Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

The ABC would like to acknowledge the exceptional efforts of investigative journalists Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett who last week won the 2025 Gold Walkley Award – Australian journalism’s highest honour – for their ongoing series on systemic failures in childcare. The The Walkley Foundation for Journalism Judging Board unanimously hailed Ferguson and Gillett’s continuing work as the investigation of the year. Since 2024, the pair has been digging into the $20 billion childcare sector. The scale of abuse and neglect of children and babies that they and other ABC News reporters uncovered has laid bare a sector in crisis. Their stories have been published across 7.30, Four Corners, the ABC News website and audio platforms. For their efforts, Ferguson and Gillett won three prestigious Walkley Awards: for TV/Video Current Affairs Short, TV/Video Current Affairs Long, and All Media Investigative Journalism – the latter two with colleagues Ben Butler and Lara Sonnenschein. They were also finalists in All Media: Coverage of a Major Event category and Scoop of the Year. The ABC’s sustained scrutiny of the sector has resulted in State and Federal Governments and providers enacting immediate reforms, several inquiries, resignations of key childcare sector figures and renewed calls for a Royal Commission. The reporting has also prompted a raft of new measures aimed at keeping children safe, including an overhaul of the working with children checks system, expanded CCTV trials and work on a national register of early childhood educators. Recently, it was announced that the Senate inquiry established to investigate the safety of Australia’s early childhood education system would cross-examine police, law enforcement and other experts in an urgent hearing into child sex offenders in childcare later this month, directly attributed to Four Corners reports. We’re proud of our team for their work on this challenging story. You can read stories from the series here: https://ab.co/48m7aqw If you have a story of your own to share, please get in touch.

New pups and new challenges are still to come in 2026 🐶 Muster Dogs - Stream Where Are They Now from Sunday 4 January 7.30pm and Muster Dogs Season Four from Sunday 1 February 7:30pm on ABC iview and ABC TV: https://ab.co/4rrKwpq #MusterDogs

After an incredible 38 years of presenting gardening television on the ABC, tonight Jane is stepping back from Gardening Australia. Do you have a favourite episode from her time on the show? 🪴🌻👒 📰 Read more about Jane’s career and plans for the future here: https://ab.co/3XlOgLy 📺 Watch Jane’s final Gardening Australia episode tonight at 7:30pm or stream anytime on ABC iview. #GardeningAustralia #JaneEdmanson #ABCiview  

🎨 The making of Bob Katter’s official portrait was a closely guarded secret...until now. Now that the 'extraordinarily good' depiction of the maverick politician has been unveiled, ABC's Australian Story can show you the process of how it came to life, one brushstroke at a time. 📺 Watch the Australian Story episode 'Herding Katter' ABC iview: https://ab.co/4pv2cyv YouTube: https://ab.co/49EIhc2 #AustralianStory #BobKatter #AusPol

Where does your manager sit on the scale from ineffective to toxic? This Working Life host, Lisa Leong, chats to renowned management expert, Margaret Andrews, about what her studies have revealed about the modern workplace. 🎧 Stream on the ABC listen app: https://ab.co/4ac51QI

At just seventeen, Joan of Arc convinced the French prince to let her lead an army against the English, turning the tide of the Hundred Years’ War. But her victories came at a price: captured, accused of heresy, and burned alive at nineteen. Was she a divinely inspired saviour or a dangerous fanatic? Centuries later, her story still provokes questions about faith, gender, and power — and how belief can turn an ordinary girl into a national saint. 🎧 Stream God Forbid's Religious Rebels on the ABC listen app: https://ab.co/48fJqEq

Bon Scott tells Molly Meldrum that AC/DC were never meant to be a band that made hit singles. "We're a road album band," Scott, the original AC/DC singer, said. This 1977 Countdown interview from the ABC Archives was uncovered during our documentary exploring Bon Scott's legacy. 📺Watch 'On the Brink' now: https://ab.co/4p18xlE #AustralianStory

Here's what's coming to your screens in 2026 for ABC News 👀 ABC News Loop will deliver Australia’s best and most trusted journalism directly into your social media feed, bringing depth to the scroll with world-class explainer journalism for mobile users. A dedicated core team, as well as contributors from across ABC News, will report the news in innovative and fresh ways in shortform video. ABC News Breakfast is packing its bags and hitting the road in the new year with a series of outside broadcasts from every state and territory. And Australian Story will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a special event together with some of its most popular subjects. Swipe to see the full 2026 lineup for news including a number of returning titles 👇 Read the full ABC media release here: https://ab.co/4o91i9Y

ABC continues to be the leader of world-class Australian children’s content. Iconic Aussie staple Play School celebrates 60 years with plenty of fun planned for the whole family In Flower & Flour, a spirited girl and her cat turn everyday moments in their multicultural neighbourhood into extraordinary adventures. Kindness lies at the heart of It’s Andrew!, about a rhinoceros living in a unicorn world. Shaun Tan’s Tales from Outer Suburbia brings the beloved book to screen, following siblings Klara and Pim as they encounter a series of miraculous adventures over their summer holidays. In Caper Crew, Amelia and Kai Delaney’s quiet lives are upended when their con-artist Grandmother Queenie turns up, teaching them the art of the grift. Dance with Tom brings vibrant stories of Australia's First Nations culture to life through dance. Also coming to ABC Kids is a new Indigenous Lullaby from King Stingray, called Gurtha ŋhärana. Swipe to see the full 2026 lineup for children & family including a number of returning titles 👇 Read the full ABC media release here: https://ab.co/4o91i9Y

Can't wait for these arts, music & events titles coming in 2026 🎬 Australian music royalty and multi-instrumentalist Guy Sebastian joins acclaimed classical pianist Andrea Lam and host Amanda Keller on the second season of The Piano, unearthing everyday pianists from all over Australia in a celebration of music as a universal language. As part of ABC Classic’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2026, the ABC Young Performers Awards return to spotlight Australia’s most exceptional young musicians. Swipe to see the full 2026 lineup for arts, music & events including a number of returning titles 👇 Read the full ABC media release here: https://ab.co/4o91i9Y