Australian Story - Season 18 Episode 23
Singer Jessica Mauboy introduces this updated program on the life of Yothu Yindi frontman Mr Yunupingu. "Growing up in Darwin, everyone looked up to him, and it made me want to do that line of work. I wanted to be just like that," she says. Mr Yunupingu went from school teacher to school principal to international rock star when the song 'Treaty' became a hit around the world. He was named Australian of the Year in 1992. But his health deteriorated in the last 7 years due to a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and alcohol dependence. In 2009 Australian Story documented his battle with kidney failure and his reluctant acceptance of a life on dialysis three times a week. He was awaiting a kidney transplant when he passed away last month, aged 56. The updated program includes new material on Mr Yunupingu's life at his home in Arnhem Land in his final years, as well as fresh interviews with his family, friends and music industry luminaries Molly Meldrum and Michael Gudinski.
First Air Date : 1996-05-29
Last Air date : 2025-05-26
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary, News
Cast : Leigh Sales
Crew :
Quality : 
Subtitles :
- Season 18 : Episode 12013-02-04
- Season 18 : Episode 22013-02-11
- Season 18 : Episode 32013-02-18
- Season 18 : Episode 42013-02-25
- Season 18 : Episode 52013-03-04
- Season 18 : Episode 62013-03-11
- Season 18 : Episode 72013-03-18
- Season 18 : Episode 82013-03-25
- Season 18 : Episode 92013-04-01
- Season 18 : Episode 102013-04-08
- Season 18 : Episode 112013-04-15
- Season 18 : Episode 122013-04-22
- Season 18 : Episode 132013-04-29
- Season 18 : Episode 142013-05-06
- Season 18 : Episode 152013-05-13
- Season 18 : Episode 162013-05-20
- Season 18 : Episode 172013-05-27
- Season 18 : Episode 182013-06-03
- Season 18 : Episode 192013-06-10
- Season 18 : Episode 202013-06-17
- Season 18 : Episode 212013-06-24
- Season 18 : Episode 222013-07-01
- Season 18 : Episode 232013-07-08
- Season 18 : Episode 242013-07-15
- Season 18 : Episode 252013-07-22
- Season 18 : Episode 262013-07-29
- Season 18 : Episode 272013-08-05
- Season 18 : Episode 282013-08-12
- Season 18 : Episode 292013-08-19
- Season 18 : Episode 302013-08-26
- Season 18 : Episode 312013-09-02
- Season 18 : Episode 322013-09-09
- Season 18 : Episode 332013-09-16
- Season 18 : Episode 342013-09-23
- Season 18 : Episode 352013-09-30
- Season 18 : Episode 362013-10-07
- Season 18 : Episode 372013-10-14
- Season 18 : Episode 382013-10-21
- Season 18 : Episode 392013-10-28
- Season 18 : Episode 402013-11-04
- Season 18 : Episode 412013-11-11
- Season 18 : Episode 422013-11-18
- Season 18 : Episode 432013-11-25
