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Australia, Eye of the Storm, Season 1, Episode 1, La Niña

produced by Klaus Toft, ABC Commercial, in Australia, Eye of the Storm, Season 1, Episode 1 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 2000), 50 mins

Cyclones, floods, endless rain. Aspects of a vast La Nina puzzle stretching right across the Pacific. La Nina, 'the little girl'. Her name belies her immensity, her awesome power. This year she affects the lives of 450 million people on four continents.

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Australia, Eye of the Storm, Series 1, Episode 2, Southern Exposure

produced by Jeni Clevers, ABC Commercial, in Australia, Eye of the Storm, Series 1, Episode 2 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 2000), 50 mins

Sudden storms from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean can be felt at any time of year in Southern Australia. The animals of Tasmania and the southern mainland all have strategies of dealing with these unpredictable events. It's the humans that have problems.

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Australia, Eye of the Storm, Series 1, Episode 3, El Nino

produced by Ashley Smith, fl. 2000, ABC Commercial, in Australia, Eye of the Storm, Series 1, Episode 3 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 2000), 50 mins

El Nino. The very name can strike fear into people. From devastating floods in Peru and Chile, to heartbreaking droughts and fires in Australia. Focusing on Australia's diverse wildlife, we see how they have adapted to the huge swings in climate that El Nino brings. Although it can cause death and destruction, it...

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Australia, Eye of the Storm, Series 1, Episode 4, Monsoon

produced by Mark Lamble, fl. 2000, ABC Commercial, in Australia, Eye of the Storm, Series 1, Episode 4 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 2000), 50 mins

The climate of the north west of Australia is governed by two seasons, 'the wet' and 'the dry'. This annual cycle, as regular as a heartbeat, dictates the rhythm of life for plants and animals of this region. The monsoon system that arrives with the wet, swings with the sun between Asia and Australia.

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Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 1, Wombats: Bulldozers of the Bush

produced by Richard Campbell, fl. 2002, ABC Natural History Unit, in Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 1 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 1992), 27 mins

This film examines the myths and realities of wombat life, above and below the ground, as scientists begin to understand these intrepid and resourceful Bulldozers of the Bush.

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Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 2, Cat Wars

produced by Terry Carlyon, ABC Natural History Unit, in Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 2 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 1992), 29 mins

In the Victorian hills of Australia, there's a curfew - a curfew on cats. And it's all because the local population of lyrebirds has been decimated by feral cats and foxes over the past few years. But the curfew decision has created problems of its own, splitting the local community down the middle. Cat Wars looks...

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Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 3, Clash of the Carnivores

produced by Klaus Toft, ABC Natural History Unit, in Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 3 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 1992), 28 mins

On the rugged, fortress-like island of Tasmania on Australia's southern tip, live Tasmanian Devils, Tiger Quolls and Eastern Quolls, carnivores and marsupials alike. These pouched killers survive by living in a precarious harmony whilst competing for a limited resource - flesh. While the ferocious devils appear to...

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Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 4, Emus: Curious Companions

produced by Richard Campbell, fl. 2002, ABC Natural History Unit, in Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 4 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 1992), 27 mins

A somewhat gawky bird that has the most unexpected sexual habits is probably Australia's most recognisable bird. The emu is found over most of the country, from the tip of Cape York, through the centre and down into the south. But for a bird so common, we are only just now finding out about its habits. Life for t...

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Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 5, From the Snow to the Sea

produced by Mitchell Kelly, ABC Natural History Unit, in Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 5 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 1992), 27 mins

From the microscopic drama of an animal-eating plant to the majesty of the sea eagle, this program explores the vital connection between the water and wildlife in a unique corner of Australia. It's a story of the water's journey from alpine peaks to the fertile coastal lakes of the Gippsland watershed over the spa...

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Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 6, Hello Possums

produced by Karl Steinberg, ABC Natural History Unit, in Australia Wild, Series 1, Episode 6 (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 1992), 29 mins

Hoarse coughs and bumps in the night can be blamed on the Brushtail possum, the most successful of all Australian marsupials to adapt to city living. With 24 known species of possums in Australia, some are regarded as pests, others as rare, and a few even endangered. A look at their behaviour reveals that sharing...

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