Australia 1959

Sixty-seven years after arriving in Australia, Anne Onimous is seventy-seven, comfortably retired and living in tropical Cairns. Her remarkable journey has taken her from migrant accommodation to Canberra's government offices, the Gold Coast and even an apartment in New York's Trump Tower. Along the way, she's found love, wealth, friendship and plenty to complain about! In this final episode, Anne looks back on an extraordinary life and explains why, after everything she's experienced, she's perfectly happy being a nobody.

From government employee to real estate cadet, Anne's career has taken some unexpected turns. But nothing prepares her for Cane Onimous, a wealthy gentleman who offers her a remarkably comfortable job looking after his luxurious Gold Coast penthouse. Free accommodation, a generous salary and even a new car to drive occasionally. Surely life couldn't get any better? Well, Anne has a surprise for you. And she doesn't particularly care whether you approve!

A twenty-cent poker machine, four dollars in coins and a thousand-dollar jackpot. Unfortunately for Anne, somebody else wins it! But when the lucky stranger offers to share her winnings, an extraordinary friendship begins. Meet Julie Verhoeven, a Gold Coast real estate agent whose generosity opens the door to a completely different life. Anne is about to discover that sometimes the best opportunities arrive when somebody else sits down at your favourite poker machine!

One freezing Canberra morning, a trip to Brisbane changes Anne's outlook on life. Why spend another winter shivering when Queensland offers sunshine and warmth? There's just one problem: getting a government transfer north is practically impossible! Anne makes a decision that surprises even herself, resigns from the Public Service and heads north in her Holden Commodore. But a roadside sign advertising a Gold Coast casino is about to send her carefully considered plans in an entirely unexpected direction.

Twenty-two years in the Commonwealth Public Service gives Anne plenty to talk about, and she's not particularly interested in keeping quiet! From government paperwork and workplace peculiarities to the remarkable security of a public service career, Anne offers a cheeky insider's view of bureaucracy. But after years of Canberra winters, she's beginning to wonder whether there's something better waiting beyond the nation's capital. And when Anne gets an idea into her head, anything can happen!

It's 1965, and sixteen-year-old Anne is ready to earn a living. Unfortunately, her first job as a stock clerk is almost as boring as school! Fortunately, there's a Mini, a driver's licence and the promise of something better across the border in Canberra. Before long, Anne discovers the Commonwealth Public Service, its generous career opportunities and some rather peculiar rules about paying women. An entertaining look at working life in Australia during the swinging sixties.

What happens when a young migrant discovers she's already learnt most of what her Australian teachers are trying to teach her? Boredom, mostly! Anne recalls overcrowded classrooms, ink-stained blotting paper, peculiar school rules and the entertainment available outside the classroom window. A move to Queanbeyan finally promises something different. Join Anne as she negotiates Australian school life and discovers that growing up can be an education in itself.

Australia, 1959. Ten-year-old Anne Onimous arrives from Britain in a country of sunshine, strange expressions and a rather different way of doing things. From migrant hostels to crowded classrooms, Anne discovers that becoming Australian isn't quite as straightforward as the government might imagine. With her mischievous humour and a willingness to question almost everything, Anne begins an extraordinary journey through Australian life. And she's only just arrived!