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1991 - 16 seasons 473 eps TV-G

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56 min

S2026 · E1 · Feb 15, 2026

Episode One Episode 1

How reducing cattle stress is good for animal welfare and the bottom line; The cost of boarding school on rural and remote families and communities; plus the woman who left corporate life to follow her farming dream.

56 min

S2026 · E2 · Feb 22, 2026

Episode Two Episode 2

The long road to recovery after Victoria's catastrophic bushfires; The low stress way to muster feral goats; and the gutsy Far North Queensland farming family creating opportunities for the next generation.

56 min

S2026 · E3 · Mar 1, 2026

Episode Three Episode 3

The challenge to save and restore native grasses in the Australian landscape; Local abattoir closures threatening small paddock to plate businesses; and the patrol teams criss-crossing the country making maps.

56 min

S2026 · E4 · Mar 8, 2026

Episode Four Episode 4

The interstate invader costing millions in South Australia's Riverland region; The environmental impact of buffel grass; and the diagnostic tool reducing dairy product wastage.

56 min

S2026 · E5 · Mar 15, 2026

Episode Five Episode 5

A new high fibre wheat variety that functions like conventional flour; Graziers question the costs and benefits of outback national parks; and the role of buffel grass in Australia's multi-billion dollar beef industry.

56 min

S2026 · E6 · Mar 22, 2026

Episode Six Episode 6

Growing premium wheat for noodles; A small mixed farm growing Australia's only commercial crop of white asparagus; Perfecting Queensland's pineapples; and the discovery of an apple variety thought to be extinct.

56 min

S2026 · E7 · Mar 29, 2026

Episode Seven Episode 7

Growing pains for the nation's booming berry industry; Ripping out vineyards in Australia's largest wine producing region; and the determined teenager pushing on with his dream of a career in agriculture.

56 min

S2026 · E8 · Apr 5, 2026

Fighting Waste Special Episode 8

In a Landline special 'Fighting Waste': Gourmet dried fruit made from imperfect produce; Australia's first regional circular economy; Making chemical free compost from weeds and feedlot waste; plus clearing sheep manure from woolsheds.

56 min

S2026 · E9 · Apr 12, 2026

Episode Nine Episode 9

Tea tree oil producers concerned for industry future; A first-hand warning about harvesters and fire risk; The eco-charity regrowing habitat to help save koalas from extinction; and using wool waste in urban gardens.

56 min

S2026 · E10 · Apr 19, 2026

Episode Ten Episode 10

The Australian farmer taking dryland farming techniques to Kenya; New table grape varieties transforming the industry; Lessons learned from generations of weather diaries; and making snow skis from Australian timber.

56 min

S2026 · E11 · Apr 26, 2026

Episode Eleven Episode 11

An organic, peptide powered pesticide from butterfly pea; A property where conservation and commercial farming co-exist; The master makers plying an old trade; and could ethanol from sugarcane help secure our fuel future?

56 min

S2026 · E12 · May 3, 2026

Episode Twelve Episode 12

Fruit and vegetable growers cleaning up after flooding in Carnarvon, WA; Farmers grappling with fertiliser supply shock; White spot disease tightens its grip on Australia's east-coast; plus the high-country fur trapper.

56 min

S2026 · E13 · May 10, 2026

Episode Thirteen Episode 13

Increased iron ore exports creating a dusty problem for Geraldton residents; Moving away from fertiliser imports with home-grown alternatives; and an old wine grape variety that thrives on very little water.

56 min

S2026 · E14 · May 17, 2026

Episode Fourteen Episode 14

Stopping a cactus invasion in Western Queensland; DNA analysis unlocking age-old soil secrets; The cotton grower who grew a fashion brand; and developing an Aboriginal led sea urchin industry.

56 min

S2026 · E15 · May 24, 2026

Episode Fifteen Episode 15

The introduction of country-of-origin seafood labelling laws giving consumers informed choice; Australia's emerging agave industry; plus the outback councils growing their own crops to help ratepayers and boost communities.

56 min

S2026 · E16 · May 31, 2026

Episode Sixteen Episode 16

The one tip that could save your life in outback Australia; Developing a new biological control to reduce feral rabbit numbers; The agronomist whose radical ideas changed farming methods; plus the monthly weather outlook.

56 min

S2026 · E17 · Jun 7, 2026

Episode Seventeen Episode 17

Turning second-grade peanuts into low-fat, high-protein powder; A grand plan to ship 100 tonnes of wheat to Sudan; The practice of floodplain harvesting; and whaling off the coast of Western Australia in 1971.

56 min

S2026 · E18 · Jun 14, 2026

Episode Eighteen Episode 18

Greenhouse technology transforming the way food is grown; The winemaker supplying drinking water to Kenya; Australia's first methane-tamed beef; and the remote endurance swimmer taking on an open water challenge in New York.

56 min

S2026 · E19 · Jun 21, 2026

Episode Nineteen Episode 19

The challenge of finding aged care and services in rural areas; Dinosaur tourism bringing people into the outback; An immersive camp for big cotton customers; and a regional art competition.

58 min

S2026 · E20 · Jun 28, 2026

Episode Twenty Episode 20

Varroa mite wiping out wild bee hives; Retraining shearers to transition to new jobs as live sheep export ban approaches; and making fine ale from grain grown in one of the country's premier wine regions.

56 min

S2026 · E21 · Jul 5, 2026

Episode Twenty One Episode 21

Reopening an old gold mine in a major agricultural region; A native honey to rival the medicinal qualities of Manuka; plus the Aboriginal corporation growing wool and Indigenous history on Bruny Island.

56 min

S2026 · E22 · Jul 12, 2026

Episode Twenty Two Episode 22

Global demand for protein is good news for Australia's dairy industry; A family's bid to end bullying that became a national movement of awareness and kindness; plus an Aboriginal community leader shaping the future.

56 min

S2026 · E23 · Jul 19, 2026

Episode Twenty Three Episode 23

Growing trees for sustainable aviation fuel; A new way of investing in Australian farming; The cattle drive raising awareness about food insecurity; Rough riding rodeo champions from 1971; and we meet Heywire winner Kallie.

56 min

S2026 · E24 · Jul 26, 2026

Episode Twenty Four Episode 24

Fertiliser supplement made from recycled glass; Western Queensland graziers dealing with a changing climate; Nuffield Scholarships promoting agricultural innovation and excellence for 75 years; plus Heywire winner Fabian.

56 min

S2026 · E25 · Aug 2, 2026

Episode Twenty Five Episode 25

Confusion over the Federal Government's new environmental strategy; Producing Wagyu the West Australian way; Surveillance technology tracking theft and illegal fishing; and Heywire winner Hugo.

56 min

S2026 · E26 · Aug 9, 2026

Episode Twenty Six Episode 26

A unique drone protecting horticultural crops from birds; The program getting girls from regional Queensland into AgTech careers; Turning native plants into healing balms and teas; plus meet Heywire winner Georgie.

56 min

S2026 · E27 · Aug 16, 2026

Episode Twenty Seven Episode 27

The Hunter Valley land rehabilitation project; Scientists researching how to grow food in space; Collecting soil samples from around the country; Visiting the circus in 1973; and Heywire winner Rivinu.

56 min

S2026 · E28 · Aug 23, 2026

Episode Twenty Eight Episode 28

Restoring healthy waterways in south-east Queensland; Why this year is shaping up as one to remember for the sheep industry; The woman helping producers recover value from farm waste; and Heywire winner Cameron.

56 min

S2026 · E29 · Aug 30, 2026

Episode Twenty Nine Episode 29

How bird flu is affecting the free-range industry; Remote Munga-Thirri National Park's lone ranger hands in his badge after three decades; Clearing European carp from a Murray River wetland; and meet Heywire winner Lane.

56 min

S2026 · E30 · Sep 6, 2026

Episode Thirty Episode 30

A conservation project to reverse the local extinction of native animals in remote New South Wales; The healing power of horses helping struggling veterans; and a better-than-expected outlook for southern grain growers.

56 min

S2026 · E31 · Sep 13, 2026

Episode Thirty One Episode 31

Celebrating 100 years of Australian sugar; The remarkable dairying family with milk in their veins; Tapping into gourmet water; and delivering supplies to remote Arnhem Land settlements in 1979.

56 min

S2026 · E32 · Sep 20, 2026

Episode Thirty Two Episode 32

The future of rice growing in Australia; Keeping eucalyptus oil Australian; The three women behind a country newspaper empire; and visiting the Darcys at isolated Mallapunyah Station in 1981.

56 min

S2026 · E33 · Sep 27, 2026

Episode Thirty Three Episode 33

The vital role of satellites to fight bushfires; Restoring one of Australia's most degraded river systems; A new variety of avocado that can grow to one kilogram; and geological surveys at Kati-Thanda Lake Eyre in 1979.

56 min

S2026 · E34 · Oct 4, 2026

Episode Thirty Four Episode 34

A breakthrough in the battle against fire ants; Australian citrus growers fight for greater access to the US market; Farming seaweed for soil rehabilitation; and wetting a line in the outback.

56 min

S2026 · E35 · Oct 11, 2026

Episode Thirty Five Episode 35

The story of Queensland's fertiliser island; Inside a century-old family-owned agricultural empire; Buffalo catching in 1972; and Botswana's pristine wetlands inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

56 min

S2026 · E36 · Oct 18, 2026

Episode Thirty Six Episode 36

Using artificial intelligence to recognise individual lobsters; The community-led centres that make getting a degree in the outback easier; plus a 441km wheelchair journey to raise money and awareness for rural mental health.

56 min

S2026 · E37 · Oct 25, 2026

Episode Thirty Seven Episode 37

The struggle to keep growing peanuts in Australia; A dairy tourism business bringing education and agriculture together; and chooks from the egg laying industry find their forever homes.

56 min

S2026 · E38 · Nov 1, 2026

Episode Thirty Eight Episode 38

A genetic insurance policy for cattle producers; Getting more value from plantation timber; The 'bee drover' sharing the highs and lows of the bee business; plus the monthly weather outlook.

S2026 · E39

Episode Thirty Nine Episode 39

Nov 8, 2026

39 episodes in Season 2026

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Landline is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on ABC1. Presented by Pip Courtney, the program discusses rural issues regarding farming, mining and fisheries from around Australia. Each week the show wraps up with an update on commodity prices for livestock and mining, and detailed national weather rainfall reports. The program premiered on Sunday 2 February 1992 at 12:00 pm and has remained in that timeslot throughout its entire run. The program is also repeated the following Monday at 11:00 am. Landline was the first program that broadcast on ABC2 when the channel was launched at 6.35 am on 7 March 2005. On the newly launched channel, the program is broadcast on Mondays at 6:25 am, 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm and 9:15 pm. Previous presenters include Deborah Knight, Ticky Fullerton, Anne Kruger and Sally Sara.

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Pip Courtney

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Total runtime 433h 35m · Episode length 55 min · Country Australia

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Premiered

March 10, 1991

Latest episode

November 1, 2026

Next episode

November 8, 2026

Status

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ABC TV

Country

Australia

Type

Scripted

Episode length

55 min

Total runtime

433h 35m

Original language

English

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English

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