1 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Index

Index Program Guide ...... 3 Sunday, 3 January 2021 ...... 3 Monday, 4 January 2021 ...... 9 Tuesday, 5 January 2021 ...... 12 Wednesday, 6 January 2021 ...... 15 Thursday, 7 January 2021 ...... 18 Friday, 8 January 2021 ...... 21 Saturday, 9 January 2021 ...... 24

2 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Sunday 3 January 2021

Program Guide

Sunday, 3 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 and around .

6:02am Landline Summer: Wild Rides (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer brings you more of our best stories. In this episode, hold on to your hats as we take you for some wild rides. We go saltwater mustering and head to one of the last proper bush rodeos.

6:30am The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 3) (Repeat) 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 and Kathryn Robinson plus sport with Louise Ransome.

11:00am ABC News 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 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.

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.

3 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Sunday 3 January 2021

12:30pm Back Roads: Natimuk, VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Guest presenter Paul West visits the small, yet spectacular, town of Natimuk in . Paul discovers that two worlds have collided in Natimuk, where the community is a mix of rock climbers and German-Lutheran farmers.

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.

1:30pm Compass: The Singing Priest (CC,Repeat,PG) Rob Galea is a priest whose conversion to Catholicism followed a tumultuous adolescence in Malta. Now an accomplished singer working from a parish in Bendigo he works to engage young people through song.

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 7.30: The Interviews: Best of 2020 (Repeat) Leigh Sales looks back at some of the best interviews on 7.30 in 2020.

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 The Ticket: 2020 - The Year in Sport (Repeat) Tracey Holmes speaks with expert commentators, athletes, powerbrokers and insiders in the sporting industry about the unprecedented challenges of 2020 as sport persevered through the COVID pandemic.

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: Wild Rides (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer brings you more of our best stories. In this episode, hold on to your hats as we take you for some wild rides. We go saltwater mustering and head to one of the last proper bush rodeos.

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 7.30: 2020 The Year That Was (CC,Repeat) Leigh Sales and the 7.30 look back on the big stories, the people and events that made the headlines in 2020 - a year when a pandemic changed the world and brought economic and social hardship.

6:00pm ABC Evening News Live across Australia, Gemma Veness 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: Generation Left Behind (CC,Repeat) More than 60 million Chinese children are growing up without their parents, paying the price of their country's dash to prosperity. In 2016 Matthew Carney reported on the generation left behind.

7:00pm ABC News Sunday (CC) Gemma Veness 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.

7:30pm 7.30: The Interviews: Best of 2020 (Repeat) Leigh Sales looks back at some of the best interviews on 7.30 in 2020.

8:00pm ABC News Tonight Live across Australia, Gemma Veness 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.

5 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Sunday 3 January 2021

8:30pm The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 3) (Repeat) 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, Gemma Veness 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.

9:25pm : Growing Pains (CC,AD,Repeat) Nathan Cavaleri was seven years old when he found international fame as a prodigy on the blues guitar. Now at 38, he talks about the childhood stardom that both inspired and haunted him.

10:00pm ABC News Weekend Live across Australia, Gemma Veness 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: Generation Left Behind (CC,Repeat) More than 60 million Chinese children are growing up without their parents, paying the price of their country's dash to prosperity. In 2016 Matthew Carney reported on the generation left behind.

11:00pm ABC Late News Live across Australia, Gemma Veness 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 VIC (CC,AD,Repeat,G) Guest presenter visits the Rokewood-Corindhap community, where the local Grasshoppers football and netball club is the heart of the town and kept the community connected during COVID-19.

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 Gemma Veness.

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12:15am 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?

1:00am 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.

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 Gemma Veness.

1:30am The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 3) (Repeat) 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 7.30: The Interviews: Best of 2020 (Repeat) Leigh Sales looks back at some of the best interviews on 7.30 in 2020.

2:30am Landline Summer: Wild Rides (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer brings you more of our best stories. In this episode, hold on to your hats as we take you for some wild rides. We go saltwater mustering and head to one of the last proper bush rodeos.

3:00am 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.

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 Gemma Veness.

3:30am Australia Calling: 80 Years of International Broadcasting (CC,Repeat) In 1939 PM Menzies launched Australia's first international broadcast service Australia Calling. For 80 Years ABC has delivered an Australian perspective on the culture and events of the Asia Pacific on radio, TV and digital.

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4:30am The Business: Summer Series (CC,Repeat)Final 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.

5:00am 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.

5:15am Living With Fire: Malla Rising (CC,Repeat) Mallacoota made international headlines during the bushfire crisis when the sky above it turned red. The town is now leading the way in bushfire recovery - opting to do it all themselves - rather than rely on government.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,AD,Repeat,G) Guest presenter Lisa Millar visits the Rokewood-Corindhap community, where the local Grasshoppers football and netball club is the heart of the town and kept the community connected during COVID-19.

8 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Monday 4 January 2021

Monday, 4 January 2021

6:00am Bee Cause (Repeat) 6:15am Four Corners (CC,AD,Repeat) 7:00am (CC) 10:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC)

6:00pm ABC Evening News All the news you need to stay informed and up to date. Mariam Saab 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. Mariam Saab 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 Mariam Saab 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 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 7.30 (CC,Repeat) Australia’s leading nightly public affairs program, bringing you exclusive investigations and real stories of extraordinary Australians. Plus a unique perspective on the issues of the day. Presented by . (Return)

9 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Monday 4 January 2021

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

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. Girish Sawlani presents a summary of the day's key events, plus context, analysis and original investigations.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather visits Tolmie, tucked away in Victoria's High Country. In the past it was known as a hideaway for bushrangers, near the infamous Stringybark Creek ambush where Ned Kelly and his gang murdered three police officers.

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 exclusive investigations and real stories of extraordinary Australians. Plus a unique perspective on the issues of the day. Presented by Stan Grant. (Return)

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.

1:10am Four Corners: Hard Winter (CC,AD,Repeat) The long road to recovery after the Black Summer bushfires. Despite millions in donations and promises of government assistance, communities such as Cobargo still live in terrible conditions and fear they have been forgotten.

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.

10 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Monday 4 January 2021

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.

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

3:00am 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.

3:15am 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.

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. Girish Sawlani brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day. (Return)

5:00am 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.

5:15am Bee Cause: On the Move (Repeat) The growing millions of bees required for Australian agriculture.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather visits Tolmie, tucked away in Victoria's High Country. In the past it was known as a hideaway for bushrangers, near the infamous Stringybark Creek ambush where Ned Kelly and his gang murdered three police officers.

11 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Tuesday 5 January 2021

Tuesday, 5 January 2021

6:00am Bee Cause

6:15am Four Corners (CC,AD,Repeat) 7:00am News Breakfast (CC) 10:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC)

6:00pm ABC Evening News All the news you need to stay informed and up to date. Mariam Saab 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. Mariam Saab 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 Mariam Saab 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 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 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 Stan Grant.

12 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Tuesday 5 January 2021

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

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. Girish Sawlani presents a summary of the day's key events, plus context, analysis and original investigations.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,G) Fish Creek is a whimsical town straight from a storybook, home to children's book authors and illustrators, world-renowned botanical artists, musicians and sculptors. It is near the southernmost tip of Australia's mainland.

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 Stan Grant.

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: I Can't Breathe (CC,AD,Repeat) In a searing and deeply personal story, Stan Grant gives voice to the frustration and hurt that has defined the life experience of so many Indigenous Australians and explores why George Floyd's death resonates so profoundly.

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.

13 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Tuesday 5 January 2021

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.

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 Stan Grant.

3:00am 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.

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

5:00am 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.

5:15am Meet The Ferals: Goats (CC,Repeat,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) Feral goats are an introduced pest to Australia, but worth as much as lamb meat. They are also money-making saviours to many outback stations in tough times.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,G) Fish Creek is a whimsical town straight from a storybook, home to children's book authors and illustrators, world-renowned botanical artists, musicians and sculptors. It is near the southernmost tip of Australia's mainland.

14 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Wednesday 6 January 2021

Wednesday, 6 January 2021

6:00am Bee Cause (Repeat) 6:10am Four Corners (CC,Repeat) 7:00am News Breakfast (CC) 10:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC)

6:00pm ABC Evening News All the news you need to stay informed and up to date. Mariam Saab 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. Mariam Saab 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 Mariam Saab 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 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 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 Stan Grant.

15 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Wednesday 6 January 2021

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

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. Girish Sawlani presents a summary of the day's key events, plus context, analysis and original investigations.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather Ewart visits the preserved gold rush town of Clunes, in the Victorian Central Goldfields. Its golden days might be long gone, but a wave of newcomers is putting its untouched 19th century main street back on the map.

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 Stan Grant.

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.

1:10am Four Corners: Immoral and Unethical (CC,Repeat) The financial scandal and human cost of Australia's workers compensation schemes. Some injured workers say their lives have been ruined by insurers hell-bent on avoiding payouts. We examine the methods used to assess claims.

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.

16 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Wednesday 6 January 2021

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.

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 Stan Grant.

3:00am 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.

3:15am Australian Story: His Brilliant Careers (CC,Repeat) Actor Sam Neill is a Kiwi but has done much of his best work in Australia. He talks life, love and his other grand obsession: making wine.

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. Girish Sawlani brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day.

5:00am 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.

5:15am Climate Changers (Repeat) Four Australians reveal the climate action work they're leading in their community - from an Indigenous farmer on Worimi Country to a Western Sydney doctor.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather Ewart visits the preserved gold rush town of Clunes, in the Victorian Central Goldfields. Its golden days might be long gone, but a wave of newcomers is putting its untouched 19th century main street back on the map.

17 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Thursday 7 January 2021

Thursday, 7 January 2021

6:00am Bee Cause

6:10am Four Corners (CC,Repeat) 7:00am News Breakfast (CC) 10:00am ABC News Mornings (CC) 12:00pm ABC News At Noon (CC) 3:00pm ABC News Afternoons (CC)

6:00pm ABC Evening News All the news you need to stay informed and up to date. Mariam Saab 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. Mariam Saab 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 Mariam Saab 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 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 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 Stan Grant.

18 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Thursday 7 January 2021

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

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. Girish Sawlani presents a summary of the day's key events, plus context, analysis and original investigations.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,G) Heather Ewart discovers a patch of Ireland tucked away in coastal Victoria. Koroit is reportedly home to the largest Irish community in regional Australia, and it's a place that thrives on music, poetry and potatoes.

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 Stan Grant.

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: 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.

2:00am 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.

19 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Thursday 7 January 2021

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.

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 Stan Grant.

3:00am 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.

3:15am The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 3) (Repeat) 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. 4:00am The World (Repeat) Your nightly snapshot of what's going on in the world. Girish Sawlani brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day.

5:00am 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.

5:15am Bee Cause: Bee Future (Repeat) Fire and drought kill millions of Australian bees.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,G) Heather Ewart discovers a patch of Ireland tucked away in coastal Victoria. Koroit is reportedly home to the largest Irish community in regional Australia, and it's a place that thrives on music, poetry and potatoes.

20 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Friday 8 January 2021

Friday, 8 January 2021

6:00am Meet The Ferals (CC,Repeat,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died) 6:10am Four Corners (CC,Repeat) 7:00am News Breakfast (CC) 10:00am 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. Mariam Saab 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. Mariam Saab 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 Mariam Saab 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 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 Stan Grant's One Plus One: Sir Peter Cosgrove (CC,Repeat) Sir Peter Cosgrove has lived many lives - Governor General, Chief of the Defence Force, INTERFET Commander - but he says it's his "Australianness" that is his overriding characteristic. He speaks with Stan Grant.

21 | P a g e ABC NEWS Program Guide: Week 2 Friday 8 January 2021

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

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. Girish Sawlani presents a summary of the day's key events, plus context, analysis and original investigations.

11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Violet Town, Victoria, is a small place with a very big heart. It might be well-known by some for its popular monthly market, but it's the way Violet Town locals embrace creativity & diversity that really makes a difference.

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 New Normal (CC,Repeat) In May 2020 we heard from people across Australia on how they were dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Six months on, with restrictions easing we revisit them to see how they coped and how their lives have changed.

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: The Second Wave (CC,AD,Repeat) The second wave: what went so wrong in Victoria. How did COVID-19 escape into the community, wreaking havoc and putting the nation in peril. We examine failures by the authorities who were supposed to keep the community safe.

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.

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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.

2:30am Landline Summer: Wild Rides (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer brings you more of our best stories. In this episode, hold on to your hats as we take you for some wild rides. We go saltwater mustering and head to one of the last proper bush rodeos.

3:00am 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.

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. Girish Sawlani brings you the latest international news and speaks with reporters, commentators, experts and local residents about the big issues of the day.

5:00am 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.

5:15am First Nation Farmers: Bunya Nuts (CC,Repeat) The fruit of the majestic Bunya Pine has been an important part of indigenous culture for thousands of years. Today many landowners consider it dangerous and garden waste but an Indigenous artist believes it deserves better.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Violet Town, Victoria, is a small place with a very big heart. It might be well-known by some for its popular monthly market, but it's the way Violet Town locals embrace creativity & diversity that really makes a difference.

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Saturday, 9 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: Fire Power (CC,Repeat) Although Australia is shaped by fire and flood, bushfires are a man-made phenomenon. Historian and author Bill Gammage explains Australia could better deal with fire risks by understanding how Aboriginal people used it.

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: Sir Peter Cosgrove (CC,Repeat) Sir Peter Cosgrove has lived many lives – Governor General, Chief of the Defence Force, INTERFET Commander – but he says it’s his “Australianness” that is his overriding characteristic. He speaks with Stan Grant.

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

11:00am ABC News Gemma Veness 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 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One: Baker Boy (CC,Repeat) Danzal Baker (aka Baker Boy) comes from one of the smallest communities in Arnhem Land but he’s performed on some of the biggest stages. He shares his culture through music using his local language yolngu matha.

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12:00pm ABC News (CC) Gemma Veness 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.

12:30pm Back Roads: Jabiru, NT (CC,Repeat,G) Join award-winning journalist and Murawari-Gomeroi man Allan Clarke as he uncovers the small community of Jabiru. Buried deep in Kakadu National Park, it is one of the most extraordinary places on the planet.

1:00pm ABC News Gemma Veness 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.

1:30pm Compass: Bill Crews v Coronavirus (CC,Repeat,PG) As coronavirus threatens delivery of services to the disadvantaged, Compass follows Bill Crews, his staff and volunteers as they fight to keep the Exodus Foundation's doors open for their guests in-the-midst of the pandemic.

2:00pm ABC News Gemma Veness 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 Landline Summer: Saving our environment (CC,Repeat) Landline Summer is an encore presentation of some of our best stories. In this episode, the war on plastic waste from farms plus the efforts to put Murray River salt onto fine dining tables around the world.

3:00pm ABC News Gemma Veness 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 Stan Grant's One Plus One: Sir Peter Cosgrove (CC,Repeat) Sir Peter Cosgrove has lived many lives - Governor General, Chief of the Defence Force, INTERFET Commander - but he says it's his "Australianness" that is his overriding characteristic. He speaks with Stan Grant.

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4:00pm ABC News Gemma Veness 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.

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: Fire Power (CC,Repeat) Although Australia is shaped by fire and flood, bushfires are a man-made phenomenon. Historian and author Bill Gammage explains Australia could better deal with fire risks by understanding how Aboriginal people used it.

5:00pm ABC News Gemma Veness 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 The Brief: 2020 In Review (Part 4) A fresh behind-the-scenes look at Australian politics, as the ABC's Parliament House Bureau takes you inside the people's house.

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 Back Roads: Jabiru, NT (CC,Repeat,G) Join award-winning journalist and Murawari-Gomeroi man Allan Clarke as he uncovers the small community of Jabiru. Buried deep in Kakadu National Park, it is one of the most extraordinary places on the planet.

7:00pm ABC National News (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.

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7:30pm Stan Grant's One Plus One: Sir Peter Cosgrove (CC,Repeat) Sir Peter Cosgrove has lived many lives - Governor General, Chief of the Defence Force, INTERFET Commander - but he says it's his "Australianness" that is his overriding characteristic. He speaks with Stan Grant.

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.

8:30pm Foreign Correspondent: The Rise Of China: Tipping Point (CC,Repeat) China sent Australia's recycling industry into a spin in 2018 when it banned most waste imports to instead tackle its home-grown rubbish crisis. Bill Birtles looks at China's own war on waste and asks: is it winning?

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.

9:25pm Australian Story: The Long Game (Part 1) (CC,AD,Repeat,This program contains coarse language) Actor Joel Edgerton gives a candid account of the challenges he's faced on his long road to Hollywood success and how his family helped him stay true to himself. (Part 1 of 2)

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 Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One: Baker Boy (CC,Repeat) Danzal Baker (aka Baker Boy) comes from one of the smallest communities in Arnhem Land but he's performed on some of the biggest stages. He shares his culture through music using his local language yolngu matha.

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.

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11:30pm Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather Ewart visits Mallacoota, a remote place at the end of the road on the far eastern tip of Victoria. Known for its natural beauty and wilderness, its isolation has bred a determination in the town to look after its own.

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.

12:15am Four Corners: Not A Boy, Not A Girl (CC,Repeat) Growing up without a gender. Young Australians who do not identify as male or female explain how they negotiate the world and the judgement of others. Their parents talk about what it's like to raise a gender neutral child.

1:00am 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.

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 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: Access to Mental Health Services (Repeat) Revisit one of our most interesting conversations from The Drum. Julia Baird and the panel of Ian Hickie, Katharine Murphy, Caleb Nichols-Mansell and Brigid Meney discuss access to mental health services during the pandemic.

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2:30am 's One Plus One: Sally Scales (CC,Repeat) Sally Scales has been described as feisty, tough and determined. The youngest person elected Chair of the APY Lands Executive Board talks about being raised by strong leaders and becoming the voice of her elders.

3:00am 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.

3:15am Meet The Ferals: Pigs (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 pigs cause extensive damage to Australia's wildlife and crops and have the potential to spread African Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth disease which would devastate the livestock industry.

3:25am Australian Story: The Long Game (Part 1) (CC,AD,Repeat,This program contains coarse language) Actor Joel Edgerton gives a candid account of the challenges he's faced on his long road to Hollywood success and how his family helped him stay true to himself. (Part 1 of 2)

4:00am 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.

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 Stan Grant's One Plus One: Sir Peter Cosgrove (CC,Repeat) Sir Peter Cosgrove has lived many lives - Governor General, Chief of the Defence Force, INTERFET Commander - but he says it's his "Australianness" that is his overriding characteristic. He speaks with Stan Grant.

5:00am 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.

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5:15am Meet The Ferals: Rabbits (CC,Repeat,This program contains animal treatment that may concern some viewers) Australia has had a 160 year long battle to control the spread of hordes of hungry, rapidly multiplying rabbits, to prevent the damage they cause to farms.

5:30am Back Roads: A Week In VIC (CC,Repeat,PG) Heather Ewart visits Mallacoota, a remote place at the end of the road on the far eastern tip of Victoria. Known for its natural beauty and wilderness, its isolation has bred a determination in the town to look after its own.

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