Featured Shows and Episodes James Glenday and Emma Rebellato bring you the latest news, sport and weather from Australia's most trusted source. S2026 The Waiting Game Anne Connolly investigates the government's new "once-in-a-generation" aged care reforms - finding families waiting in limbo and a secretive algorithm that experts say often gets funding wrong. Australian Story S2026 The Final Act When dancer Roz Hervey was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, her daughter, actor Tilda Cobham-Hervey, stepped behind the camera to record her mother's life story. With hours left to live, Roz made a dying wish. Monday 17/8/2026 Planet America returns with the midterm elections on the horizon and the populist left seeing a big surge in momentum. Will this cost Democrats when voters head to the polls? We ask influential and controversial political commentator Hasan Piker. Portrait Artist Of The Year Talented artists from across Australia compete in a once-in-a-lifetime challenge: capturing iconic celebrities in a race against the clock. Who will be crowned the winner and walk away with a life-changing commission? A devoted nun and a Catholic priest, both deeply committed to their work in the church and their communities, fall in love. Both are forced to wrestle with what it means for them, their vows, and their relationship with God. Treasure & Dirt When a headless torso is found deep inside an opal mine, Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan are seconded to the desolate outback mining town of Nullah where law and order is optional. Kitchen Cabinet Annabel Crabb visits six very different members of Australia's 48th Parliament, gaining a unique insight into the people behind the politics. Together they cook a meal, share a conversation, and Annabel brings dessert. Monday 17/8/2026 The debate over GST revenue. Sarah Ferguson interviews Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young. Plus could Anthony Fauci face time in prison? Monday 17/8/2026 Troubles are mounting for Meta as a court case exposes its role in a mental health crisis. Another "Outback" doco caught staging scenes while receiving public funding. Plus The Daily Telegraph's family struggling to buy a home, who also happen to own a portfolio of investment properties. In 1963 Grantchester, Alphy reconnects with his mother, Geordie faces change, Cathy's eye may wander, Leonard finds purpose, and new adventures test faith and identity. After the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Inspector, Donny Fitzpatrick, digs too deeply into a local politician's nefarious activity, he is exiled to work in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon - nestled in the Atlantic Ocean. Jenny McAllister - NDIS Minister (16/8/2026) David Speers discusses the week in politics with Lenore Taylor, Jane Norman and Mark Kenny including reforms of the NDIS, gambling advertising, migration, housing, the GST, interest rates and the sitting week in Canberra. New Zealand Spy New Zealand's newest spies - and the only three who applied - are tasked with protecting the nation from incoming threats, most notably from their noisy neighbours in Australia. Race Around The World It's the season final and all six Racers are together in studio to hear who won the week, and who takes home the ultimate prize of filming a project for the ABC. Hosted by Zan Rowe, with original 90s Racer John Safran. Tom Gleeson is back with his Big Brass Mug on Hard Quiz. Each week, four Australian enthusiasts provide grist for Tom's comedy mill, brandishing their outlandish fields of expertise. S40 Holy Trouble As the New York Sisters of Charity prepare to close their order, they have one final mission: to campaign against President Trump's immigration policies and ICE. Spicks And Specks Stop! Hey, what's that sound? It can only be the opening notes of Spicks and Specks, heralding in a brand-new series. Adam, Myf and Alan are back, pondering the big music questions as well as sweating the small stuff. Making Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure In 1976, David Attenborough embarked on the most ambitious television series he'd ever attempted. This is the hair-raising story of how the first wildlife blockbuster was born. 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