Returning Players/Australian Survivor

Returning Player seasons offer the opportunity to former contestants to play the game of Australian Survivor again.
==Origins==
Although included an imported castaway on the cast, Australian Survivor would not see a player compete for a second time in the franchise until . Since then, three more seasons have featured returning players.
===All-Stars===
"All-Stars" seasons feature casts comprised entirely of returning players. The eponymous season, , saw 24 returnees divided into two competing tribes.
===Returning Players v New Players===
This format features former and/or imported castaways being assigned to one of two tribes that are otherwise composed entirely of new players. , , , and followed this format.
==Returning Players by Season==
Season	Returned from Season	Season	Returned from Season
 	None 	 	None
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	Upcoming Season
==Trivia==
* Luke Toki is the first Australian Survivor castaway to return for a second season.
** Shonee Bowtell is the first castaway to return for a third season.
** Russell Hantz is the first castaway imported from an international version of Survivor, as well as the first overall returning player on Australian Survivor. He was followed by Sandra Diaz-Twine.
* Lee Carseldine and Sharn Coombes are the only returning players to never be voted out.
** Sharn is the only Australian Survivor castaway to reach the Final Tribal Council every time she competed.
* Phoebe Timmins, Jackie Glazier, and Stevie Khouw have failed to reach the merge each time they competed.
** Although Lydia Lassila and Andy Meldrum did reach the merge on their first seasons, they failed to reach the jury phase on both seasons they competed on.
===Seasons and Twists===
* currently has the most castaways return in future seasons, with ten.
* No players who debuted on or have returned.
* Every season where returning players competed against new players produced a Sole Survivor that won in a unanimous vote.
==References==
Category:Twists
Category:Gameplay
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018)
Category:Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2019)
Category:Australian Survivor: All Stars
Category:Australian Survivor: Blood v Water
Category:Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains
Category:Survivor (franchise)
Category:Survivor International Gameplay
Category:Statistics