Janine Hosking is an Australian documentary film maker. She won a

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in 1997 for a

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television report titled ''Tjandamurra'', the story of Tjandamurra O'Shane. Hosking has made several other well received documentaries including: *''My Khmer Heart''. Ikandy Films (2001) - story of an Australian nurse and her work in an orphanage outside Phnom Penh. *''Mademoiselle and the Doctor''. Ikandy Films (2004) - story of the suicide of 80-year-old French-Australian woman Lisette Nigot and euthanasia advocate Dr

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. A scene from the film showing the use of a suicide bag was controversially edited from the ABC screening by ''

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'' presenter

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and was the subject of a separate report on '' Media Watch''. *''With This Ring'' (2005) - aired on ABC Television's ''

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'' *'' Ganja Queen'' (2007) - about the arrest, trial, and imprisonment of

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*''I'm Not Dead Yet'' (2011) - about Australian country music legend

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