An upcoming episode of Australian Story takes a closer look at the life and work of Associate Professor Dr Michelle Telfer. A world leader in treating gender dysphoria in trans and gender diverse young people, Dr Telfer has been a pioneer in lifesaving treatments for young Australians. Dr Telfer’s work has also drawn heavy criticism from […]
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21 May 2021 /
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Next week’s episode of Australian Story dives into the campaign that kept the case of Scott Johnson in the public eye, following his suspected suicide in 1988. When Johnson’s body was found in Sydney over 30 years ago, police quickly decided the young American man had taken his own life, but Scott’s brother was convinced the […]
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27 Aug 2020 |
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Tonight’s edition of the ABC’s ‘Australian Story’ will focus on a Victorian transgender teenager and her battle to access medical treatment. Sixteen-year-old Georgie Stone has battled prejudice, bullying and even legal hurdles to become the young woman she is today. The transgender teen is now trying to use her experience to help other young people. […]
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15 Aug 2016 |
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Tonight’s edition of the ABC program ‘Australian Story’ will focus on a Melbourne couple who have both given birth to one of their children. Melbourne man AJ Kearns describes himself as just an ordinary father living in the suburbs with his two children. But there are many who would disagree. Born into a conservative Pentecostal […]
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10 Aug 2015 |
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott will reportedly be introducing Australian Story next Monday for his friend, transgender army officer and cricket expert Lieutenant Colonel Cate McGregor. The pair have alledgedly been friends since they met in their student days. Abbott said that he and Lieutenant Colonel McGregor had had a ”few scrapes together over the years”. […]
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21 Feb 2014 |
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Over twenty years ago Scott Johnson’s naked body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Sydney. Johnson had been out celebrating completing his PhD at Manly. The young mathematicians death was ruled a suicide but his family is not convinced. Tonight’s episode of ‘Australian Story’ on ABC investigates the circumstances around Johnson’s death […]
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11 Feb 2013 |
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