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  • Australian Story Born to Run/Jesse's Town (Season 2, Episode 17)
  • TV Episode | 28 min | Documentary, Biography

Australian Story

Born to Run/Jesse's Town (Season 2, Episode 17)
TV Episode | 28 min | Documentary, Biography
Born to Run Comedian, actor and lampooner of politicians, Gerry Connolly introduces the story of the youngest woman ever elected to Federal Parliament. She's twenty seven year old Senator Natasha Stott Despoja, a Democrat from South ...See moreBorn to Run Comedian, actor and lampooner of politicians, Gerry Connolly introduces the story of the youngest woman ever elected to Federal Parliament. She's twenty seven year old Senator Natasha Stott Despoja, a Democrat from South Australia. In a year that's further entrenched public cynicism about politics and politicians, most notably with the Senator Woods affair and the Mal Colston affair, she seems to represent a new breed and a new approach. But to what extent is she having to compromise her professed ideals to succeed in a Parliament dominated by middle aged men and bound by tradition and convention? And is there substance to go with the glamorous and trendy image she has cultivated in the media? Among those who provide candid insights are Senator Stott Despoja's mother, Shirley, herself a campaigner for social justice, her brother Luke and her journalist boyfriend Mark Ludlow who says: "Occasionally you do kind of feel a bit overwhelmed by what she has done and where I am at this stage of my life ... It's very hard managing a relationship because obviously the hours that she does work, it's very hard to fit things in." Luke Stott Despoja says: "Maybe she's inspired enough people, young women, young men, to say if she can do it that's good enough for me. It can be done. If she inspired one or two people to get rid of some of those fat dudes on the seats in Parliament House then she done a good job!" PLUS: Jesse's Town Jesse's Town is set in the beautiful Southern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia and is the story of Jesse Martin, a retired farmer who has taken his love of Australian memorabilia to a quite extraordinary extreme. Somewhat to the horror of his wife, Jesse has built an entire replica historic town in his backyard and opened it as a private museum. Surrounded by free roaming farm animals peacefully cohabiting, it all resembles a scene from the hit movie Babe. But as the story unfolds, we learn of a tragedy in the past, that fuelled Jesse's passion for collecting. Written by Australian Story See less
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Updated 1997/06/07
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6 7, 1997 (Australia)
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9 wins & 12 nominations

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