Australia Network - Television

News and Current Affairs

	ABC News Update Latest News headlines from ABC News

	NewsHour With Jim Middleton A new 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

	NewsHour With Jim Middleton A new 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

	NewsHour With Jim Middleton A new 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

	7.30 Report The 7.30 Report is the ABC's national flagship current affairs program presented by Kerry O'Brien.

	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.

	Budget Special: Right of Reply, 2008 The leader of the opposition in the Australian Parliament, Dr Brendan Nelson MP right of reply to the Australian 2008 budget

	Budget Special: Treasurer's Budget Speech, 2008 The Hon Wayne Swan MP will deliver the 2008 Australian Budget followed by analysis on the outcomes of the budget by a panel of experts.

	Bush's War Drawing on the richest archive in broadcast journalism, Michael Kirk delivers new reporting and fresh interviews in Bushs War - the definitive documentary analysis of one of the most challenging periods in the nations history.

	Business Today Business news from Australia and Asia

	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.

	Full Cover Girl She is strong, smart and smiling. Jenan al-Ubaedy, is an elected member of the new Iraqi parliament and a devout Shia Muslim fully covered in black. Her main priority: implementing Islamic law, including polygamy and wife beatings.

	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.Program concludes on Feb 17 2008.

	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.

	The Insiders Hosted by Barry Cassidy, Insiders is a fast-moving treatment of Australian national affairs with interviews, discussion, and analysis.

Education and Knowledge

	English Bites English Bites is an informative and entertaining way to improve your knowledge of the English language.

	English Bites English Bites is an informative and entertaining way to improve your knowledge of the English language.

	Living English Living English is for the English language learner at a beginner, or near beginner level. It is especially for people who wish to learn or revise their basic English skills.

	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!

	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.

Documentary

	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.

	An Aussie Goes Barmy Hugh Jackman and his mate of 32 years Gus Worland are both cricket mad.

	Animal Rescue Whether its a pelican wounded by an arrow, a lone cow stranded in a river, or a horse stuck in a ditch, the inspectors and veterinarians of Australias RSPCA do everything they can to save the day.

	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.

	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?

	Chant of the Scrub Turkey A battle of wills between a Buddhist community and the Australian scrub turkey.

	David Suzuki's The Nature Of Things With a scientist's questioning mind, David Suzuki presents this series exploring the natural world and its many inhabitants.

	Eco House Challenge Two Australian suburban families - the Edwards and the Shepherd's - find out what life would be like when their energy and water supplies are suddenly turned off, their rubbish bins locked and their vehicles clamped.

	Guests Of The Ayatollah Based on the book by author Mark Bowden (Blackhawk Down, Killing Pablo), this series is looking back at the seminal event in the history of Western relations with Iran - the hostage crisis of 1979-81.

	Halal Mate Set amidst Melbourne*s diverse Muslim community, Halal Mate tells four intimate and moving stories about Australian Muslims.

	Late Lessons from Early Warnings A historical exploration of how and to which extend we, as an international community, are able to respond to warnings about the hazards that some of the technological innovations have represented during the last century.

	Marathon Challenge How do you run 26.2 miles if you have trouble making it around the block?

	Maternity Unit For any woman, giving birth is a highly emotional experience - made even more challenging if you are new in a country and have little family support.

	Monumental Vision Andrew Rogers, the Australian sculptor, building a series of giant sculptures (geolyphs) around the world.

	Music for a New World 12 musicians from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds come together to compose a piece of music that combines the sounds of Asia, Africa, South America, the Middle East and the West.

	New Orleans, Anatomy of a Disaster Experts and eyewitnesses present a minute-by-minute reconstruction of the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans.

	Penicillin: The Magic Bullet As World War Two rages, a small team of scientists at Oxford University, led by Australian Howard Florey, make one of the greatest discoveries in the history of medicine - penicillin.

	Political Assassinations Investigates the assassinations of eight of the world's great leaders, from Martin Luther King to Ghandi to Robert Kennedy.

	Prescription For Survival Take an indepth look at some of the public health breakthroughs and interventions that have more than doubled life expectancy in developed countries within the past century

	Royal Flying Doctor Service Follow the daily working lives of Australia*s Royal Flying Doctor Service and the patients they treat.

	RPA: Where Are They Now? RPA has taken viewers on a medical journey with more than 200 patients, sharing their tears of joy and sadness and, most of all, their messages of hope.

	Scream - The History of Anaesthetics In the 19th Century, operating theatres were theatres in the truest sense of the word. Surgeons would sell tickets for their own operations to the public.

	Slim Dusty Live in Concert Premiere broadcast of an historic 1987 concert by the undisputed King of Australian country music, Slim Dusty.

	Spartacus - Behind The Myth Uncover the truth about how one man, trained as a soldier by the Roman army, led a band of slaves in a guerrilla war that came close to toppling Rome.

	The Boy In The Bubble When David Vetter died at the age of 12, he was already world famous - the boy in the plastic bubble. Mythologized as the plucky, handsome child who had defied the odds, his life story is in fact even more dramatic.

	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 Twin Inside Me Explore an extraordinary medical phenomena - children are born split right down the middle.

	The War THE WAR, directed by acclaimed documentary film-maker, Ken Burns, is the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns.

	Trails From The East In this film the train goes from Rameswaram past Bombay, Ahmedabad and Delhi to Amritsar and the Pakistani border. In the train there are discussions with travellers from several religions.

	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.

	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.

	Two of Us Two Of Us celebrates all kinds of human relationships- romantic love, family bonds, friendship or the extraordinary tenderness that can occur between strangers.

	We Love Cigarettes A love, a need, for a cigarette is the one thing that unites people across the globe, regardless of colour, creed or wealth. Yet this love often demands the ultimate sacrifice - life.

Drama

	Agatha Christie's Poirot A collection of stories based on the world-famous fictional detective Hercule Poirot.

	Doves of War A political thriller about an ex-army sergeant with a secret from the Bosnian conflict, and a war crimes prosecutor's search for the truth.

	Home and Away Home and Away focuses on the community in the beachside town of Summer Bay.

	Home and Away A new season of 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 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 Insiders Guide to Happiness A contemporary, urban drama series about a diverse group whose lives become inextricably inter-linked.

	Through My Eyes In the heart of the Australian outback, a baby vanished into the night. A nation and then the world became fascinated by the mystery, curious that the mother claimed a dingo took her baby, intrigued that perhaps she was in fact a murderer.

Sport

	AFL Premiership Season Rnd 8: St.Kilda v Collingwood

	NRL Rnd 10: Titans v Bulldogs

	State of Origin Three Rugby League games over three months between NSW and Queeensland where the best of the best battle it out for the State of Origin

	Super 14s (Encrypted) Super 14 Rugby Union action - not available in Japan

Lifestyle

	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.

	Great Outdoors Explore the beauty and wilderness of Queensland's Fraser Island and then travel to one of the world's biggest parties, Rio's Carnivale.

	The New Inventors Join The New Inventors in a fascinating search for Australia's most amazing inventions and trend-setting designs.

Children

	Bananas in Pyjamas Come play with B1 and B2, the mischievous Rat-in-A-Hat, and the three teddy bears: Amy, Lulu and Morgan

	Bananas in Pyjamas Come play with B1 and B2, the mischievous Rat-in-A-Hat, and the three teddy bears: Amy, Lulu and Morgan

	Play School Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine.

	Play School Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine.

	Play School Play School is a regular television program for pre-school children encouraging them to wonder, think, feel, participate and imagine.


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