V8 Supercars: Australia’s premier racing category is regarded as one of the toughest touring car competitions in the world. In 2010, catch all the action here on Australia Network.

Public health scientists and clinicians tout vaccines as one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine. But for many, vaccines have become controversial. Young parents are concerned at the sheer number of shots- some 26 inoculations for 14 different diseases by age 6 - and follow alternative vaccination schedules. Other parents go further. In communities like Ashland, Oregon, up to one-third of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their kids at all. And some advocacy groups, like Generation Rescue, argue that vaccines are no longer a public health miracle but a scourge; they view vaccines as responsible for alarming rises in certain disorders, including ADHD and autism. This is the vaccine war: on one side sits scientific medicine and the public health establishment; on the other a populist coalition of parents, celebrities (like Jenny McCarthy), politicians, and activists. It is a war that increasingly takes place on the Internet with both sides using the latest social media tools, including Facebook and Twitter, to win the hearts and minds of the public.

From worm farms to rainwater butts and from solar power to heat pumps, the WA$TED! team take your average household of eco horrors and turn it into a clean green haven, saving families serious cash in the process.

Well-known Australians play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets and surprises from the past. This series includes Ben Mendelsohn, Christine Anu, John Butler, Ron Barassi, Sigrid Thornton and Maggie Beer.

Ben Cropp selects the best billabong he has ever seen, just outside Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory.

It’s one of the most expensive and elusive herbs in the world, selling at up to 8,000€ a kilo. Chinese billionaires want it for its legendary powers as an aphrodisiac. Doctors prize its medical properties. Every spring, entire villages in the Himalayas empty as people go in search of the yarshagumba mushroom. But it’s a difficult task, fraught with danger. The yarshagumba only grows for a few weeks of the year at high altitudes in the mountains. Harvesters, which include young children, run the risk of altitude sickness and breathing problems. We examine the yarshagumba phenomenon, following the mushrooms’ journey from the peaks of the Himalayas to the markets of Asia.