AustLit

Set 'in the inner sanctum of a family bound together by unfathomable wealth and unchecked power as they build an evangelical megachurch hell-bent on global domination.'

Source: Screen Australia.

According to IF Magazine, the series 'follows a surf-crazed group of hippy friends whose desire for ultimate freedom and the perfect wave takes them from the beach to the boardroom as they build billion-dollar surf empires.'

Source: https://www.if.com.au/sean-keenan-and-ben-otoole-lead-abc-surfing-drama-barons/ (Sighted: 11/10/2021)

'[O]ne year after a devastating flood kills five locals [...] a new plant appears with the power to restore people’s youth.'

Source: Deadline (https://deadline.com/2018/06/abc-studios-international-scores-australian-crime-drama-from-the-kettering-incident-creator-1202403564/). (Sighted: 6/6/2018).

'Four years after six Australians on a yachting holiday came to the aid of an asylum seeker boat, a tragic series of events return to haunt them.'

Source: Screen Australia.

'When a privileged suburban teen is critically assaulted, the blame is quickly laid on a group of young men from Melbourne’s South Sudanese community – jeopardising the dreams of 18-year-old star basketballer Jacob Chagai. But the truth is never black and white.'

Source: Screen Australia.

Jack Irish becomes entangled in a missing persons case, which leads to a false accusation of murder, and a mystery that stretches to a remote village in the Philippines.

'From humble beginnings in Quambatook, Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum rose to become the most influential and well known name in Australian music. Molly tells the story behind the rise: the music, the bands, the parties, the celebrities, the politics, the girlfriends and boyfriends, The Hat, and most of all, the story of Molly himself. Ian Meldrum: the country boy from humble beginnings who grew up searching for a sense of belonging. Molly Meldrum: the man whose passion for music and life found him a place in the heart of an entire nation.'

Source: Blurb.

'Amidst rising tension between China and America, senior political journalist, Harriet Dunkley, pursues a long-buried and exposing secret, leading to assassination attempts, suicide and murder. Beneath the placid façade of Canberra, she uncovers a ‘secret city’ of high-level Australians corrupted by the competing super-powers.'

Source: Screen Australia

'Jack Irish is a part-time lawyer, mug punter and finder of people who'd rather remain lost. When a high profile Judge, Justice Loder commissions him to locate a mysterious red book, Jack is thrown into a world of sexy club owners, dodgy drug dealers, blackmailers, and unhinged killers. Anyone who touches the red book turns up dead. Jack should follow his instinct and back away — if only the judge wasn't family. Instead he finds himself chasing the red book in a dangerous race to a remote coastal property with an ominous name: Dead Point.' (Source:

http://www.australiantelevision.net/jack-irish/dead-point.html)

'Old School is an eight part drama series created for ABC Television. Bryan Brown will play retired crim Lennie Cahill and Sam Neill will play retired cop Ted McCabe, who get together to solve crimes, unravel scams and make some much-needed cash, while avoiding the wrath of the police and the underworld. The characters were originally depicted in the short film Lennie Cahill Shoots Through by Paul Oliver.'

'Life is hard enough for Jack - his beloved football club has moved interstate, the odds of his latest plunge at the track seem too long and he's still cooking for one. So a phone message from ex-client Danny McKillop (Simon Russell) doesn't ring any bells. But then Danny turns up dead and Jack must take a walk back into a dark and dangerous past.'

Source: http://blogs.abc.net.au/ and David Knox, 'All-Star Cast Joins Jack Irish Telemovies', 21 October 2011 (http://www.tvtonight.com.au/). (Sighted 06/01/2012)

Jack helps an old family friend whose son has gone missing. As Jack begins to dig, he discovers the missing man has something to hide, and his friends are people with deadly secrets.

Source: David Knox, 'All-Star Cast Joins Jack Irish Telemovies'. 21 October 2011 (http://www.tvtonight.com.au/). (Sighted 06/01/2012)

'It's Jem Glass' seventh birthday. The cake is made, the party is about to start. But something's wrong. Jem has been fainting, he thinks there is a man in his radio and he is about to shock the rest of the family with a startling announcement.

'A black cloud hangs over the Prior family home. Danny, the eldest son, was killed by a car seven years ago and the burden of grief borne by his widow and his mother has failed to diminish over time. All they have left are memories and prayers.

'That is until Jem arrives at their house, claiming that he is Danny reborn.

'As the lives of these two fractured families are flung together, the gripping mystery begins to unravel.

'''Poor Boy' asks big questions about humanity and our place in the universe. What is a soul and if we have one, who owns it? What do we believe in? What is faith and how do we know when it is misplaced? The resulting family drama is at once incandescently comic and radiantly uplifting.

'From the pen of playwright Matt Cameron, 'Poor Boy' is inspired by an original idea and songs from the legendary Tim Finn.' (STC blurb, http://sydneytheatre.com.au/)

'An Australian playwright whose influences are suburbia, politics and rock music. His Ruby Moon delighted and shocked audiences. He holds a lens up to the ordinary and shows us how disturbing, how provocative it can be. Cameron talks about his themes of love, loss and the impossible and he shares his interest in comedy, his obsession with perfecting the text and his fascination with a kind of post-modern-absurdism.

'This title consists of a short filmed interview (approx 30 mins) with the playwright discussing his plays and writing methods; short "lesson starter" films about each play and about curriculum concerns; accessible and informed commentary; easy to use chapters and menus; teachers notes; the writer reading a passage from one of his plays.

'The writer discusses key literary figures; development of his ideas and themes; motivation of his characters; adaptation of the texts; dramaturgy and staging of his plays; social and historical context of his plays; inspirational sources for his plays; tips for young writers.' (Publisher's blurb)