Out West Art

    Season 1 Episode 54 - Aired 11/4/2016

    In Victoria's far north-west the tiny farming town of Patchewollock is experiencing a minor boom in culture and babies, and after decades of decline, it can't come too soon.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hair Fetish
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    Hair Fetish

    Season 1 Episode 55 - Aired 11/9/2016

    Josh Marriage grew a beard after his relationship broke down and before too long he had so many fans online he turned it into a business. But he's not the only one who pays the bills catering to other people's hair fetishes.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Longboard Dancing
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    Longboard Dancing

    Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 11/12/2016

    It started with an iPod loaded with music and a love of skating, now the Sunshine Coasts Milan Somervilles longboard dancing has had millions of views online.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Facebook and Motherhood
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    Facebook and Motherhood

    Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 11/16/2016

    When you're used to working five day a week, new motherhood can be isolating. Does social media make it easier, harder or a little bit of both?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown