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Fish Out Of Water: SHAYNA JACK this week on Australian Story
Jack was aspiring to make the team for the next Olympic Games and a stellar career beckoned. But the moment she received the result, she went from a promising young swimmer to persona non grata in the pool.
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The Wanaka Wedge house this weekend on Grand Designs New Zealand
Musicians, Justine Cormack and Marc Taddei swap their Auckland home for the mountains of Central Otago. Buying a plan online from an American architect, they risk all by adapting the wedge-shaped design for the Southern Hemisphere.
Recycling superstar Veena Sahajwalla this week on AUSTRALIAN STORY
Scientist Veena Sahajwalla is a recycling superstar with some bold new ideas about how to save waste from landfill.
The journey to build a Burnt Timber Pavilion when Grand Designs New Zealand premieres this weekend
Host Chris Moller meets a range of creative and enterprising New Zealanders taking on the challenge of building their own unique homes.
Suburban Backyard transformations this week on GARDENING AUSTRALIA
This week, Jane Edmanson meets a gardener who has transformed their suburban backyard into a colourful perennial paradise.
Australian airdate confirmed for thought-provoking documentary LAURA’S CHOICE
The ABC has confirmed an Australian airdate for the moving and thought-provoking two-part documentary, looking at the life and death of Laura Henkel, an eccentric, outspoken, feisty 90-year-old.
Can you survive without Google? Q+A tackles new Media Code
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This Thursday night on Q+A – Bargaining with Big Tech: The new Media Code, regulating tech giants and the erosion of democracy.
Poh Ling Yeow embarks on a Coober Pedy adventure this week on BACK ROADS
Poh discovers that even though Coober Pedy (Antakirinja Matu Yankunytjatjara Country) is in the middle of nowhere, it attracts people from everywhere.
Restaurant dramas continue tonight on AFTERTASTE
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As Easton and Diana set about clearing Jim’s hoard to make way for the restaurant, Jim’s not making it easy for them.
FIRST LOOK | Airdate confirmed for new KITTY FLANAGAN comedy series FISK
Flanagan stars as Helen Tudor-Fisk, a corporate contract lawyer forced to take a job at a shabby suburban law firm specialising in wills and probate.
Poking the Bear – Alexei Navalny and his fight against Putin on Foreign Correspondent
He’s been poisoned, almost blinded, arrested and jailed but Alexei Navalny isn’t cowed.
Contemporary Australian comedy WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS premieres this week on ABC TV PLUS
Why Are You Like This follows best friends Mia and Penny as they navigate their 20s in Melbourne, along with Penny's dramatic and aloof housemate, Austin.
Professor TIM FLANNERY asks Are We Killing Our Koalas? when CATALYST returns to ABC
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In this one-hour documentary, Catalyst investigates the story behind the headlines.
Bushfires, climate change, habitat destruction; popular belief is that our koalas are headed for extinction by 2050.
Putin’s Patriots: Russian money and influence in Australia – Monday on FOUR CORNERS
On Monday, Four Corners investigates the rise of a cluster of pro-Moscow organisations with ties to the Kremlin, establishing chapters in Australia.
ABC documentary QUOLL FARM takes up the fight to save the wonderful marsupial
Already extinct on the Australian mainland, their numbers are declining in Tasmania, their last refuge. Invasive predators, a changing climate and human encroachment threaten their numbers. Soon these animals could be lost for ever.
Sisters fight against Button Batteries – This week on AUSTRALIAN STORY
There’s a hidden danger lurking in every home. Meet the two mothers who’ve achieved a world first to protect our children.
Classic crime drama SILENT WITNESS returns for its 23rd season this weekend on ABC
Dr Nikki Alexander and the team at the Lyell Centre must solve five more thrilling mysteries in this award-winning crime drama.
Third and final season of Mum premieres tonight on ABC
In the finale series of Mum, Cathy and her family decamp to the English countryside to celebrate Derek’s birthday.
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Thursday Ratings | Most eyes in primetime on GOGGLEBOX AUSTRALIA; Seven finally win one
NRL starts next week; AFL the week after. It'll be a different end to the week once these two kick off
Fish Out Of Water: SHAYNA JACK this week on Australian Story
Jack was aspiring to make the team for the next Olympic Games and a stellar career beckoned. But the moment she received the result, she went from a promising young swimmer to persona non grata in the pool.
