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Australians watch how the US do democracy with a mixture of confusion and surprise. Why does no one seem satisfied with how government works? Casey Briggs examines a democracy that many people have deep reservations about.

Beat of the City is a 1975 Australian TV series based on the novel by H.F. Brinsmead.

Fame and Misfortune is a 1986 Australian TV series for children about a young boy trying to raise money for a piano.

The Cricket Show is an Australian cricket television show, screened during the lunch breaks of Test matches in Australia on the Nine Network. Currently hosted by former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater with support from his former international teammate fast bowler Brett Lee. It also features other members of Nine's commentary team, such as Mark Taylor, Ian Healy and Mark Nicholas. The show focuses on interviews with Australian domestic and international cricket, as well as reports and updates from cricket matches being played around the world. Simon O'Donnell hosted the show from 1997 but left to join The AFL Footy Show. Michael Slater replaced him in the summer of 2011/2012.

Dusty Springfield hosts her 1960s variety show series with special guests.

The Breast Darn Show in Town is an Australian comedy event created and executive produced by the Comedy Channel programming director Darren Chau, with Claire Haugh and Entourage Marketing & Events, in aid of the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Filmed at the Melbourne Town Hall, the format features a range of television, film, and comedic performers including Rebel Wilson, Mick Molloy, Hannah Gadsby, Celia Pacquola, Jordan Raskopoulos, Sam Simmons, Tom Ballard, Fiona O'Loughlin, Dave Thornton, Toby Truslove, Claire Hooper, Cal Wilson, Felicity Ward, Denise Scott and Mark Mitchell as Con the Fruiterer. The first special was hosted by Julia Morris premiered on the Comedy Channel on November 1, 2009. The second special was hosted by Grant Denyer and Corinne Grant and premiered on the Comedy Channel on November 5, 2010.

a FOXTEL Original four-part docuseries, invites viewers on an exhilarating journey across the diverse landscapes of Australia. Join the daring duo Luke Purdy and Taylor Smith as they embark on more than just a nostalgic trip through the legendary saga of the Toyota Land Cruiser. Their adventure is twofold: not only do they aim to delve into the vehicle's storied past, but they're also on a bold quest to shatter two world records. With a blend of engineering ingenuity and a dash of audacity, they transform a 40 Series Land Cruiser into an electric powerhouse, setting their sights on a groundbreaking underwater voyage through Darwin Harbour. This ambitious undertaking seeks to complete a legendary challenge left unfinished four decades ago.

Saturday Party was an Australian television variety series which aired on Melbourne station ABV-2 in 1959, running from February to August. The series aired in a 45-minute time-slot. Compered by Bob Cornish and often a co-host such as Jocelyn Terry or Corinne Kerby, regulars included the Mamie Reid Ensemble. People who made guest appearances during the run of the series included pianist John Doyle, singer Pat Grierson, singer Ken Brown, singer Judy Banks, singer Frankie Davidson, singer Heather Horwood, the Victorian Trumpet Trio, comedian Lloyd Cunnington, accordion player Alan Paul, soprano Joy Mammen, comedy duo Wilson and Carr, accordion player Lorraine Bransgrove, singer Joy Grisold, singer Graeme Bent, baritone Bill Tichner, singer Lee de Coney, dancers Max Bond and Norma Connolly, magician Rids can der Zee, singer Eunice McGowan, singer Max Blake, Don Snibert, acrobatic team Duo Sylvanos, singer Joan Clarke, singer Irene Hewitt, magician Caffarl, and rope spinner Tex Granville.

Creek to Coast is a popular Queensland lifestyle program, aired on the Seven Network at 5pm on a Saturday afternoon. The program is hosted primarily by Scott Hillier each week. Joining him in presenting a variety of segments are Martin Bowerman, Frank 'Tommo' Thompson, Gary Howard, former Miss Universe contestant Kimberley Busteed radio personality Dean Miller, former AFL player for the Brisbane Lions Richard Champion and winner of the 5th Australian version of the reality series The Mole Liz Cantor. It is produced by Kieran Pelly. Each week a number of segments are presented on topics such as camping, boating, fishing, four wheel driving, water sports and other mainly water-based attractions in Queensland. The show often airs alongside popular, and similarly themed Queensland lifestyle programs, Queensland Weekender and The Great South East.

Australian version of the reality show in which budding entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hopes of securing business financing.

The final chapter of the scorching historical saga set in Australia's North Queensland cane fields, Fields of Fire Series 3 takes the story into the 1950s, where Gina and Paolo are successful cane growers.

Universe: The Infinite Frontier was a 26 episode television series explaining all the stars and planets and having a look at the entire universe. It was first broadcast in 1994 in the United States by PBS.

A 1996 Australian series about train travel in Australia

Strap yourselves in for some laughs! Comics include Nick Cody, Demi Lardner, Rhys Nicholson, Fiona O'Loughlin, Dane Baptiste, Nikki Britton, Harley Breen, John Hastings, Guy Montgomery and Luke Heggie!

Toasted TV is an successor to the Australian children's television program Cheez TV, and airs on Eleven from 27 February 2012 on Weekdays from 6am to 9am, Saturdays from 6am to 7am and Sundays from 6am to 10am. It was formerly aired on Network Ten on 22 August 2005 until 25 February 2012. The show is hosted by Ollie and Jono Symons. The show remains less popular than the original Cheez TV with complaints of lowering the age demographics with cartoons that only appeal to children under 10 years of age as well as the controversial replacement of the 8am cartoon segment with less popular educational shows like Totally Wild and Scope. The show targets an audience of 7- to 14-year-olds. The activities of the hosts are interspersed with cartoons and anime, such as Pokémon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Beyblade Metal Fusion, SpongeBob SquarePants, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Penguins of Madagascar and Bakugan. Premiering on 22 August 2005, it succeeded Cheez TV, and is produced in conjunction with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the owner of Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild Water World. On 13 July 2011 to show changed to filming at Dreamworld. As of 2 July 2012, the show is shot in a studio.

A brave team of toy spies embarks on epic missions to save their beloved human family from the mischievous pet guinea pig Silver Paw.

Four wildly different women struggle to find love, success and happiness under the scrutiny of their ball-breaking boss.

An Australian popular music television series produced and broadcast by ABC TV in black and white transmission.

Mr. Squiggle was Australia's longest-running children's television series, and the name of the title character from that ABC show. The show has been presented in many formats, from five minute slots to a one-and-a-half hour variety show featuring other performers, and has had several name changes, originally airing as Mr. Squiggle and Friends.

Tales of the Unexpected is a new strand of provocative, confronting and thoroughly entertaining science documentaries. Each episode reveals a fascinating, sometimes awkward, and frequently unsettling world where peculiar ideas are put to the test. Come with us to where nothing is quite as it seems, where diseases are diagnosed by palm-readers, where paternity uncertainty drives the mating game, and where breasts are a toxic health hazard.

Tony Robinson travels through Australia, learning more about its history, landmarks and people along the way.

Lovely to Look At was an early Australian television series. Broadcast on Melbourne station GTV-9, it was a fashion show. The series ran from March 1957 to November 1957. Episodes were 15-minutes in duration, broadcast live, originally aired at 10:15PM on Sundays though towards the end of the run the episodes were broadcast at 10:30PM. It typically was preceded on the schedule by a newscast followed by Epilogue and station sign-off. It is notable as representing an early effort by GTV-9 at locally-produced content. It was compered by Maxwell Gibb. According to an article in the 12 September 1957 edition of The Age, the series was directed by Rod Kinnear, who had previously been a press photographer. The 1 November 1957 edition of The Age provides additional information on the series, listing Ian Holmes as technical director, and George Havrillay as set designer, and noting that each episode went through three rehearsals before broadcast. It also listed Arlene Andrewartha, Elaine Grayden, Rae Crawley as among the models used by the series. It is not known if any of the episodes were kinescoped, and it is possible that the series is lost.

Couch Potato was an Australian children's television show broadcast on ABC TV in Australia. Airing on Sunday mornings, it was a "wrapper" show linking three or four animated or live action shows aimed at older pre-teen and young teenage audiences.

Celebrity Dog School was a short-lived Australian reality series which aired on Network Ten. It was based on the original version aired in the UK. The show was hosted by Larry Emdur, who also hosted The Price is Right on the Nine Network, and Wheel of Fortune on the Seven Network. It was a Pett Productions format for BBC Worldwide, produced by Freehand Group Pty Limited. The show involved six celebrities and their dogs given an obedience task, an agility task, and they must train them throughout the week. At the end of the week, they would perform these tasks in front of the other celebrities and the expert judges. Home viewers had the option to vote for their favourite celebrity and dog pair via text message, with proceeds from each vote going to the RSPCA. Towards the end of the series, there was to be a 'Grand Final Best in Show Spectacular' where they were to perform in front of a live audience. The most popular couple who was not eliminated would have won the 'Best in Series'. Bootsie scored a perfect score from all three judges; sadly, no such thing happened. After only three episodes, Network Ten placed the show in 'hiatus', and it ended up never returning.

Sydney Weekender is a travel show featuring destinations throughout New South Wales, Australia, and airs on the Seven Network in that state. The show is hosted by Mike Whitney, a former Australian Test Cricketer. This program visits various locations in Sydney and New South Wales, and looks at accommodation, dining and entertainment. It airs on Saturdays at 5:30 pm. Almost always the destinations are within New South Wales though there has been a notable exception where Whitney crossed the Murray River.

Shirl's Neighbourhood was an Australian afternoon children's television series aired on the Seven Network between 1979 and 1983. The half-hour show featured former Skyhooks frontman Graeme "Shirley" Strachan and co-host Liz Rule alongside a cast of characters including Norm The Kangaroo, Ol' Possum, Claude The Crow, Stanley The Snake, Greenfinger the Garden Gnome, Yippee the Bunyip, Bartholomew the Sheep and a band of monkeys. Franciscus Henri appeared in the show as a regular, both as himself presenting musical segments and as "Professor Henri" in comical sketches. He left the show in October 1980. Norm the Kangaroo was played by Don Bridges. The other characters were puppets created and brought to life by Ron Mueck.

Languages of our Land is an active learning Interstitial series sharing the Aboriginal language of Yugambeh, located in South East Queensland.