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- A nurse who has been hired to staff a remote outpost in the Australian outback unwittingly carries a stash of jewels taken in a foiled robbery. The robbers track her to the outback, and are determined to let nothing--and no one--get in the way of them retrieving their loot.
- A documentary film which follows a mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track in the Outback.
- Investigating a blossoming network of backyard stables, dedicated strappers, trainers, jockeys and equine enthusiasts, A Racetrack Somewhere explores the vast Australian landscape, delving into the heart of some of the country's most iconic and remote Thoroughbred racing events.
- Strap yourself in as four Aussie blokes swap wheelchairs for quad bikes and embark on the ride of their lives. This documentary charts their 5000km adventure across the outback, as they visit the crash sites where their lives changed forever. Three men are paraplegics and one a quadriplegic, making this no ordinary road movie. Their encounters with mud, deserts, floods and exhaustion test their resilience and endurance to breaking point. Fuelled by bold humour and disarming honesty, The Ride is a wild traverse across the terrain of the human spirit, as four men make peace with the tragedy of their past.
- 'Birdsville Or Bust' transports viewers to one of Australia's most isolated and iconic Outback towns through an eclectic cast of locals during a turbulent year.
- In 1962, Reg Sprigg and party completed the first motorised crossing of the Simpson Desert. Fifty years on, Vic Widman led another group on the first crossing of the Simpson for 2012. The adventures of Vics group were quite different to those of the exploration party and just as challenging. The video also features the Oodnadatta Track, Mt Dare and Birdsville.
- Features the final tour of the world's last remaining tent-boxing troupe. An important chapter in Australia's rural history is about to end with a bang.
- Documentary series portraying a Danish family traveling through Australia.
- When most people think of winter in northern Australia, they imagine warm days, clear skies and fresh air. Well think again. The "dry" is also the time when back burning's carried across 30 million hectares of savannah and spinifex to reduce the impact of wildfires in the spring. There's so many fires sending plumes of smoke and soot into the skies that some days you could swear you're in Tokyo instead of the Top End. In fact there are some now questioning whether the rangelands can sustainably continue, "fighting fire with fire".
- Who can deny that the future of Australian agriculture depends on enthusiastic farmers? But with advancing technology, globalisation and new opportunities in the city ... the number of young people interested in a life on the land is dwindling. There is however a dedicated band of young farmers who are intent on showing farming is a viable choice.
- He's from one of Australia's most prominent family business dynasties. Now Peter Holmes a Court, the eldest son of Janet and the late Rober Holmes a Court is aiming to make his own mark in the corporate world. Holmes a Court's unashamed ambition is to create the world's largest cattle company, and like his late father, his approach is already making waves. Let's profile the man who aims to be Australia's new cattle King.
- Fifteen years ago the farmers of Barooga, a rural community in southern New South Wales had just experienced another wet winter. Yet again more water was lying around in great sheets, drowning valuable winter crops and waterlogging productive land. When the State Government said the problems in Barooga were too big to fix farmers were left demoralised and in despair. Today Barroga is a different place, it's vibrant and profitable. And it's all down to a group of farmers who decided they would show the bureaucrats that their homes, farms, and futures were not beyond help, and that salinity, waterlogging, and high water tables aren't a death sentence.
- The issue of cloning has made many prominent headlines in recent months especially with claims by a controversial Italian scientist that he plans to clone humans. But cloning is already having an impact on agriculture and Australian scientists are at the forefront of this new frontier of science that promises amazing possibilities. But as Tim Lee reports, cloning also has many pitfalls and the issue has divided Australia's scientific community.
- Those involved in a new industry are usually excited when growth follows investment. However Australia's rural history is littered with industries that grew only to be troubled by oversupply and undeveloped markets. One new fruit industry is determined it will not follow this same sorry path. Persimmon growers know they've reached a cross roads and the decisions they make in the next year or so will determine the scale and profitability of a relatively unknown industry.
- One of the most outspoken critics of the Snowy Hydro sale is the Prime Minister's right hand man, Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan. Senator Heffernan wants a referendum on the issue, and is not convinced selling the Snowy would be in the best interests of regional Australia. He's urging the states and the Commonwealth to back down.
- Anne Kruger speaks to Australian Pork Limited CEO, Andrew Spencer, to answer questions about consumer concerns of pork food safety.
- Making a living in the highly competitive world of fine art is hard enough for most and doing it far from the big city art markets is even more challenging. However Sculptor Brett Garling is attracting attention far beyond his home near Dubbo in central western New South Wales.
- This year thousands of tourists have flocked to the remote desert country where Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia meet to see some of the nation's great wild rivers in flow. As Sean Murphy discovered, artists have also been drawn to the rich and rugged beauty of the outback in full bloom.
- Jase and Simon roll into Birdville and fill up every spare container with fuel before starting their 500k trip across the Simpson Desert. Towing extra gear means they may burn.