''Landline'' is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on
ABC Television ABC Television most commonly refers to:
*ABC Television Network of the American Broadcasting Company, United States, or
*ABC Television (Australian TV network), a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia
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since 1991.
History
The program premiered in March 1991.
''Landline'' was the first program that broadcast on
ABC2
ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and ABC Comedy) is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and part of its ABC Television network. The channel broadcasts a range of general entertainment pr ...
when the channel was launched at on 7 March 2005.
Previous presenters include
Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight (born 23 November 1972) is an Australian television and news presenter, radio host, and journalist.
Knight is currently a radio presenter on 2GB and host of '' A Current Affair'' on Friday and Saturday. Previously she has been a c ...
,
Ticky Fullerton
Ticky Fullerton (born 2 November 1963) is an English-born Australian journalist and TV presenter. Fullerton has hosted '' The Business'' on ABC News 24, ''Ticky'' on Sky News Business Channel and Your Money. She was previously a fill-in presen ...
, Anne Kruger and
Sally Sara.
Description
Landline is presented by
Pip Courtney
Philippa Jane "Pip" Courtney is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is known for her work as a reporter and host of the ABC series ''Landline''. In 2000, she became a reporter on '' The 7.30 Report'', but returned to ''Landline ...
,
who has hosted the program since 2012.
The program discusses rural issues "ranging across agri-politics and economics, business and product innovation, animal and
crop science
Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professio ...
, regional infrastructure, climate and weather trends, regional and rural services, music and lifestyle".
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See also
* List of longest-running Australian television series
Below is a list of all the longest-running Australian television programs, both past and present, that have been broadcast for a minimum of 6–10 years or 6 seasons (or both).
All data is updated as of 2 February 2022.
Note: Programs with a s ...
* List of programs broadcast by ABC Television
This is a list of television programmes that are currently being broadcast or have been broadcast on ABC Television's ABC TV (formerly ABC1), ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and ABC Comedy), ABC Kids (formerly ABC 4 Kids), ABC Me (formerly ABC3) o ...
* List of Australian television series
Future shows
Seven
* '' The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–)
* '' Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* '' Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network spo ...
References
External links
Official website
Australian non-fiction television series
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
1991 Australian television series debuts
2000s Australian television series
2010s Australian television series
English-language television shows
Television shows about agriculture
Rural society
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