Australia's favourite home-cooking show is state versus state, plate against plate, as 12 teams-of-two from NSW, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and, for the first time, Tasmania attempt to out-dine and out-wine each other to see whose kitchen rules.

Would you care to match wits with a dog, an octopus, a dolphin, or a parrot? You may want to think twice after watching this intriguing science documentary. While we may not be ready for barnyard Barnards or sending pets to Harvard, the remarkable footage and findings presented here by cutting edge researchers demonstrate how many animals are much smarter than we think and in ways we had never imagined.

There's no doubt asbestos is a dirty, deadly word. In Australia the scandals of Wittenoom and the long-running James Hardie saga have ensured a widespread awareness that asbestos kills, often slowly and painfully. In a career uncovering the health hazards of asbestos, reporter Matt Peacock might have thought he'd seen it all. Then he went to India. In a global investigation, we expose a shocking trade and follow the dusty trail from the sub-continent back to another nation readily exporting the stuff it considers too dangerous for locals -- Canada.

News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region.

Join us for the live count down and the Sydney fireworks display which unite our global and diverse city as we share in the wonder and magic that is Sydney in summer. Join creative director pop princess Kylie Minogue as she leads the City of Sydney NYE celebrations.

This exciting new drama series starring Essie Davis, sees our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920's Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit.

Australia's favourite home-cooking show is state versus state, plate against plate, as 12 teams-of-two from NSW, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and, for the first time, Tasmania attempt to out-dine and out-wine each other to see whose kitchen rules.

Would you care to match wits with a dog, an octopus, a dolphin, or a parrot? You may want to think twice after watching this intriguing science documentary. While we may not be ready for barnyard Barnards or sending pets to Harvard, the remarkable footage and findings presented here by cutting edge researchers demonstrate how many animals are much smarter than we think and in ways we had never imagined.