Australian Story Season 19 Episode 30
Before the Storm
This week’s program goes behind the scenes with a tenacious regional newspaper reporter who last year won Australia’s top journalism award. Joanne McCarthy’s exposure of a national scandal emerging in the Newcastle and Hunter Valley region played a large part in the establishment of one of Australia’s biggest-ever Royal Commissions. Her efforts so impressed former Prime Minister Julia Gillard that one of her last acts in office was to send a personal note to Ms McCarthy. As this program reveals, it’s been a marathon effort for both Joanne McCarthy and some of those closest to her, including her parents and ten siblings....
- 19 - 43Letter from WooleenNov. 24, 2014
- 19 - 42Just Call Me Bob (2)Nov. 17, 2014
- 19 - 41Just Call Me BobNov. 10, 2014
- 19 - 40How I Met Your FatherNov. 03, 2014
- 19 - 39The Innocent (2)Oct. 27, 2014
- 19 - 38The InnocentOct. 20, 2014
- 19 - 37Vanishing ActOct. 13, 2014
- 19 - 36I Am JackOct. 06, 2014
- 19 - 35The Pursuit of HappinessSep. 29, 2014
- 19 - 34The Past Is a Foreign Country (2)Sep. 22, 2014
- 19 - 33The Past Is a Foreign CountrySep. 15, 2014
- 19 - 32Getting the Hang of ItSep. 08, 2014
- 19 - 31Out of the ShoeboxSep. 01, 2014
- 19 - 30Before the StormAug. 25, 2014
- 19 - 29Searching for C11 (2)Aug. 18, 2014
- 19 - 28Searching for C11Aug. 11, 2014
- 19 - 27Lock Me AwayAug. 04, 2014
- 19 - 26Divide and ConquerJul. 28, 2014
- 19 - 25Leaps and BoundsJul. 21, 2014
- 19 - 24The Game ChangerJul. 14, 2014
- 19 - 23Talk of the TownJul. 07, 2014
- 19 - 22Forget Me NotJun. 30, 2014
- 19 - 21Driving Miss DavisJun. 23, 2014
- 19 - 20The Last Commando , Part 2Jun. 16, 2014
- 19 - 19The Last Commando , Part 1Jun. 09, 2014
- 19 - 18Out of the KitchenJun. 02, 2014
- 19 - 17All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 2May. 26, 2014
- 19 - 16All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 1May. 19, 2014
- 19 - 15In Tracy's CornerMay. 12, 2014
- 19 - 14The Edge of the MountainMay. 05, 2014
- 19 - 13A Very Good RascalApr. 28, 2014
- 19 - 12A Man Called BoyApr. 21, 2014
- 19 - 11A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 2Apr. 14, 2014
- 19 - 10A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 1Apr. 07, 2014
- 19 - 9Set in StoneMar. 31, 2014
- 19 - 8Out of the BoxMar. 24, 2014
- 19 - 7The House of TaraMar. 17, 2014
- 19 - 6An Unnatural HistoryMar. 10, 2014
- 19 - 5His Driving ForceMar. 03, 2014
- 19 - 4Call Me CateFeb. 24, 2014
- 19 - 3No Half MeasuresFeb. 17, 2014
- 19 - 2The Back of His MindFeb. 10, 2014
- 19 - 1The Other SideFeb. 03, 2014