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News and Current AffairsNews and Current Affairs
7.30 Report
The 7.30 Report is the ABC's national flagship current affairs program presented by Kerry O'Brien.
ABC News Update
Latest News headlines from ABC News
Asia Pacific Focus
Asia Pacific Focus covers world events with an emphasis on the Asia Pacific region. Interviews and analysis on the broader issues underscoring the headlines.
Business Today
Business news from Australia and Asia
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent, presented by Mark Corcoran, is award-winning current affairs. The program draws on the ABC's extensive network of local and international correspondents who go where the news takes them.
Four Corners
Four Corners is the Australian ABC's flagship current affairs show, exposing scandals, sparking inquiries and causing major changes in government policy.
Inside Business
Alan Kohler with analysis and comment on the events and issues driving investors, entrepreneurs and big business.
Lateline and Lateline Business
A nightly news and business analysis program bringing you the latest events from Australian and international news and coverage of investment and business news, including keynote interviews.
News
News from Australia, Pacific, Asia, and India including local reports from Australia Network News reporters in the region.
News War
In this four part series, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted in turn.
Newshour With Jim Middleton
A one-hour news, issues and current affairs program. Hosted by Jim Middleton it is a news show with personality. Featuring interviews, news, and insights into issues affecting the region, it is the only one of its kind out there
The Insiders
Hosted by Barry Cassidy, Insiders is a fast-moving treatment of Australian national affairs with interviews, discussion, and analysis.
Education and KnowledgeEducation and Knowledge
Business of English
We look at language used in everyday business situations.
English Bites
English Bites is an informative and entertaining way to improve your knowledge of the English language.
HotSpell
HotSpell is event television! It's a 10 half-hour, rollercoaster ride of a program. Tune in as thousands of young people from across Australia try their luck and battle it out to make the cut on HotSpell. Only 20 will be selected. Only one can win. C
Nexus
Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program.
Nexus - Weekend Edition
Learn about people and their ideas and improve your English language skills by watching this unique educational program.
Study English
Test your English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills with the help of this new series from the producers of Nexus and pass your IELTS test with ease!
Totally Wild
Explore the natural beauty of flora and fauna with the Totally Wild team.
DocumentaryDocumentary
A Walk to Beautiful
A Walk to Beautiful tells the stories of five Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries and embark on a journey to reclaim their lost dignity.
Art of the Heist
Investigating the most high profile art thefts of the 20th and 21st centuries, 'Art of the Heist' fits together the pieces of the crime jigsaw and studies the masterpieces coveted by the criminal world.
Becoming Muhammad Ali
In 1960, a young boxer named Cassius Clay arrived in Miami, determined to become world heavyweight champion. In the end, he became something more a legend.
Bible Mysteries
Was Mary Magdalene really a prostitute? Where was St Peter laid to rest? Did Joseph actually have a 'coat of many colours'? Did Herod really order the massacre of the innocents? This series answers these questions and more.
Bondi Rescue
Bondi Rescue follows the work of the elite lifeguards in charge of safety at the world*s busiest beach. The full-time council lifeguards - the boys in blue - patrol Bondi seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Border Security
More than 20,000 people enter Australia every day be sea and by air. How many of these people are really who they say they are? Are they there on holiday or do they have more sinister intentions?
Buffalo Bill
In 1886, Buffalo Bill*s Wild West Show played to more than one million people in New York City. It was one of the most elaborate shows on earth. There were cowboys and Indians, sharp shooters, including the famous Annie Oakley.
Catherine The Great
The story of Catherine the Great's glorious reign, and how she strove to modernise Russia, with new ideas on health and education and waged wars in her ruthless quest for expansion.
Choir of Hard Knocks
Choir of Hard Knocks is an inspirational factual series about the unlikely pairing of a highly skilled musical director who forms a choir with a group of homeless disadvantaged individuals and in the process transforms their lives forever
Crime and Justice
In an Australian first, Crime and Justice features unprecedented access to the officers of the Victoria Police and the rulings from inside the Magistrates' Court.
Einstein's Big Idea
100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary special theory of relativity and came to a startling conclusion - mass and energy are one, related by the formula E = mc2.
Empires: Islam: Empire of Faith
Islam: Empire of Faith tells the spectacular story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 years-from the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent.
Empires: The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. In the fourth and fifth centuries, B.C., the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain.
Help!
This six-part documentary series takes you inside the real-life events that ambulance officers and paramedics face every day while on the job.
Here Comes The Neighbourhood
Have a look over the fence, have a chat with a mate and take pleasure in the colourful events that celebrate living in multicultural Australia.
In The Line of Fire
Bushfires shape the Australian psyche. Fear of being trapped in a fire or seeing their homes go up in smoke unites them as a nation. Bushfires in south eastern Australia are amongst the worst on the planet.
Indonesia: A Reporter's Journey
In a three part series, Australian journalist Mike Carlton investigates Suharto, the former President of Indonesia, rise to power and his eventual fall.
Japanland
Japanland is a journey into the soul of Japan. For twelve months Karin Muller traveled from one end of the country to the other, living among the people and exploring Japan's ancient cultural heritage and its modern ways.
Killer Whale and Crocodile
A First Nations carver from Canada travels into the jungles of Papua New Guinea and a New Guinean carver travels to urban Canada. Together, they share each others cultures and learn about the myths and legends that inform their individual artistic st
Medical Emergency
A real-life medical series, which follows the demanding lives of the staff at a busy hospital emergency ward.
Missing Persons Unit
Every 18 minutes, someone in Australia is reported missing ... what happens next is real life drama that unfolds daily at the Missing Persons Unit.
Niagara Falls
Visited by more than 20 million tourists each year, Niagara Falls is study in contrast - a violent, powerful, uncontrollable force whose sheer beauty has a calming, almost meditative effect on visitors.
Oswald's Ghost
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963 left a psychic wound on America that is with us still today. Few Americans then or now accept that a lone, inconsequential gunman could bring down a president.
Papa Bilong Chimbu
The story of a German missionary's life in PNG through the eyes of his Australian great niece.
Roar of the Wild
An epic voyage of animal discoveries hosted by Australia*s Lin Sutherland. For 13 weeks, Lin will take you on an incredible journey, travelling to exotic locations.
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Follow the daily working lives of Australia*s Royal Flying Doctor Service and the patients they treat.
RPA
Follow real patients from Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred hospital as they travel the road to recovery, remission or relapse.
Scene By Scene: Films of Asia Pacific
South Sydney Story
South Sydney Story closely follows the intimate goings-on of South Sydney Football Club - a club that has come to personify the Australian battling spirit.
The Best of Australia
Sorel Wilby takes us deep into the Best of Australia- from tropical Queensland, to wild Kakadu, sacred Arnhem Land, rich Tasmanian wilderness, red Central Desert, the spectacular Great Ocean Road and beyond to facinating Broome in Western Australia.
The Doctor Who Makes People Walk Again?
Investigate the controversial work of Dr Huang Hongyun - the Chinese doctor who claims he can make people walk again.
The Force
The Force is filmed in metropolitan and regional Western Australia with the Western Australia Police. Small camera crews follow the police around during their daily duties.
The Great Transatlantic Cable
By the middle of the 19th century, a network of telegraph poles strung across America had changed the way the country did business. Samuel Morse's invention made possible almost instantaneous communication between cities across the continent.
The Jewish Americans
This six part series examines the struggle of a tiny minority to make its way into the American mainstream. It is a unique story of ongoing discrimination and stereotyping coupled with some of the most remarkable accomplishments in American history.
The OJ Verdict
On October 3, 1995, an estimated 150 million people stopped what they were doing to witness the televised verdict of the O.J. Simpson trial. For more than a year, the O.J. saga transfixed the nation and dominated the public imagination.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece
Imaginative and informative series which reveals the fascinating and often moving stories of the creation, politics and social legacies of five renowned pieces of art.
The Truth About Size Zero
Exploring the dangers of the current obsession with dieting and the pressure to be thin, TV Presenter Louise Redknapp embarks on a month long experiment to lose her trademark curves and slim down to a US Size Zero
The War of the World
Professor Niall Ferguson, author of Empire and Colossus - The Rise and Fall of the American Empire re-examines the history of the 20th century. It was certainly the most violent century in history.
Travel Oz
TravelOz offers viewers the ultimate in adventure and discovery . This new Australian series showcases Australia's most appealing travel destinations, breathtaking scenery, awesome adventures, unique cultures and amazing wildlife.
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
Acclaimed director, Gillian Armstrong's revealing documentary on the many of lives larger-than-life, flamboyant design pioneer, Florence Broadhurst whose brutal murder in 1977 has never been solved.
What Really Killed the Dinosaurs?
A group of scientists have uncovered a series of geological clues which suggests that what killed off the dinosaurs may be far more complicated.
Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?
At last, an answer to one of the greatest unsolved cases in Australian crime history. Who killed Dr. Bogle and Mrs Chandler?
DramaDrama
All Saints
All Saints is centred on the drama of life in an emergency department seen through the eyes of the people who carry the most responsibility for it - the men and women of the nursing staff.
BlackJack
In his pursuit of long unsolved cases and answers for those left behind, Justice is Detective Jack Kempson's creed. Back for a second trilogy of murder mysteries, a new set of cases emerge for Kempson and his team.
East of Everything
Set in Byron Bay, East of Everything, Australia's easternmost point. Art (Richard Roxburgh) , who has been travelling the world as a writer, returns to his home town after hearing his mother is dying.
Home and Away
Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay.
Joanne Lees: Murder In The Outback
The story of British backpacker Peter Falconio's murder and his girlfriend Joanne Lees' attempted abduction has kept the world enthralled since the media frenzy around the case exploded in 2001.
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters tells the story of the two McLeod sisters who are reunited when they inherit a vast outback cattle property.
Outrageous Fortune
Wolf has been released on home detention, and he has no intention of keeping to Cheryl's new rules on life.
Outrageous Fortune: Christmas Special
When the patriarch of a family of burglars is imprisoned, his wife makes the decision that the family will leave their lives of crime and 'go straight'.
The Silence
The Society Murders
Drama based on the 2002 murders of wealthy Armadale socialite Margaret Wales-King and her husband, Paul King.
SportSport
AFL Premiership Season
AFL Grand Final - Geelong v Hawthorn LIVE from the MCG
A-League, 2008-9
2008/9 A-League Soccer action from Australia.
Cox Plate, 2008 - LIVE
Regarded by many as the greatest two minutes in sport, the Cox Plate is a race in a class of its own. The weight-for-age championship has been won by greats of the Australian turf including Sunline, Northerly, Kingston Town, Phar Lap and Makybe Diva.
NRL
Catch all the action from the 2008 season with two major matches each weekend. Visit Sports Lounge for local broadcast times
LifestyleLifestyle
Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors is all about perfect escapes...a picnic in the park, sky diving, a weekend retreat, or the outback adventure of a lifetime - all these activities and many more are waiting to be enjoyed in The Great Outdoors.
The Einstein Factor
The David and Goliath of game shows where ordinary people with a deep knowledge of one subject are pitted against intellectuals with formidable credentials.
The New Inventors
Join The New Inventors in a fascinating search for Australia's most amazing inventions and trend-setting designs.
ChildrenChildren
Humphrey
The children can join Humphrey B Bear, Australia's favorite honey loving bear, at his home in the Magic Forest for adventures, singing, dancing, fun and games.
Play School
Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel and imagine.
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