About
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.
Cast
Pip Courtney
as Self - Presenter
Seasons
Episodes
Series 2023
Sunday 12/2/2023
Devastating flooding for farmers and communities in South Australia and Western Australia's Kimberley regions; Rebuilding from flood in central New South Wales; plus rejuvenated wetlands for birds.
Sunday 19/2/2023
Crunch time for the Murray Darling Basin Plan; More to cherries than a Christmas treat; Kids on camp honing cattle skills; plus imperfect produce becomes gourmet dried fruit.
Sunday 26/2/2023
Predicting outbreaks of the deadly Hendra virus; Celebrating diversity among Australia's farmers; Finding safe, affordable feed additives for carbon neutral cattle; and reaping the rewards of agri-forestry.
Sunday 5/3/2023
How different communities along the Darling River are managing recent flooding; Queensland's camel queen conquering social media; and Tasmania's wool growing maverick doing things her way.
Sunday 12/3/2023
Fighting chemical spray drift in the cotton industry; The quest for a national planning code for leaky weirs; Growing more rice using less water; plus protecting Indigenous culture for future generations.
Sunday 19/3/2023
Carbon credit concerns about agriculture; Livestock with a difference - farming rats; A remarkable journey from Cambodian refugee to successful mango farmer; plus Connecting the world's Punjabi community with farming.
Sunday 26/3/2023
Life on the water taking a mental toll on fishers; The swamp saviours of northern Victoria; Supporting early childhood learning in the bush; and tension over a proposed workers camp near a small town in Western Australia.
Sunday 2/4/2023
The fashion designers with a passion for home grown wool; New hops varieties helping to create distinctive brews; plus how waste oyster shells are rejuvenating degraded waterways.
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