GAZA’S CHILDREN OF WAR
Tuesday 23 September at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
For the one million children of Gaza growing up isn’t guaranteed. Since the war began nearly two years ago, more than 18,000 Palestinian children have been killed. With no reliable source of nutritious food and water, life is a day-to-day prospect. Even trying to find food can be a deadly proposition.
On Foreign Correspondent reporter Stephanie March and a team of Gazan journalists deliver an intimate, heart wrenching insight into the toll this war is taking on Gaza’s littlest. Because independent access to Gaza for reporters is banned by the Israeli Defence Forces, Stephanie has been working with local journalists to film with families willing to share their day to day lives. Over months they’ve documented life from different parts of Gaza.
We meet a 10-year-old boy who shelters in a tent with his parents and two siblings in an existence that’s become boring, uncomfortable and very dangerous. The sound of bombs and drones are ever present. Another teenager has an infected knee that isn’t getting better. If it doesn’t heal, there are fears he could lose his leg to amputation. Simple injuries can spiral into dangerous medical conditions in Gaza because of malnutrition, filthy conditions and a lack of medical supplies. And we spend time with a 9-year-old girl who weighs half what she should amid famine in Gaza City. She’s one of thousands who are desperately hoping to get treatment in other countries at a time when few western countries are willing to take them.
All these children just want the war to end so they can live their lives. In the words of a 10-year-old: “There’s no childhood left in Gaza”.
SEASON FINAL
ISRAEL VS IRAN: Unfinished Business
Tuesday 30 September at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
In Iran’s capital Tehran an uneasy calm has returned to the streets. For 12 days in June the world held its breath as Israel and Iran - two mortal enemies - traded blows. Israel’s main targets were Iran’s nuclear facilities, key Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists. The US joined in, dropping bunker bombs on Iran’s underground nuclear facilities.
On Foreign Correspondent reporter Jonathan Miller has been granted rare access to the Islamic Republic to find out whether Israel, the region and the world is any safer. He visits the places bombed by the Israelis and meets family members and neighbours of those killed in the attacks. The accuracy of Israel’s targets inside Iran were evidence of what Iranian authorities called “unprecedented infiltration” by the Israelis. Now the regime is relentlessly hunting for spies with trials and executions being fast tracked. The Foreign Ministry spokesman tells Jonathan the executions are justifiable because “no nation allows betrayal.”
Jonathan also travels to Israel where a former senior Mossad chief explains how Israel’s intelligence operates on the ground in Iran. It’s not deep cover agents, he says, but “expendable” people who are willing to work for money.
What becomes clear as Jonathan travels between the two nations is that no-one believes this war is over.
Edit:
ABC Showcase announced Foreign Correspondent returning with a new season in 2026.
RETURNS FOR 2026
TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 8.00 PM
As world news continues to dominate our headlines, Foreign Correspondent returns in 2026 with an action-packed season of stories reflecting the times in which we live.
This season we head to the Baltic Sea on board a NATO ship as European countries join ranks against Russian acts of aggression; we travel to the Swiss Alps where melting glaciers are destroying villages; and we spend time in Greece where a desperate campaign is underway to reverse a declining population.
We’ll also be reporting on the lucrative wedding industry in India, and we visit the remote Irish village that’s become the new mecca for big wave surfers.
NATO Under Attack
Tuesday 24 February at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
Foreign Correspondent returns for 2026 with a timely episode from Denmark as NATO countries face their biggest security crisis since World War II. For months the ABC’s Europe correspondent Bridget Rollason has been tracking events in Denmark as it navigates security concerns over a “hybrid war” with Russia while at the same time dealing with the shocking threats made by one of its key allies – the United States.
For much of 2025 NATO member states experienced a wave of “hybrid” attacks creating havoc and fear, which have been pinned on Russia. NATO nations warned this was no Cold War, and that citizens should brace for conflict with Russia. Then, Donald Trump shook the alliance to its core with his renewed and aggressive demand for the Danish territory of Greenland, tearing up the rule book that has kept the alliance together. In this report Bridget has embedded with NATO exercises in the Baltic Sea where Russian submarines are active, visited army training camps in Denmark at a time when all women must register for possible combat when they turn 18 and spoken to high level interviewees in the defence and intelligence world to capture this profoundly consequential moment in history.
SWITZERLAND’S CRUMBLING GIANTS
Tuesday 3 March at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
Switzerland’s iconic mountains are truly one of the wonders of the world, famous for their dramatic snow-capped peaks. But the Swiss Alps are under threat, and in turn putting centuries old villages below them in grave danger.
The Alps are warming at twice the global average, placing them on Europe’s frontline of climate change. Dozens of towns have been damaged, and one completely destroyed in catastrophic landslides. Foreign Correspondent travels through the Alps and up the glaciers with reporter Naomi Selvaratnam to see the problem first hand. The growing danger and mounting costs are producing climate refugees in one of the richest nations on earth. The question now for Swiss authorities is who gets to stay in the mountains, and at what cost.
PRABOWO POWER
Tuesday 10 March at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
A revolution is taking place in a key Australian ally and neighbour. Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has clocked up his first year in power and with incredible speed, he’s nationalising and militarising his nation’s economy to deliver on his promise of a self-reliant future for his nation.
On Foreign Correspondent Indonesia reporter Tim Swanston reports on the scale and cost of Prabowo’s ambitious program. But there are some who are warning that in the process Indonesia is losing the democratic freedoms that were hard fought with the fall of the corrupt dictatorship of the former President Suharto.
TRUMP’S VENEZUELAN OIL GRAB
Tuesday 17 March at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
When US President Donald Trump sent American troops to capture Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife, it quickly became clear the country’s vast oil reserves were a major part of the strategy. Venezuela used to be one of the richest countries in the world, but decades of mismanagement damaged its oil industry and left most of the population living in poverty.
Now the US is effectively running the Venezuelan economy and is focused on reviving the country’s oil industry. But who will be the beneficiaries?
On Foreign Correspondent, London-based Venezuelan journalist Sandra Gathmann has teamed up with a local Venezuelan crew to document how Venezuelans are reacting to these unprecedented events. Sandra also examines whether Donald Trump can deliver on his oil promise, who stands to gain, and what role Venezuela will play at a time of global oil turmoil.
VANISHING GREECE
Tuesday 24 March at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
Greece is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations – more than 30 million visitors travel there every year. But extraordinarily, Greece itself is in danger of running out of Greeks. The population is in freefall with predictions it will drop by twenty percent by 2050.
On Foreign Correspondent reporter Rhiannon Shine travels to the birthplace of her grandparents to see the problem first hand. Right across the country, ghost towns are becoming all too common. There are far more deaths than births, young people have left in droves and migration is deeply unpopular. If modern Greece can’t solve its population problem, it’s at risk of joining its ancient ancestors as a living museum.
CELTIC WAVES - Riding the monster waves of Ireland
Tuesday 31 March at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
When you think of big wave surfing, Hawaii, Portugal or Tahiti might come to mind. Very few would name Ireland as one of the world’s hottest surfing destinations, let alone the sleepy seaside town of Mullaghmore. But in the depths of the Irish winter adventurous surfers from around the globe descend on this little village, braving the freezing North Atlantic swells to take on waves as big as multi-story buildings.
On Foreign Correspondent reporter Sean Murphy goes on a quest to capture the breathtaking and unique world of Irish surfing. There he explores how Ireland’s identity is being reimagined through the rise of surf culture where the only religion that matters is sea and the waves have to be seen to be believed.
