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ABC News and Current Affairs broadcasts agenda-setting programs across multiple radio and television networks, as well as online. The programs draw on the resources of ABC reporters across Australia and correspondents around the globe to cover the full spectrum of current events, with some programs focusing on specialist subjects such as world affairs, domestic politics, rural issues or business.
7.30
7.30 provides the best analysis of local, national and international events from an Australian perspective, weeknights on ABC.
Leigh Sales anchors the program from Sydney, Monday to Thursday, with local state and territory editions on FridaysPolitical Editor Sabra Lane covers the federal political stories of the day from Canberra.
The program's imperative is to provide up-to-the minute, balanced coverage of the most important issues of the day whether they be political, economic, medical, environmental, social, sporting or cultural.
On Friday nights the 7.30 state editions focus on the local issues of the week and the stories that matter in each region. You can catch-up on iview, and story items and full state-editions of 7.30 are archived online and can be seen here.
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ABC News Breakfast
Start the day with quality news, incisive analysis and intelligent debate. Hosted by Michael Rowland and Virginia Trioli, sport with Paul Kennedy, weather with Vanessa O'Hanlon and extensive coverage by reporters around Australia and the world. The program reports news as it breaks, weekdays from 6:00-9:00am (AEST) on ABC and ABC News 24, and streamed live from ABC News Digital.
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ABC News with Ros Childs
Ros Childs presents the latest from ABC News, following the day's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis and original reporting from ABC reporters around Australia and the world. Simulcast Monday to Friday, at midday on ABC and ABC News 24 or watch on iview.
AM
AM is ABC Radio's flagship current affairs program presented by Chris Uhlmann. For more than 45 years AM has been setting the day's news agenda with concise reports and analysis from journalists around Australia and around the world.
The AM team puts together editions at 6:05am on ABC Local Radio, 7.10am on ABC Radio National and the main edition at 8am on ABC Local Radio. A special Perth edition is at 8am, Western Australia time. The program is streamed live from the AM website, and podcasts of full programs or individual story items, as well as MP3s and program transcripts are all available.
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Australian Story
Australian Story is broadcast on Mondays at 8pm on ABC and repeated on Saturdays at 12:00pm. Stories are 'narrated' by the subjects themselves. The program aims to present a varied and contrasting picture of contemporary Australia and Australians from many different perspectives and to contribute to the wider spectrum of coverage of issues and individuals. You can watch the program on iview. The program is also repeated on ABC News 24 on Sundays at 6.30pm.
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Background Briefing
Background Briefing is ABC Radio National's agenda-setting current affairs radio documentary program. Investigative journalism at its finest, exploring the issues of the day and examining society in a lively on-the-road documentary style. The program is on Sundays at 8am as part of Sunday Extra with Jonathan Green, and is repeated on Tuesdays at 2pm.
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Behind the News
Behind the News is on at 10am on Tuesdays on ABC3 or watch on iview.
Informing and entertaining Australian school children for more than 45 years, Behind the News is a high-energy, fun way for upper primary and secondary students to learn about current issues and events in their world. Presented by Nathan Bazley, the program explains the big news events of the week and provides an engaging way for children to learn about what is happening in Australia and the world.
The website is packed with kids activities, related to each weekly program, as well as the latest stories from the program. There is also an extensive teachers kit available online to assist with the activities and tips on how to expand on the issues dealt with in the program.
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Capital Hill
Political correspondent Lyndal Curtis looks beyond the spin to discuss politics & policy with key figures from all sides. With analysis of daily events they provide context to help you make informed decisions. Watch on ABC News 24 Monday to Friday at 1pm (AEST) or on iview.
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Correspondents Report
Correspondents Report is broadcast on ABC Radio National every Sunday morning at 7.00am and is presented by Elizabeth Jackson. The program provides a unique insight into the developments shaping our world, and reveals the sharp observation of some of the ABC's most experienced correspondents. In Correspondents Report, the ABC's overseas reporters give their interpretation and analysis of the week's major events, reflecting on the societies and cultures in which they are based.
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent has been Australia's leading international current affairs program since 1992. For more than 20 years reporters, producers, camera operators and sound recordists have travelled to just about every corner of the world - sometimes dangerous, often remote - in pursuit of stories that could be confronting and challenging, heart-warming and moving.
The program is broadcast on ABC on Tuesdays at 8pm (AEST) and on ABC News 24 on Saturdays at 6.30pm (AEST). You can also watch it on iview or from the Foreign Correspondent website.
Foreign Correspondent stories are also regularly re-broadcast by more than 20 international networks including CNN International, Al Jazeera, NHK Japan and TV NZ.
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Four Corners
Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program and has been part of the national story for more than 50 years. Since August 1961 the program has been exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures.
Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of awards. Four Corners has a series of special broadband editions with extended analysis and extra background information and resources. Four Corners is on ABC on Mondays at 8.30pm and repeated on Tuesdays at 11.30pm. It can be seen on ABC News 24 on Saturdays at 8pm and you can catch up on iview.
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Grandstand
Grandstand TV is an exciting blend of news, views and in depth analysis of all that's going on in the world of sport. The program is on ABC News 24, Monday to Friday at 5.30pm (AEST), or watch on iview, and is hosted by the ABC's award winning sports presenter and journalist Peter Wilkins. Grandstand features interviews with the big players and news makers in Australian sport, utilising the full resources of ABC Grandstand's highly credentialed commentators and experts. The program carries on a proud ABC tradition of providing a platform to air the stories of sportsmen and women across all fields of endeavour.
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Insiders
Presented by Barrie Cassidy, Insiders is a fast-moving treatment of national affairs with interviews, discussion, and analysis. Each week the program brings together the experience and insights of leading political commentators and other contributors representing a wide range of opinions.
Podcasts are available and you can watch the broadband versions, as well as read program transcripts. The program is on ABC1 and ABC News 24 every Sunday at 9am to 10am and can also be watched on iview.
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Landline
Landline is Australia's national rural issues program and is presented by Pip Courtney. The full hour of Landline can be seen on Sundays at noon on ABC and is repeated the following Monday at 11am.
Since 1991 this program has been ABC-TV's main vehicle for current affairs coverage of regional/rural issues and events. Landline typically features stories, ranging across agri-politics and economics, business and product innovation, animal and crop science, regional infrastructure, climate and weather trends, regional and rural services, music and lifestyle.
As much as anything Landline's enduring popularity is based on its ability to explain and contextualise the issues affecting Australians living and working in the bush to those living in our big cities.
You can catch up on episodes on iview.
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Lateline
Lateline is a unique nightly news analysis program bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of Australian and international news and events. The program is on Monday to Friday at 10.30pm and is presented by Emma Alberici, Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, and Tony Jones on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The program engages the foremost experts or commentators - wherever in the world they may be - to bring you insights from a range of perspectives. If they're making news, launching new ideas, or at the forefront of debate, the team at Lateline will track them down and bring them to you.
Programs are available on iview, as well as stories online.
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National Press Club
The National Press Club is Australia's leading forum for discussion and debate and for major statements on politics and public policy. Decision makers, Australian political leaders, foreign heads of state and leaders from all fields of society are among the speakers at the National Press Club. The addresses are broadcast live on ABC and ABC News 24 and also streamed live online and archived here, or watch on iview.
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News on 3
News on 3 Updates are on Monday to Friday at 4.55pm and 6.50pm on ABC3. These action-packed bulletins feature the top news stories and issues of the day. News on 3 is targeted at primary and junior secondary school children.
Offsiders
Gerard Whately presents Offsiders on ABC each Sunday at 10:00am and repeated on ABC News 24 at 3.30pm (AEST). A program for anyone who's serious about sport, Offsiders provides challenging, insightful, humorous debates about the topic that dominates weekends - sport. Each week the program brings together the experience and insights of leading sporting commentators and other contributors representing a wide range of opinions. If you miss the program, you can watch the broadband edition or on iview.
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One Plus One
One Plus One is ABC TV's weekly long-form interview program. Each week Jane Hutcheon sits down with personalities and storytellers from Australia and beyond to discuss their lives, their craft, and what drives them.
Previous guests include actors Eric Bana and Geoffrey Rush, Olympian Sally Pearson, transgender Army speechwriter Cate McGregor and environmentalist David Suzuki. One Plus One premieres Friday 10.00am on ABC and Friday at 8.30pm on ABC News 24. You can also catch up on ABC iview.
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PM
PM is one of the grand institutions of Australian public broadcasting. For more than four decades, the program has been reporting on Australia and the world. It was the first Australian current affairs program to use journalists, not announcers or actors, as hosts. PM's timeslot at the end of the day has always given it a strong position from which to produce commentary and analysis on the political events of the moment, both in Canberra and the state capitals and provide the latest reports on the news events of the day. PM is hosted by Mark Colvin.
The program is streamed live from the PM website and podcasts of the full program or individual story items, as well as MP3s and program transcripts are available. PM is on Monday to Friday on Radio National after the 5pm news and after the 6pm news on ABC Local Radio.
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Sunday Profile
Each Sunday at 9.05pm on ABC Radio National, Richard Aedy talks to people of interest and influence who are playing a role in public life. Sunday Profile is a national program which focuses on key issues in Australia, providing listeners with detailed analysis of stories, background information and key interviews with major players.
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The Business
The day's business and finance news, with the latest trends on international share and currency markets, pointing to what Australians can expect in the day ahead. Presented by Ticky Fullerton on ABC News 24, Monday to Thursday at 8.30pm and repeated on ABC at 11pm. You can watch previous programs on the website or on iview.
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The Drum
Analysis of the day's news in an engaging and entertaining way. Steve Cannane and Julia Baird lead a panel of journalists, political and social commentators in a lively, thought-provoking discussion. Join the conversation #TheDrum.
The Drum is on ABC, Monday to Friday at 5.30pm and repeated at 9pm on ABC News 24. Episodes are available on iview.
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The Mix
Host James Valentine hosts a new weekly arts and entertainment program. The half-hour program will cover some things you know about, some you love, and some things only your kids will have heard of. The Mix is on ABC News 24 on Saturdays at 7.30pm and repeated on Sunday nights at 10.30pm or on iview.
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The World
The World is broadcast on ABC News 24 at 10pm AEST. Beverley O'Connor brings you the day's national and international news, with reports from the ABC's network of reporters and international correspondents.
Monday to Friday, The World offers a forum for extended news stories, interviews and insights from around the world.
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The World Today
As its name implies, The World Today reports Australia's place in the world and the way that international issues affect us. Presented by Eleanor Hall, the program is broadcast around the nation at 12.10pm on ABC Local Radio and ABC Radio National. The World Today is essential listening, midway between its stable-mate programs AM and PM, by which time significant stories have developed here and overseas, particularly in Asia, the Pacific and North America.
ABC reporters around Australia and overseas correspondents file up to the minute reports, covering breaking stories and giving you all the background and analysis you'll need. The program is streamed live and podcasts, MP3s and transcripts are all available.
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Weekend Breakfast
Hosted by Eliza Harvey and Andrew Geoghegan, Weekend Breakfast covers the latest news from around Australia and the world, with in-depth analysis and interviews, as well as regular news updates, sport, weather and what's happening in the arts. Weekend Breakfast is on ABC News 24 from 7am (AEST) and simulcast on Sundays on ABC.
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