ABC Australia will be airing the Sydney Dawn Service, the Canberra Dawn Service, the Gallipoli Dawn Service, and the Villers-Bretonneux Dawn Service this Friday.
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ABC Australia will show documentary film Winhanganha this Sunday (July 13), to mark the end of NAIDOC Week 2025.
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UPDATE 10/7: Winhanganha premieres at 11.55am Hong Kong time on Sunday, before the AFL match between St Kilda and Sydney. It will be repeated at 5.30pm and 10.45pm Hong Kong time.
A special NAIDOC Week episode of Gardening Australia will be shown on ABC Australia on Friday, July 18 at 11am Hong Kong time.
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It includes the world premiere of hour-long documentary, PNG: The Road to Independence on Monday September 15, one day before its Australian broadcast on ABC TV.
ABC Australia will show a one-hour highlights of the match of the week from the 2025 Mahindra Australian Volleyball Super League, with men’s highlights at 6pm Mondays Hong Kong time from September 22, and women’s highlights at 6pm Wednesdays HKT from September 24. The channel will take the coverage from new broadcast partner Kayo Sports.
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An online scrolling TV guide has been added to ABC Australia website.
This Saturday the channel will show the AFL Grand Final live from the MCG, however the telecast ends a few minutes after the final siren, skipping the post-match presentation.
ABC International puts sport front and centre in 2026
ABC International has announced an exciting slate of sports-focused programming for 2026, placing sport at the heart of its audience growth strategy for Asia and the Pacific.
At a livestreamed event in Sydney titled The Power of Sport, ABC International’s Head Claire M. Gorman outlined ambitious plans, including ongoing investment in high quality sports content for the ABC’s international screen, audio and digital platforms.
According to Gorman: "Today is an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the power of sport to build audiences and promote inclusion and equality. ABC International will continue to place sport at the heart of what we do, with exciting new content and programs coming in 2026.”
In addition to premium content, Gorman reaffirmed ABC International’s commitment to developing sports media programs in the Indo-Pacific region via its media development unit, ABC International Development (ABCID), which runs the successful programs Women in News and Sport (WINS) and Commentary and Mobile Journalism Program (CAMP).
Gorman said: “WINS turns ten in 2026 and over the decade, it has backed hundreds of women across Asia and the Pacific to succeed in sports media through targeted mentoring, training and networking. CAMP also creates digital storytelling opportunities on our platforms for women, First Nations Broadcasters and other under-represented voices across the Indo-Pacific.”
ABC INTERNATIONAL’S 2026 SLATE SPORTING HIGHLIGHTS
In 2026, ABC Australia will be the international home to leading Australian sports, including the AFL and AFLW (men and women’s Australian Football Leagues), the Melbourne Cup and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
Also returning is weekly fan favourite That Pacific Sports Show with Tiana Penitani-Gray and Sam Wykes and Paul Kennedy’s popular series Play On .
Premiering on ABC Australia in 2026 is inspiring new AFL documentary Playing on a Prayer, which accompanies two young Muslim players as they try to get drafted into the AFL league.
ABC Radio Australia takes NRL to the Pacific and Timor-Leste in 2026 while weekly sports talk programs Fresh Off The Field and Nesian Footy will also return, featuring popular presenters Sam Wykes and Tinirau Arona.
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Trailblazing surgeon Professor Kelvin Kong delivers 2026 Wang Gungwu Lecture
Surgical pioneer Professor Kelvin Kong AM presents the 2026 Wang Gungwu Lecture, premiering on Friday 20 February at 8:00pm AEDT on ABC Australia and ABC iview.
In its fifth year, the annual Wang Gungwu Lecture celebrates the contributions of inspiring Chinese Australians to business, science, politics, education, sport and culture.
Professor Kong is a proud Worimi man of Chinese Malaysian heritage and recognised as Australia’s first Indigenous surgeon. He has dedicated his life to improving the health of others through his work in paediatric and adult otolaryngology, head and neck surgery and his distinguished career spans medicine and policy development with a focus on improving health outcomes for Indigenous communities.
In an uplifting address delivered at Parliament House’s Great Hall in Canberra, Kong honours the sacrifices of his Chinese ancestors who endured war and poverty and his Aboriginal family members who faced structural barriers and policies of exclusion.
Kong also addresses the ongoing challenges faced by Chinese and First Nations peoples who experience racism, microaggressions and assumptions around identity, and reflects on his own experiences navigating his identity and a sense of belonging.
"I’m so humbled by this,” Professor Kong said upon finding out he had been offered to deliver this year’s lecture. “There are so many amazing Chinese Australians in this country that I put on a pedestal and I’m probably sitting on the bottom of that list, so to think that I’m worthy of a conversation makes me extremely honoured.”
Minister for International Development, Minister for Small Business and Minister for Multicultural Affairs, the Hon. Dr. Anne Aly said, Chinese-Australians are the largest multicultural community in the country. Spanning many generations, languages and origins, contributing to every aspect of Australian society.
“Our national story weaves ancient songlines and migrant journeys, with inspiring Australians such as Professor Kelvin Kong AM bringing that story to life. As a Worimi man of Malaysian Chinese heritage, he embodies the intersection of histories that have shaped this country and demonstrates how diversity strengthens our institutions and our shared sense of purpose.”
ABC International Head Claire M. Gorman said, “We are delighted to be bringing Professor Kong’s story to audiences in Australia and to the Asia Pacific across our ABC TV, digital and social platforms, celebrating a unique First Nations and Chinese migrant experience. This is our fifth year of working with the National Foundation of Australia China Relations in producing the Wang Gungwu lecture. It’s a productive partnership which provides a vehicle for us to tell the story of modern Australia to audiences across our region.”
Chair of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations and the lecture’s host Marina Go AM, said “Professor Kong is an inspiration. He brings to his lecture his skill as a surgeon, a sense of awe at the gift of hearing, and authenticity as a storyteller. As he highlights in his own life the extraordinary contributions of both Chinese-Australians and the Traditional Owners, he brings us together as a nation”.
About the Wang Gungwu Lecture
The annual Wang Gungwu Lecture, named after eminent Chinese historian Professor Wang Gungwu AO, CBE, celebrates the substantial and longstanding contributions of Chinese Australians to Australia’s national story.
The Lecture is a partnership between ABC International and the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, an initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Previous speakers have included Olympic diving champion Melissa Wu OLY, business leader Ming Long AM, Australian Children’s Laureate and author/illustrator Gabrielle Wang, and former Australian of the Year and paediatrician Dr John Yu AC.
Where to watch:
- The 2026 Wang Gungwu Lecture will premiere on ABC Australia and ABC iview at 8:00pm AEDT on Friday 20 February.
- It will also be available on demand via ABC Asia from 9:00am AEDT on Saturday 21 February.
ABC Australia has posted a promo online about its AFL coverage this year.
The 24 hour strike by a majority of ABC staff also affects ABC Australia, with no news bulletins until mid afternoon in Asia.
Schedule for Wednesday 25 March (times in AEDT)
11.00am Diabolical: The Epstein Files
12.30am Landline Rpt
01.00pm Four Corners: Race to the Bottom Rpt
01.50pm Media Watch
02.05pm How Deadly World
02.40pm Grand Design Transformations: Mornington Peninsula and Exley
03.35pm Dream Gardens: Balwyn
04.05pm Iconic Australia: The Pub
05.00pm Wang Gangwu Lecture 2026: Professor Kelvin Kong Rpt
05.55pm Play On
06.25pm That Pacific Sports Show
06.55pm The Pacific (2026 season premiere)
07.25pm Foreign Correspondent: Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Grab Rpt
07.55pm Grand Design Transformations: Mornington Peninsula and Exley Rpt
08.55pm Foreign Correspondent: Prabowo Power – Indonesia
09.25pm Planet America
09.55pm Four Corners: Race to the Bottom Rpt
10.45pm Media Watch Rpt
11.05pm Iconic Australia: The Pub Rpt
11.55pm Diabolical: The Epstein Files Rpt
Schedule for Thursday 26 March (times in AEDT)
01.25am Foreign Correspondent: Prabowo Power – Indonesia Rpt
01.55am Grand Design Transformations: Mornington Peninsula and Exley Rpt
02.55am Dream Gardens: Balwyn Rpt
03.25am Four Corners: Race to the Bottom Rpt
04.15am Media Watch Rpt
04.30am Play On Rpt
04.55am Foreign Correspondent: Prabowo Power – Indonesia Rpt
05.25am Planet America Rpt
06.00am Wang Gangwu Lecture 2026: Professor Kelvin Kong Rpt
06.55am Diabolical: The Epstein Files Rpt
08.30am Australian Story: The River (Part 1)
09.00am Australian Story: The River (Part 2)
09.35am Four Corners: Race to the Bottom Rpt
10.20am National Press Club Address: Dr Fatih Birol - Executive Director, International Energy Agency
11.30am Foreign Correspondent: Prabowo Power – Indonesia Rpt
12.00pm Wang Gangwu Lecture 2026: Professor Kelvin Kong Rpt
01.00pm Araatika: Rise Up! (2021)
A group of NRL greats invent a new pre-game ceremony, a response to the Maori Haka, but also a ceremony to celebrate Aboriginal cultures and counter racism in rugby league.
02.25pm Foreign Correspondent: Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Grab Rpt
02.55pm Common Cause: After the Wave – Tonga
03.05pm Planet America Rpt
03.35pm Media Watch Rpt
03.55pm National Press Club Address: Dr Fatih Birol - Executive Director, International Energy Agency Rpt
05.00pm ABC News with Joe O’Brien
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ABC Australia will show the AFLW 2026 season opener between St Kilda and Carlton this Sunday afternoon (August 9) live from Marvel Stadium, but not the second part of the doubleheader between the men’s teams.
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