Fierce Girls

Fierce Girls

56 episodes

From skaters to singers, mountaineers to Mars mission-leaders. From the deep blue sea to the dark, black skies. Australia is full of girls who dare to do things differently. Adventurous girls. Girls with guts and spirit. Girls who stand-up and say, "watch out world, here I come!". Do you know what they are? They're FIERCE. These are their stories. Join the amazing Amy Shark, Julie Bishop, Yael Stone and more as they tell the inspiring tales of some of Australia's most extraordinary women.

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Chloe Hayden the girl who put autism in the spotlight

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes

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Naomi Moran the girl who came through for her community in a crisis

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 3:15 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds

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Jade Hameister the girl who skied to the top and bottom of the world

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 3 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds

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Allirra Jennings the girl who ran in every major marathon

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds

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Donna Adams the girl who became Tasmanias first female police commissioner

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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Marita Cheng the girl who built robots, and helped other girls build them too

Published: July 9, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds

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Michelle Payne the girl who raced the Melbourne Cup and won

Published: July 9, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds

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Taryn Brumfitt the girl who broke social media's standards

Published: July 9, 2023, 4 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds

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Elizabeth Kenny the girl whose unlikely treatment helped people with polio

Published: July 9, 2023, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 18 seconds

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Alma Mary Wang the girl who spoke up for Chinese people in Australia

Published: July 9, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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INTRODUCING Fierce Girls Season 10

Published: July 2, 2023, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds

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NAIDOC Faith Thomas: the girl who became the first indigenous person to play cricket for Australia

Published: June 29, 2022, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 29 seconds

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NAIDOC Yukultji Napangati: the girl who made her world shimmer

Published: June 29, 2022, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 45 seconds

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NAIDOC Queenie McKenzie: the girl who became a living treasure

Published: June 29, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 55 seconds

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NAIDOC Oodgeroo Noonuccal: the girl who fought for the rights of her people

Published: June 29, 2022, 3:20 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 38 seconds

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NAIDOC Mary Ann Bugg: the girl who became a fierce bushranger

Published: June 29, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 42 seconds

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NAIDOC Molly Kelly: the girl who followed the rabbit-proof fence home

Published: June 29, 2022, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 21 seconds

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NAIDOC Daisy Bindi: the girl who fought for more

Published: June 29, 2022, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 37 seconds

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INTRODUCING Fierce Girls Celebrates NAIDOC Week

Published: June 24, 2022, 5:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds

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Mum Shirl the girl who became a mum to thousands

Published: April 4, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 44 seconds

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Meru Sheel the girl who is a disease detective

Published: March 28, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds

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Melanie Perkins The girl who created a unicorn

Published: March 21, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 33 seconds

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Daphne Hilton (Ceeney) the girl who dominated the Paralympics

Published: March 14, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 56 seconds

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Valerie Taylor the girl who swam with sharks

Published: March 7, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 7 seconds

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INTRODUCING Fierce Girls Season 8

Published: March 1, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

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Nora Heysen the girl who never stopped painting

Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 36 seconds

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Mirka Mora the girl who painted the town red

Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 1:29 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 54 seconds

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Yukultji Napangati the girl who made her world shimmer

Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 1:28 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 47 seconds

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Marion Mahony Griffin the girl who designed her dream city

Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 1:27 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 49 seconds

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Queenie McKenzie the girl who became a living treasure

Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 1:26 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 45 seconds

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INTRODUCING Fierce Girls Season 7

Published: Oct. 6, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds

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Jean Robertson and Kathleen Howell the girls who drove into the history books

Published: May 9, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 21 seconds

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Andrea Boyd the girl who became the voice of space

Published: April 18, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 11 seconds

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Caroline Buchanan the story of the girl who became a world champion BMX bandit

Published: April 11, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 20 seconds

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Faith Thomas the girl who became the first Indigenous person to play cricket for Australia

Published: April 4, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 37 seconds

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Nyadol Nyuon the girl who gave refugees a voice

Published: March 28, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 3 seconds

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Madeline Stuart the girl who conquered the modelling world

Published: March 21, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds

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Celeste Barber the girl whose photos took the world by storm

Published: March 14, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 44 seconds

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Oodgeroo Noonuccal the girl who fought for the rights of Indigenous Australians

Published: March 7, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 38 seconds

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Ash Barty the girl who became number one

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds

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Catherine Hamlin the girl who helped the women that no one else would

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 4:20 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 19 seconds

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Nova Peris the girl who won gold in two sports then got elected to parliament

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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Dorothea MacKellar the girl who wrote poems and broke all the rules

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 33 seconds

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Rhiannan Iffland the girl who overcame her fears and became a world champion cliff diver

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 28 seconds

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Adelaide Miethke the girl who used radio to teach kids from the bush

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds

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INTRODUCING Fierce Girls Series 5

Published: Sept. 20, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

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PRESENTS — Mackaroy Uncovered

Published: June 25, 2020, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds

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PRESENTS The Fierce Girls competition is back!

Published: March 7, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 1 second

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Bindi Irwin the girl who is fighting to save the planet

Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 51 seconds

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Fanny Finch the girl who voted

Published: Nov. 28, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 34 seconds

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Jackie French the girl with dyslexia who became a famous author

Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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Dr Abigail Allwood the girl who looks for life on Mars

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 33 seconds

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Dame Nellie Melba the girl who became the worlds most famous singer

Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 18 seconds

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Mary MacKillop the girl who became a saint

Published: Oct. 31, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 55 seconds

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Alyssa Azar the girl who climbed the worlds highest mountains

Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes

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Mary Ann Bugg the girl who became a fierce bushranger

Published: Oct. 17, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds

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Tayla Harris the girl who kicked goals against internet trolls

Published: Oct. 10, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 2 seconds

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Sabre Norris the girl who shreds waves and skate parks

Published: Sept. 19, 2019, 4 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 15 seconds

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Introducing Fierce Girls series four

Published: Sept. 12, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 54 seconds

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Turia Pitt the girl who had everything to live for

Published: April 4, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 16 seconds

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Molly Kelly the girl who followed the rabbit-proof fence home

Published: March 28, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 34 seconds

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Irene Szoeke the girl who was born in a prison

Published: March 21, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 21 seconds

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Andrea Hah the girl who climbed big rocks

Published: March 14, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds

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Sam Kerr the girl who became a football superstar

Published: March 7, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 49 seconds

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INTRODUCING Fierce Girls Series 3

Published: Feb. 26, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds

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PRESENTS — school holiday listening

Published: Dec. 5, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 42 seconds

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Margaret Olley the girl who painted masterpieces

Published: Nov. 28, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds

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Julia Gillard the girl who became Australian Prime Minister

Published: Nov. 21, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 14 seconds

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Helen Reddy the girl who roared

Published: Nov. 15, 2018, 1:30 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes

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Veena Sahajwalla the girl who turned trash into treasure

Published: Nov. 7, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 13 seconds

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Pam ONeill the girl who broke through horse racing barriers

Published: Oct. 31, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 51 seconds

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PRESENTS — the Fierce Girls competition

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 5:40 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds

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Gabi Hollows the girl who helped others see

Published: Oct. 24, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 43 seconds

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Susan Alberti the girl who kicked the biggest goal

Published: Oct. 17, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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Layne Beachley the girl who ruled the waves

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 59 seconds

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Evonne Goolagong Cawley the girl who conquered Wimbledon

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 29 seconds

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Lillian Armfield the girl who fought the baddies

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 33 seconds

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INTRODUCING new episodes of Fierce Girls

Published: Oct. 1, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 56 seconds

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PRESENTS — Animal Sound Safari

Published: Sept. 6, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

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PRESENTS — Short & Curly

Published: June 27, 2018, midnight
Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds

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PRESENTS — the big announcement

Published: May 8, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds

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Ruby Payne-Scott the girl who listened to the stars

Published: April 30, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 48 seconds

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Edith Cowan the girl who changed the rules

Published: April 23, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 48 seconds

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Nancy Bird-Walton the girl who loved to fly

Published: April 16, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 20 seconds

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Daisy Bindi the girl who fought for more

Published: April 10, 2018, 2 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 10 seconds

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Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie the girls who swam for gold

Published: April 2, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 37 seconds

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P.L Travers the girl who dreamt up Mary Poppins

Published: March 26, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds

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Ronni Kahn the girl who fed the hungry

Published: March 19, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 8 seconds

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Cathy Freeman the girl who ran fast

Published: March 12, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 13 seconds

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Jessica Watson the girl who sailed around the world

Published: March 5, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 9 seconds

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Louise Sauvage the girl who was unstoppable

Published: March 5, 2018, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 20 seconds

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Nancy Wake the girl who spied

Published: March 5, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 56 seconds

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INTRODUCING Fierce Girls

Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 11 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

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