ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Index

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Index Program Guide ...... 3 Sunday, 17 January 2021 ...... 3 Monday, 18 January 2021 ...... 9 Tuesday, 19 January 2021 ...... 12 Wednesday, 20 January 2021 ...... 16 Thursday, 21 January 2021 ...... 19 Friday, 22 January 2021 ...... 22 Saturday, 23 January 2021 ...... 25

2 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Sunday 17 January 2021

Program Guide

Sunday, 17 January 2021

6:00am ABC News Update The top stories from ABC News, updating you on the latest headlines and the overnight news from across Australia and around the world.

6:02am Landline Summer: Travelling through regional Australia (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer looks back at some of our best stories. In this episode we go armchair travelling through regional Australia with Orca tourism off Western Australia plus the little town that took a chance in order to survive.

6:30am The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 5) (Repeat)Final A fresh behind-the-scenes look at Australian politics, as the ABC's Parliament House Bureau takes you inside the people's house.

7:00am Weekend Breakfast (CC) Ease into your Sunday with an intelligent and engaging mix of news, updated information, in-depth analysis, interviews, politics and weather. Presented by Fauziah Ibrahim and Eliza Harvey.

11:00am ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

11:30am Offsiders: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) Offsiders is back to discuss the Australia v India Test Series, Big Bash, A-League, W- League, NBL and tennis players head to Melbourne to prepare in quarantine for the Australian Open. Presented by Tony Armstrong.

12:00pm ABC News (CC) Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

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12:30pm Back Roads: Omeo, Vic (CC,AD,Repeat,G) Victoria's High Country is famous for its cattlemen and horsemen, but Heather tracks down the extraordinary women of Omeo and the surrounding region, whose grit and determination have seen them survive droughts and bushfires.

1:00pm ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

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2:00pm ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

2:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Tim Minchin (CC,Repeat) Tim Minchin has come a long way from his early days growing up in Perth. The comedian, actor and songwriter has become an international star by pushing boundaries and courting controversy. A revealing chat with Stan Grant.

3:00pm ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

3:30pm Offsiders: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) Offsiders is back to discuss the Australia v India Test Series, Big Bash, A-League, W- League, NBL and tennis players head to Melbourne to prepare in quarantine for the Australian Open. Presented by Tony Armstrong.

4:00pm ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

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4:30pm Landline Summer: Travelling through regional Australia (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer looks back at some of our best stories. In this episode we go armchair travelling through regional Australia with Orca tourism off Western Australia plus the little town that took a chance in order to survive.

5:00pm ABC News Miriam Corowa presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original reporting, expert analysis and all the updated news, sport, weather and information you need.

5:30pm Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One: Montaigne (CC,Repeat) Jessica Cerro, aka Montaigne, was meant to represent Australia at Eurovision. The pandemic has seen that dream pushed back by 12 months but hasn't stopped her desire to create and share her art with the world.

6:00pm ABC Evening News Live across Australia, Mariam Saab presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original journalism from ABC reporters across Australia and around the world.

6:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Leave No Dark Corner (CC,Repeat) Matthew Carney explores how China combines Big Brother and Big Data. Since 2018 every citizen is being watched and their behaviour scored in the most ambitious and sophisticated system of social control in history.

7:00pm ABC News Sunday (CC) Mariam Saab presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original journalism from ABC reporters across Australia and around the world.

7:40pm Bee Cause: On the Move (CC,Repeat) The growing millions of bees required for Australian agriculture.

8:00pm ABC News Tonight Live across Australia, Mariam Saab presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original journalism from ABC reporters across Australia and around the world.

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8:30pm The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 5) (Repeat)Final A fresh behind-the-scenes look at Australian politics, as the ABC's Parliament House Bureau takes you inside the people's house.

9:00pm ABC Nightly News Live across Australia, Mariam Saab presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original journalism from ABC reporters across Australia and around the world.

9:30pm Australian Story: The Great Escape (CC,AD,Repeat) After nearly seven years in limbo on Manus Island, an audacious plan was hatched to get Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani to freedom in New Zealand.

10:00pm ABC News Weekend Live across Australia, Mariam Saab presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original journalism from ABC reporters across Australia and around the world.

10:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Leave No Dark Corner (CC,Repeat) Matthew Carney explores how China combines Big Brother and Big Data. Since 2018 every citizen is being watched and their behaviour scored in the most ambitious and sophisticated system of social control in history.

11:00pm ABC Late News Live across Australia, Mariam Saab presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events as they unfold. Plus original journalism from ABC reporters across Australia and around the world.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,G) News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar traces the footsteps of her Prussian ancestors who migrated to SA in the mid-1800s, discovering a town rich in film history and a spectacularly coloured yellow-footed rock wallaby.

12:00am ABC Late News The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted news source. Presented by Mariam Saab.

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12:10am Four Corners: Outbreak Onboard (CC,Repeat) How the Ruby Princess became an incubator for infection, leaving passengers and staff dangerously exposed. An alarming picture emerges of crucial decisions by the cruise operator and the actions of Australian authorities.

1:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest international news, updated information on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

1:15am ABC Late News (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted news source. Presented by Mariam Saab.

1:30am The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 5) (Repeat)Final A fresh behind-the-scenes look at Australian politics, as the ABC's Parliament House Bureau takes you inside the people's house.

2:00am Offsiders: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) Offsiders is back to discuss the Australia v India Test Series, Big Bash, A-League, W- League, NBL and tennis players head to Melbourne to prepare in quarantine for the Australian Open. Presented by Tony Armstrong.

2:30am Landline Summer: Travelling through regional Australia (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer looks back at some of our best stories. In this episode we go armchair travelling through regional Australia with Orca tourism off Western Australia plus the little town that took a chance in order to survive.

3:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest international news, updated information on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

3:15am ABC Late News (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted news source. Presented by Mariam Saab.

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3:30am Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One: Montaigne (CC,Repeat) Jessica Cerro, aka Montaigne, was meant to represent Australia at Eurovision. The pandemic has seen that dream pushed back by 12 months but hasn't stopped her desire to create and share her art with the world.

4:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest international news, updated information on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

4:15am ABC Late News (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted news source. Presented by Mariam Saab.

4:30am DW Focus On Europe (Repeat) From our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle, Focus On Europe puts the spotlight on people and asks what drives the people of Europe - politically, socially and culturally. What are their views, hopes and fears?

5:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest international news, updated information on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

5:15am Bee Cause: Purple Hive (CC,Repeat) Engineers design artificial intelligence varroa mite sensing bee-hive.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,G) News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar traces the footsteps of her Prussian ancestors who migrated to SA in the mid-1800s, discovering a town rich in film history and a spectacularly coloured yellow-footed rock wallaby.

8 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Monday 18 January 2021

Monday, 18 January 2021

6:00am News Breakfast (CC) 9:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons

6:00pm ABC Evening News All the news you need to stay informed and up to date. Karina Carvalho brings you the day's top stories, breaking news, exclusive investigations, the latest information and analysis from Australia's most trusted news source.

7:00pm ABC National News Australians turn to ABC News when news breaks at home or abroad. Karina Carvalho presents the day's top stories, latest news and information, exclusive investigations and reports from respected journalists across the nation.

8:00pm ABC News Tonight Karina Carvalho brings you a clearer picture of the day's top stories with local, national and global news reports. Australia's most trusted news source has the issues and events covered from all angles to keep you in touch.

9:00pm ABC Nightly News Know the latest on the day's top stories, breaking news and the issues and events that matter. ABC News is Australia's most trusted source of news, bringing you the latest information from our unrivalled network of reporters.

9:30pm 7.30 (CC,Repeat) Australia's leading nightly public affairs program, bringing you more exclusive investigations and real life stories of extraordinary Australians. Plus a unique perspective on the issues of the day. Presented by Michael Rowland.

10:00pm The World Your nightly snapshot of what's going on in the world. Beverley O'Connor brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day.

9 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Monday 18 January 2021

11:00pm ABC Late News Turn to Australia's most trusted source of news to bring you a complete wrap of the day's events. Yvonne Yong presents a summary of the day's key events, plus context, analysis and original investigations.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,G) Heather Ewart travels along the southern Murray River. She meets locals who've weathered drought & flood. She experiences many shades of the river from its bountiful Riverland to the spectacular limestone cliffs of Big Bend.

12:00am ABC Late News End your day informed and up-to-date. Michael Tetlow presents ABC Late News from Perth, bringing you detailed coverage of the day's top stories, trusted analysis and new details on the issues and events that shaped our day.

12:30am 7.30 (CC,Repeat) Australia's leading nightly public affairs program, bringing you more exclusive investigations and real life stories of extraordinary Australians. Plus a unique perspective on the issues of the day. Presented by Michael Rowland.

1:00am ABC Late News End your day informed and up-to-date. Michael Tetlow presents ABC Late News from Perth, bringing you detailed coverage of the day's top stories, trusted analysis and new details on the issues and events that shaped our day.

1:15am Four Corners: Injection of Hope (CC,Repeat) An in-depth look at the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. From extraordinary scientific hurdles to extreme moral and ethical dilemmas, Australian scientists have had to overcome missed opportunities and a lack of preparedness.

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest international news, updated information on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

10 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Monday 18 January 2021

2:30am 7.30 (CC,Repeat) Australia's leading nightly public affairs program, bringing you more exclusive investigations and real life stories of extraordinary Australians. Plus a unique perspective on the issues of the day. Presented by Michael Rowland.

3:15am Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Leave No Dark Corner (CC,Repeat) Matthew Carney explores how China combines Big Brother and Big Data. Since 2018 every citizen is being watched and their behaviour scored in the most ambitious and sophisticated system of social control in history.

3:45am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

4:00am The World (Repeat) Your nightly snapshot of what's going on in the world. Beverley O'Connor brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day.

5:15am Mixed Cuts: The Filter: Best TV Shows of 2020 (CC,Repeat,This program contains coarse language) The Mix panel discuss the TV highlights and letdowns from 2020.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,G) Heather Ewart travels along the southern Murray River. She meets locals who've weathered drought & flood. She experiences many shades of the river from its bountiful Riverland to the spectacular limestone cliffs of Big Bend.

11 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Tuesday 19 January 2021

Tuesday, 19 January 2021

6:00am News Breakfast (CC) 9:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC)

10:00pm The World Your nightly snapshot of what’s going on in the world. Beverley O’Connor brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day.

12 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Tuesday 19 January 2021

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,G,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died) Heather Ewart visits The Coorong, an area spanning 130kms of South Australian coastline. It's a stunning mosaic of wild ocean beaches, lagoons and wetlands, but in many ways it's become the forgotten end of the Murray River.

1:15am Four Corners: The Truth About 5G (CC,AD,Repeat) Four Corners investigates the claims of a worldwide protest movement against wireless 5G technology, exploring how it works and the scientific studies undertaken into whether the technology is actually a threat to our health.

2:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

13 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Tuesday 19 January 2021

3:15am The Business: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) 2020 has been a year unlike any other, challenging businesses, workers and consumers. Elysse Morgan takes a look back at some of the best stories from the year in The Business: Summer Series.

3:45am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

5:15am Meet The Ferals: Dogs (CC,Repeat,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) Wild dogs have prevailed against trapping, shooting and poisoning. Now graziers are turning to an old solution, fencing, to protect vulnerable livestock.

14 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Tuesday 19 January 2021

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,G,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died) Heather Ewart visits The Coorong, an area spanning 130kms of South Australian coastline. It's a stunning mosaic of wild ocean beaches, lagoons and wetlands, but in many ways it's become the forgotten end of the Murray River.

15 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Wednesday 20 January 2021

Wednesday, 20 January 2021

6:00am News Breakfast (CC) 9:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC)

16 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Wednesday 20 January 2021

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,PG) Robe, SA, is a seaside safe-haven known for helping others and having a generosity of spirit. Local farming families offer their holiday houses to war veterans and give them a free weekend in their stunning town.

1:15am Australia's Black Summer: How It Unfolded (Repeat) It was a bushfire emergency on a size, scale and ferocity we have not witnessed in our lifetime. See how ABC News reporters and crews followed the story of the 2019/20 Black Summer crisis.

1:45am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

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2:10am Four Corners: The End For Trump? (CC,AD,Repeat) Just days out from the 2020 US Election, Michael Brissenden examines key states and voting blocs in this fierce political dogfight. Can Donald Trump again defy the polls and his critics and secure a second term as President?

3:00am The Inauguration Of President Joseph R. Biden Jr (CC) Witness history unfold as Joseph R. Biden Jr is sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States at noon Washington time on January 20. Public events will be scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic.

3:55am The Inauguration Of President Joseph R. Biden Jr: Swearing-in and Inauguration Speech (CC) Witness history unfold as Joseph R. Biden Jr is sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States and delivers his Inauguration Speech. There will be limited crowds and public events due social distancing amid the pandemic.

5:00am The Inauguration Of President Joseph R. Biden Jr (CC) Witness history unfold as Joseph R. Biden Jr is sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States at noon Washington time on January 20. Public events will be scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic.

18 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Thursday 21 January 2021

Thursday, 21 January 2021

6:00am News Breakfast (CC) 9:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC)

19 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Thursday 21 January 2021

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,PG) Back Roads heads along the legendary Oodnadatta Track in outback South Australia. Heather Ewart begins her journey in the small town of Marree, where the Oodnadatta and Birdsville Tracks meet.

1:15am Four Corners: Saving The Amazon (CC,Repeat) On the frontline to preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest. Brazil is allowing the Amazon to be felled at an alarming rate, but Indigenous tribes, scientists and activists are fighting back. Sophie McNeill reports.

2:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

20 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Thursday 21 January 2021

3:15am The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 5) (Repeat)Final A fresh behind-the-scenes look at Australian politics, as the ABC's Parliament House Bureau takes you inside the people's house.

3:45am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

5:15am Bee Cause: Liquid Gold (Repeat) Australia's liquid gold rush and the world's oldest queen bee program.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,PG) Back Roads heads along the legendary Oodnadatta Track in outback South Australia. Heather Ewart begins her journey in the small town of Marree, where the Oodnadatta and Birdsville Tracks meet.

21 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Friday 22 January 2021

Friday, 22 January 2021

6:00am News Breakfast (CC) 9:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC)

8:15pm Planet America: Inauguration Special (CC) Chas and John are back in 2021 to cast an eye over the Biden administration, as President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris get down to work on the pandemic, economic recovery and to reunite the nation.

9:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Kodie Bedford (CC,Repeat) Kodie Bedford is a storyteller who aims to tell tales of modern Australia - free from the expectations of people who want to put her in a box.

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10:00pm The World Your nightly snapshot of what's going on in the world. Yvonne Yong brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,PG,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died) Heather continues along the Oodnadatta Track, SA. She hitches a lift with 'Wally' the truck-driver who delivers essential supplies; meets the Pink Roadhouse owner; as well as the workers at an isolated cattle station.

12:15am Planet America: Inauguration Special (CC,Repeat) Chas and John are back in 2021 to cast an eye over the Biden administration, as President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris get down to work on the pandemic, economic recovery and to reunite the nation.

1:15am Four Corners: Grounded (CC,AD,Repeat) Australia's aviation crisis and the future of flying. Aviation is a high profile casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, our second major carrier Virgin was on the brink of collapse. What went wrong and is the industry viable?

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2:15am ABC News Overnight (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with comprehensive coverage of the key issues and events plus updated information from ABC News.

3:30am DW Conflict Zone From our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle, we go face-to-face with global decision- makers, seeking straight answers to straight questions, putting the spotlight on controversial issues and calling the powerful to account.

4:00am The World (Repeat) Your nightly snapshot of what's going on in the world. Yvonne Yong brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day.

5:15am Living With Fire: Blaze Aid (CC,Repeat) The Australian bushfires of Black Saturday, 7 February 2009, caused the death of 173 people. With the guidance of one farming couple, volunteers from around the nation rallied to help rebuild fences, lives and communities.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,PG,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died) Heather continues along the Oodnadatta Track, SA. She hitches a lift with 'Wally' the truck-driver who delivers essential supplies; meets the Pink Roadhouse owner; as well as the workers at an isolated cattle station.

24 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 4 Saturday 23 January 2021

Saturday, 23 January 2021

6:00am ABC News Update The top stories from ABC News, updating you on the latest headlines and the overnight news from across Australia and around the world.

6:02am Living With Fire: Fighting Back (CC,Repeat) How does a farming region come back from devastating fires? Fires swept through south east Tasmania in 2012 destroying homes and killing livestock. But locals in this region were determined to keep their rural livelihoods.

6:15am The Business: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) 2020 has been a year unlike any other, challenging businesses, workers and consumers. Elysse Morgan takes a look back at some of the best stories from the year in The Business: Summer Series.

6:30am Stan Grant's One Plus One: Kodie Bedford (CC,Repeat) Kodie Bedford is a storyteller who aims to tell tales of modern Australia - free from the expectations of people who want to put her in a box.

7:00am Weekend Breakfast (CC) Start your weekend informed and fully up-to-date as Fauziah Ibrahim and Kathryn Robinson bring you the latest news, in-depth analysis, politics, interviews, weather, culture and global affairs. Plus sport with Jared Coote.

11:30am The World This Week (CC) Beverley O’Connor presents the week's best international stories from an Australian perspective, as seen by ABC reporters posted in Europe, North America, the Middle East, North Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. (Return)

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12:30pm Back Roads: Beaufort, VIC (CC,Repeat,G)Final Heather Ewart travels to the historic Victorian town of Beaufort, which is halfway between the two 'rats' - Ararat and Ballarat. 160 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, it's a place where old and new collide.

1:15pm Planet America: Inauguration Special (CC,Repeat) Chas and John are back in 2021 to cast an eye over the Biden administration, as President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris get down to work on the pandemic, economic recovery and to reunite the nation.

2:30pm Landline Summer: Rising to the Coronavirus challenge (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer looks back at some of our best stories. In this episode, rising to the Coronavirus challenge: A locally designed and made ventilator; value-adding with ice- creams and bouquets plus organic produce in demand.

3:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Kodie Bedford (CC,Repeat) Kodie Bedford is a storyteller who aims to tell tales of modern Australia - free from the expectations of people who want to put her in a box.

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4:30pm The Business: Summer Series (CC,Repeat) 2020 has been a year unlike any other, challenging businesses, workers and consumers. Elysse Morgan takes a look back at some of the best stories from the year in The Business: Summer Series.

4:45pm Living With Fire: Fighting Back (CC,Repeat) How does a farming region come back from devastating fires? Fires swept through south east Tasmania in 2012 destroying homes and killing livestock. But locals in this region were determined to keep their rural livelihoods.

5:15pm Planet America: Inauguration Special (CC,Repeat) Chas and John are back in 2021 to cast an eye over the Biden administration, as President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris get down to work on the pandemic, economic recovery and to reunite the nation.

6:00pm ABC Evening News Live across Australia, the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

6:30pm Back Roads: Beaufort, VIC (CC,Repeat,G) Heather Ewart travels to the historic Victorian town of Beaufort, which is halfway between the two 'rats' - Ararat and Ballarat. 160 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, it's a place where old and new collide.

7:00pm ABC National News (CC) The top stories from ABC News and a complete summary of the day's events with reports from the scene and accurate analysis. Plus the latest sport and weather.

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7:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Kodie Bedford (CC,Repeat)Final Kodie Bedford is a storyteller who aims to tell tales of modern Australia - free from the expectations of people who want to put her in a box.

8:00pm ABC News Tonight The top stories from ABC News and a complete summary of the day's events with reports from the scene and accurate analysis. Plus the latest sport and weather.

8:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Death-Metal Diplomacy (CC,Repeat)Final Is Taiwan the region's next flashpoint? In 2019 as protestors in Hong Kong fought the rising power of China, a younger generation of Taiwanese confronted an increasingly hardline attitude from its nearest neighbour.

9:00pm ABC Nightly News Live across Australia, the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

9:30pm Australian Story: The Man In Bed 10 (CC,Repeat) The incredible story of Queensland’s 2021 Australian of the Year nominee. A horrific car accident when he was a medical student left Dinesh Palipana a quadriplegic but it didn’t stop him becoming a Doctor in a busy hospital.

10:00pm ABC News Weekend Live across Australia, the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

10:30pm The World This Week (CC,Repeat) Beverley O’Connor presents the week's best international stories from an Australian perspective, as seen by ABC reporters posted in Europe, North America, the Middle East, North Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. (Return)

11:00pm ABC Late News Live across Australia, the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and live coverage of events as they unfold. Plus comprehensive analysis, context and original investigations from ABC reporters around the world.

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11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather Ewart visits Mundulla, this tiny South Australian community cherishes its old world values, but doesn't mind a bit of healthy competition.

12:00am ABC Late News The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted news source.

1:15am ABC Late News (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted news source.

1:30am DW Focus On Europe From our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle, Focus On Europe puts the spotlight on people and asks what drives the people of Europe - politically, socially and culturally. What are their views, hopes and fears?

2:00am DW News Live from Berlin, our broadcast partner Deutsche Welle brings you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic and the day's top stories from a European perspective.

2:15am Drum Beat: The Dark Side of the Gig Economy (Repeat) Catch up on some more thought-provoking discussions from The Drum. Julia Baird is joined by Jim Stanford, Naomi Simson, Naaman Zhou, Kate Carnell and Dr Preeya Alexander to discuss The Dark Side of the Gig Economy.

2:30am Barrie Cassidy's One Plus One: Dennis Richardson (CC,Repeat) Dennis Richardson has led DFAT, the Defence Department, ASIO, and spent time in Washington as Ambassador to the US. He speaks with Barrie about a lifetime of public service and what goes on in the corridors of Canberra.

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3:15am Meet The Ferals: Cats (CC,Repeat,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) Feral cats are deadly killers responsible for the extinction of more than 20 Australian native species and they carry diseases that impact the sheep industry.

3:25am Australian Story: To His Door (CC,AD,Repeat) Serial killer Bradley Edwards hid in plain sight for nearly 25 years. Australian Story reveals the extraordinary twists and turns that led to police cracking the case and revisits the families of two of his victims.

4:15am ABC Late News (Repeat) The final word on the day's top stories, with the latest news and updated information from Australia's most trusted news source.

4:30am Stan Grant's One Plus One: Kodie Bedford (CC,Repeat)Final Kodie Bedford is a storyteller who aims to tell tales of modern Australia - free from the expectations of people who want to put her in a box.

5:15am Mixed Cuts: The Filter: Animals In Literary Fiction (CC,Repeat) The Mix panel look at the current literary trend of animal/human communication, with Laura Jean McKay (The Animals in That Country) and Erin Hortle (The Octopus and I).

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5:30am Back Roads: A Week In SA (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather Ewart visits Mundulla, this tiny South Australian community cherishes its old world values, but doesn't mind a bit of healthy competition.

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