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The Torres News spotted Santa loading up his dinghy with presents on the front beach at Thursday Island last week. It’s been a busy time for Santa, putting in appearances at Carols by Candlelight and in the many communities around the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area. Santa spokesperson Patrick Mau says while the reindeer take a break from the heat at the Federal, Santa will be taking sacks full of Christmas gifts to the Outer Islands for children who’ve been good this year. Here he is listening to Christmas wishes from Pamela, Stella, Tenny, John and Richy before heading out to sea. PHOTO: MARK ROY

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We will not be silenced: Rights advocates By MARK ROY

INDIGENOUS rights advocates in the Torres Strait spoke out in two national forums last week defending their right to freedom of speech on the issue of indigenous health. At a nationwide health consultation on Thursday Island on Friday, November 7, and during the launch of the national, freeto-air indigenous broadcasting service, NITV, on December 12, human rights campaigners Philip Mills, William Wigness and Robert “Bongo” Sagigi hit

out at recent legal threats by Queensland Health employees. They say the threats will not prevent the Human Rights and Social Justice Group from publicly airing its concerns about the provision of health services in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area. “We will not be silenced,” Mr Mills told those present at the meeting. The group says it will take a litany of complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Council next year. Brandishing a copy of the

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Malu Sara loss inquest THE assertion that I asked other authorities to withhold their investigations until the inquest into the Malu Sara tragedy had been completed and that this resulted in statutory periods for prosecuting people to lapse is inaccurate (“Malu Sara penalty ‘unreasonable’”, page 2, Torres News 26 November - 2 December 2012). I have no authority to ask any agency to withhold their investigations. I would have had no purpose to do so. And I did not do so. That aside, I wish once again to express my sincere condolences to the families and friends who lost loved ones or who were otherwise touched by the Malu Sara tragedy. Michael Barnes, State Coroner.

December 3 edition of the Torres News, Mr Sagigi told the conference lives were at stake over the delivery of health services in the region. Those present at the consultation on the development of a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health plan included Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon and Torres Strait - Northern Peninsula Hospital and Health Service chief executive Simone Kolaric. Ms Kolaric said the group’s allegations were baseless and untrue. “They are destructive to the morale of our health service staff and do a great disservice to the community,” Ms Kolaric said. Also present at the meeting was Torres Strait Island Regional Council Mayor Fred Gela. Mr Gela presided over a minute’s silence for a teenager who had died that week and whose body had been brought in to Thursday Island from the outer islands. In a broadcast following the nationwide, live-to-air launch of NITV last Wednesday, Mr Sagigi said budget cuts meant the state would only repatriate the bodies

of people who had died in Cairns to Horn Island, and not to their home. “When we bought (a deceased person) up, we had to pay our charter from Horn Island to Badu - cost us $660,” Mr Sagigi said. “That’s only Badu. Badu is close. You think about Murray Island, Darnley, Saibai, Boigu, Dauan - that will cost them an arm and a leg.” Ms Kolaric said the Queensland Health policy on return transport costs for a deceased person had not changed. “Upon production of a receipt from a funeral director, the equivalent to the value of a single full economy airfare (GST exclusive) to the nearest airport should be provided,” she said. “However, I am aware that in the past, a number of reimbursements may have been made for the return of deceased persons that were not entirely compliant with the policy guidelines.” Mr Sagigi said the provision of health services in the Torres Strait must take into account the unique circumstances and geography of the region and its people. On Wednesday, December 12, in its ﬁrst national, free-to-air

Robert “Bongo” Sagigi. broadcast, NITV News said what had started out as a health issue in the Torres Strait was rapidly escalating into an international question of freedom of speech. NITV News reporter Nancia Guivarra said islanders had spoken to her about two issues. “One is the delivery of health services to the islanders, the other issue is their right to publicly voice their concerns and have them addressed,” she said. While Queensland Health says it is not involved, this voice is being stiﬂed by the actions of individual Queensland Health employees. “The individuals involved have taken legal counsel as private individuals concerned for

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Philip Mills at the meeting. their professional reputations,” Queensland Health said in a statement. Ms Guivarra interviewed Torres News publisher Corey Bousen about the threats made by the Queensland Health employees against the newspaper, its publisher, and its journalist. Mr Bousen told NITV the Torres News remained steadfast in its commitment to provide a voice to the indigenous peoples of the Torres Strait and NPA. “I think Queensland Health have underestimated the determination of the Torres News, but also the determination of Mr Sagigi and Mr Wigness to have these issues addressed,” Mr Bousen said.

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Petition bid to stop Mer land transfer By ALF WILSON A PETITION protesting against the transfer of land on Mer Island has been signed by 27 people at a meeting in Townsville. The December 3 meeting was held at St Theresa’s Church in the suburb of Garbutt and was organised by Patrick Neliman and Aicey Day of Mer descent. The petition was also distributed to Mer Islanders living in Cairns on the weekend of December 8

and 9. Mr Neliman said the petition will be sent to Chris Robson, Assistance Director General, Legislative Support and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Services at the Department of Natural Resources and Mines in Brisbane. “It is also being distributed to Mer Islanders living in Mackay, Brisbane and Western Australia,” Mr Neliman told the Torres News on December 12. Continued Page 5 >>

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Land dispute splits Murray Island THE home of Eddie Mabo is embroiled in another argument over land - this time with the Queensland Government. The Elders Group among the traditional owners of Murray Island, known to them as Mer, is resisting the State’s moves to transfer the century-old Mer reserve into the Federal indigenous native title regime. The dispute has split families among the 450 Meriam people, and stalled development in this remote outpost of Australia at the far east of the Torres Strait islands. Other island people are watching the situation closely as they have land issues similar to those raised by the Meriam people. The Elders Group has told the Government in correspondence over the past week that it intends to take court action to stop the land transfer, scheduled to take place in a ceremony on Mer on Friday, December 14. The planned transfer has crystallised the Meriam people’s opposition to native title as developed in Canberra and exposed shortcomings in the administration of the legislation which has flowed from the original High Court Mabo decision. The Federal native title regime is generally accepted as being based on common ownership of land by a “people” who have established a traditional connection with it. On Mer, and in Torres Strait generally, individuals and families own specific pieces of land within the Statedesignated reserve and that ownership has long been recognised in accordance with traditional law. The Meriam have never liked the State reserve but they have lived with it since 1912. They now see it as a bulwark against a takeover of these specifically owned lands by the Federal native

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Meriam Elders Group, Mer Island are (back row) Segar Passi, Terry Tapim, Ron Day (front row) Amos Mapa, Steve Tapim and Dennis Passi. title regime which is inconsistent with traditional representative of the native title holders and may Meriam land. hold the native title on trust for the traditional Traditional owners fear that transfer of the owners. reserve to the Federal native title regime will be On Mer, many traditional owners have come the ﬁrst step towards losing their lands and culture. to view the MerGedkem Le (Torres Strait Island“The reserve is not our thing; it’s their thing. ers) Corporation RNTBC not as their organisation Native title is not our title; it’s the Commonwealth to be used by them to manage their land but as Government’s. an instrument of the State and as opposing what “Our ownership of land relates back to what they want to do with their land. is known to us as a ‘Meriam title’,” Elders Group The RNTBC manager is, of course, a Mer man chairman Mr Ron Day said. and the listed members of the RNTBC include “Through the system being imposed on us by some of the traditional owners now opposing the State Government, we will lose our land and, his actions. once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.” For further information, please contact: The native title regime, developed by the Executive members of the Elders Group Federal Government in the 20 years since the through their chairman, Mr Ron B. Day Mabo native title decision and administered Mobile 0498 630 684 by the Queensland Government, is a complex Home (07) 4090 0471 trusteeship system under which local responsibilE-mail dayman1553@gmail.com ity for managing speciﬁc areas of land is vested Mr Dennis Passi in a “prescribed body corporate” (PBC) which Mobile 0407697388 becomes a “registered native title body corporate” EDITOR’S NOTE: A small part of this letter (RNTBC). has been removed at the editor’s discretion for The PBC or RNTBC is established as the legal reasons.

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AFTER nearly 13 years on T.I., Lynn Short handed over the keys to the Thursday Island Pharmacy to new owners Luci and Mick Delaney last week. Mick and Luci first came to the island in 2007 to work at the pharmacy, returning in 2011 to settle permanently. Lynn said she was pleased to see Luci and Mick taking over. “They have been managing the pharmacy for the last 18 months and they are the right people for the job,” Lynn said. Lynn moved to Thursday Island in 2000, taking over the pharmacy from Mrs Pat Jones. “When I first came to the island my youngest daughter, Adelaide, was in Grade 3 and we had a new puppy,” she said. “Adelaide is now turning 21 and our puppy grew old and died earlier this year. “My elder daughter made me a proud Aka a couple of years ago, the life cycle begins again.” Much has changed in the pharmacy over these years too. “The pharmacy had five staff in 2000 - we have more than 20 employees in 2012,” Lynn said. During her time at TI Pharmacy, Lynn has overseen the introduction of formal staff training through the Queensland Pharmacy Guild, with TI Pharmacy now a national leader in indigenous pharmacy employment. “Many of our staff are working their way through the pharmacy grades,” she said. “We currently have one qualified Certificate 3, Kelvin Williams, several staff working through Certificate 3, and another group completing Certificate 2. “Joseph Passi, from the pharmacy, and I attended the national Indigenous Allied Health Australia conference in Brisbane in late November. “I spoke on indigenous employment and Joseph was asked to speak on working at TI Pharmacy and studying the pharmacy grades.” Apart from improvements to indigenous training and staffing, there had also been changes to the delivery of prescription medicines across the Torres Strait, Lynn said. When she started, the pharmacy had to fly prescription medicines back with doctors to reach communities in the outer islands and Northern Peninsula Area. “Nowadays you can go to your Community Health Centre to have your medicines dispensed and supplied,” she said. “As part of a system introduced in 2000 our pharmacists visit the Health Centres each year for a service call, and we supply the medicines for their dispensary throughout the year.” She said the pharmacy began packing medicines in blister packs in the district about 10 years ago. “The first packs were made by three pharmacists working together one night at the pharmacy trying to figure out the best way to approach this system of medication packaging,” Lynn said.

ABOVE: New owners at Thursday Island Pharmacy, Mick and Luci Delaney, receive the key from Lynn Short on Monday, December 10.

ABOVE: Lynn Short speaks at the national Indigenous Allied Health Australia conference last month. BELOW: Joseph Passi from Thursday Island, speaking at the national Indigenous Allied Health Australia conference in Brisbane in November.

“We now have up to five technicians working full time making blister packs for people in the Torres Strait and NPA district.” Lynn said she had reached a time in her life when she needed to spend time with her elderly parents. “I will miss the lifestyle, the culture, and the fabulous climate but mostly I will dearly miss the people, particularly those I have worked closely with over the years,” she said. “It is with great regret that I leave the TI but I will return. I wish Luci and Mick all the best in their future at TI Pharmacy.”

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Thursday Island pensioner Brian Millett says he hopes whoever took the new fuel pump from the seat of his car will return it. PHOTO: MARK ROY it was.” retirement, Brian said racing industry down He said he noticed he needed the car for south to wharf manager the fuel pump missing himself and his wife, on Thursday Island. from his car on Saturday, Ethel, also a pensioner. “You keep working December 8. A s e l f - c o n f e s s e d away as if you are a It might have been jack-of-all trades, Brian 20-year-old, but I’m taken by someone pass- can “turn his hand to a 83-and-a-half years old ing through the estate thing or two”, having now, and I can’t do the the night before, he said. worked in jobs ranging work that I used to,” Now contemplating from the gambling and he said.

Petition bid to stop Mer land transfer << From Page 3 Mr Neliman said it was a petition of protest against the Mer Gedkem Le (TSIC) RNTPBC approval for transfer of the Meriam Islands of Mer, Sauar and Waier under the concept of a PBC permiting them to manage as trustee all Meriam Family Lands and properties over the said Mer islands. The petition reads: “We, the undersigned from Townsville, Mackay, Cairns, Brisbane and National Meriam Landowners and descendants of the Mer Islands of Mer, Dauar and Waier hereby give notice that we are totally in opposition due to the lack of consultation Mer Gedkem Le (TSIC) RNTBC had with all the Meriam Landowners and concerned Meriam here at a local, regional and national level. We show our solidarity to our families on Mer for their stand against the Mer Gedkem Le (TSIC) RNTBC self-interest to control Meriam customary and social lifestyle as trustees. With such an ministerial authority, Mer Gedkem Le (TSIC) RNTBC on behalf of the Queensland Government will control all of Meriam Lands and properties and to manage with unlimited powers of management as authorised by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mine when the transfer of Mer Reserve to the Mer Gedkem Le as Trustee is

completed. We the undersigned wish to inform you that at no time Mer Gedkem Le (TSIC) RNTBC or known as the Mer PBC consulted any of us who are the signatories of this petition. Yet Mer Gedkem Le purports to have fully consulted with us over the last 18 months according to your letter to our legal advisor dated, 28 November 2012 to state that DERM officers consulted with Torres Strait Islander people with particular concerns with land with detailed information on the Mer Reserve ILUA. We all were not fully consulted and we protest how can the Minister for Lands approved the Mer Reserve Transfer through the false representations and undertaking of Mer Gedkem Le (TSIC) RNTBC and the 44 so called landowners secret ballot votes on the 18 July 2011. We protest that there are no 44 landowners on Mer for the eight tribes of Mer that the meeting lack true representation of concerned landowners in contrast to DERM’s definition of fully informed Meriam landowners that all were consulted. We the undersigned reiterate to inform you that we do not support the transfer of Mer into the incapable hands of the Mer Gedkem Le (TSIC) RNTBC. Our signature below reﬂects our total solidarity with our Meriam Elders and supporters on Mer that you do

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Christmas Trading Hours… Patrick Neliman take our concerns very seriously, seeing the handover of Mer is schedule for the 14 December 2012. Our signature and place of residence is listed according to our place of residency.” The petition concluded. Mr Neliman said that 27 of the 29 Townsville residents of Mer descent signed the petition. “The other two were confused and did not sign. “The meeting lasted about two hours and we strongly opposed the transfer because we were not consulted properly. “It became heated at times during the meeting. The petition is also being handed to all residents on Mer as well,” Mr Neliman said. Mr Day was in Cairns on December 8 and said the majority of Mer land owners living around North Queensland opposed the transfer.

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Women lead with business qualifications BAMAGAU Kazil Torres Strait Islander Corporation’s Harriett Phineas, Ugari Nona and Rochelle Wasiu recently graduated with a Certificate IV in Business (Governance). The nationally accredited course was run by the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, Anthony Beven. The women were presented with their graduation certificates at a ceremony in Darwin on November 30 which was also attended by special guests from the Northern Territory business sector, family and friends. One Mob Dancers (correctional services dance group), traditional dancers from Barunga and Beswick in the Northern Territory, provided the cultural entertainment. The majority of graduates at the ceremony were women reflecting the important role they play in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations. The Registrar’s recently re-

leased fourth report on the top 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations 2010-11 found the majority of directors on the boards of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations were women, and that the number of women on boards continues to grow. The male to female ratio of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander directorship is 45.3 per cent male to 54.7 per cent female - a steady increase from 38 per cent in 2007-08. The Certificate IV in Business (Governance) was developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who wish to improve their corporate governance and management skills. It is fully funded by the Australian Government through the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations. Ugari Nona, one of the youngest directors of Bamagau, is the second generation in her family to com-

plete a governance qualification. In 2009 her mother, Patricia, completed a Certificate IV in Business (Governance) and in 2010 also graduated with a Diploma of Business (Governance). “I chose to do the Cert IV to better my skills and knowledge of governing a corporation and to know my roles and responsibilities so I could make the right decisions for my community and my corporation,” Ugari said. Anthony Beven congratulated the women graduates and commended them on making the commitment to improve their skills so they can improve their corporations and their communities. “My office is committed to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations and it is a pleasure to see Harriett, Ugari and Rochelle recognised for their commitment,” Mr Beven said. For more information about ORIC training courses and research reports please see www.oric.gov.au

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Sun 16. Ilan Cafe closed until February 2013. Mon 17. Final edition Torres News for 2102. Dec 17. Hash House Harriers, 5.45pm Tue 18. International Migrants Day Tue 18. Esplanade Circuit classes, Seisia Hall, 5pm Tue 18. Zumba fitness, TI Bowls Club, gold coin, 7pm Wed 19. Antenatal classes, Maternity Unit TI, 6 - 7pm, 4069 0222 Wed 19. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex, 6 - 8pm Wed 17. Wongai Wednesday, Seaman Dan plays Wongai Hotel restaurant, Horn Island, 6.30 - 9pm Fri 21. It’s Floral Friday. Break out the island wear. Fri 21. School holidays begin. Fri 21. Cocktails by the pool, Jardine Motel, 7pm Fri 21. Karaoke, Torres Hotel, 7pm. Sat 22. Christmas Markets, PKA Hall, 9am - 12noon. Tue 25. Christmas Day Sat 29. Seabourn Odyssey cruise ship visits Thursday Island, 8am - 4pm Mon 31. OBHI New Year’s Eve Party, Boat Club, TI, $10 drinks available, 9pm - 2am Mon 31. New Year’s Eve Fireworks, Victoria Parade foreshore, TI

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The Torres News would like to thank all our advertisers, readers, contributors and the communities around the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area for their ongoing support throughout 2012. A very merry Christmas to you all, and best wishes for the New Year from Meg and Mark Bousen, Corey Bousen, Mark Roy, Becca Cottam and Sharon Gallery.

ABOVE: USS Shaw exploded during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Photos courtesy USA Dept. of the Navy - Naval Historical Centre. RIGHT ABOVE: USS Arizona burning at Pearl Harbour. RIGHT: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Torres Strait role in a Pearl Harbour conspiracy theory Letter: Pearl Harbour no sneak attack U.S. ambassador to Japan knew of plot THE Torres Strait played an important role in the bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese during on December 7, 1941, during World War 2, according to a correspondent in an American newspaper. The Herald Bulletin, published in Anderson in east-central Indiana, says the U.S. government knew of the attack and did nothing to prevent it, thereby allowing the USA to enter the war. The correspondent says U.S. Naval traffic was diverted through the Torres Strait to clear the way for the Japanese to attack. He claims that on January 27, 1941, Joseph Grew, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, wired Washington that he’d learned of the surprise attack Japan was preparing for Pearl Harbour. On September 24, a dispatch from Japanese Naval Intelligence to Japan’s Consul General in Honolulu was deciphered. Surprisingly, Washington chose not to share this information with the officers at Pearl Harbour. U.S. Naval Intelligence intercepted

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and translated many dispatches. Tokyo had sent numerous transmissions to the attack fleet before it reached Hawaii; however, information was withheld from the Pearl Harbour commanders. On October. 7, 1940, one of President Roosevelt’s military advisers, Lt Cmdr Arthur McCollum, wrote a memorandum detailing an eight-step plan that would provoke Japan into attacking America. Over the next year, President Roosevelt implemented all eight of the recommendations. In the summer of 1941, America joined England in an oil embargo against Japan. Japan needed oil for its war with China, and had no remaining option but to invade the East Indies and South-East Asia to get new resources. This required getting rid of the U.S. Pacific Fleet first. It appears that President Roosevelt clearly allowed the attack on Pearl Harbour to happen, and even helped Japan by making sure their attack was a surprise. As Rear Admiral Richmond Turner stated in 1941: “We were prepared to divert traffic when we believed war was imminent. “We sent the traffic down via the Torres Strait, so that the track of the Japanese task force would be clear of any traffic.” LEFT: Rescuing survivors near USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbour attack.

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PEARL HARBOUR FACT FILE Sunday, December 7, 1941 Islands of Hawaii, near Oahu - The Japanese attack force under the command of Admiral Nagumo, consisting of six carriers with 423 planes, is about to attack. At 6 a.m., the first attack wave of 183 Japanese planes takes off from the carriers located 230 miles north of Oahu and heads for the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour. Near Oahu - At 7:15 a.m., a second attack wave of 167 planes takes off from the Japanese carriers and heads for Pearl Harbour. At 7:53 a.m., the first Japanese assault wave, with 51 ‘Val’ dive bombers, 40 ‘Kate’ torpedo bombers, 50 high level bombers and 43 ‘Zero’ fighters, commences the attack with flight commander, Mitsuo Fuchida, sounding the battle cry: “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!). The Americans are taken completely by surprise. The first attack wave targets airfields and battleships. The second wave targets other ships and shipyard facilities. The air raid lasts until 9:45 a.m. Eight battleships are damaged, with five sunk. Three light cruisers, three destroyers and three smaller vessels are lost along with 188 aircraft. The Japanese lose 27 planes and five midget submarines which attempted to penetrate the inner harbour and launch torpedoes. The casualty list includes 2335 servicemen and 68 civilians killed, with 1178 wounded. Included are 1104 men aboard the Battleship USS Arizona killed after a 1760-pound air bomb penetrated into the forward magazine causing catastrophic explosions. Monday, December 8. 1941 The United States and Britain declare war on Japan with President Roosevelt calling December 7, “a date which will live in infamy . . .”

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Seisia Beach, one of the magnificient views from the Trinity Bay during the cruise. Ode to the Trinity Bay We travelled on the “Trinity” - it was our Great Escape! For we’d been told that this was just the way to see the Cape. Our passage, booked by Julie with efficiency and speed meant soon we were embarking with our bags and things we’d need. Our one-and-only Purser, Pere, took us all in hand to outline our expected conduct, both on sea and land. Our wheelhouse tour with Captain Dave showed how the ship is run, and as they loaded, we looked on and learned how it is done. By night we had departed Cairns along the northern shore, unloaded goods at Lockhart River, then set sail once more. Arriving at Horn Island, we prepared to disembark and take a tour to learn how history had left its mark. We ferried off to Thursday Island, had a look at “crays”, then drove around the township, finding out the local ways. A stop off at Australia’s most northerly hotel, then back to digest what we’d learned….plus steak and veg as well While we were soundly sleeping, we traversed the Strait, and then woke up to find ourselves along the mainland once again. At Seisia we said goodbye to some who chose to drive, replaced by those who for the southbound journey did arrive. We drove the corrugations in a bus, the “Tip” to reach… amazed to see rainforest just a stone’s throw from the beach! We climbed the rocky hillside - and were standing on the Strait! We’ve photographs to prove it - and we’ll show you…just you wait! Another treat was still in store - a helicopter flight across the “Tip” and Islands….a spectacular delight! Now finally our bow is pointed homeward, down the coast the last leg of a voyage more unusual than most. We’ve had the opportunity to see a working day upon the ship that brings supplies to townships “up the way”. We’ve seen the varied wonders of this pristine northern land it’s challenges and beauty we’ve begun to understand. We’ve had the chance to “chill out”, and the fine cuisine to test… we’ll waddle, now that Pete and George have cooked us up their best! So, to the crew and Sea Swift, we say: “Thanks! We’ll spread the news… for learning and for leisure, this is ONE FANTASTIC CRUISE!!!” Copyright Shelley Hansen

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LEFT: The view from the top of the lighthouse at Bramble Cay on Monday morning, December 3. Bramble Cay lies at the tip of the Great Barrier Reef, about 45km north of Erub (Darnley Island) and about the same distance south of Papua New Guinea’s Fly River. PHOTO: KENNY BEDFORD. ABOVE: Bramble Cay Melomys, one of Australia’s endangered species. A RODENT from the Torres Strait is named among the 96 critically endangered animal species, listed this month by theconvesation.edu.au Bramble Cay Melomys Melomys rubicola is limited to the small cay which bears its name; this rodent has one of the most-restricted distributions of any mammal species. Author of the article, Jane Rawson, Editor, Energy and Environment, The Conversation, writes: “critically endangered” is the highest threat level that can be assigned to a wild species (lower levels are “endangered” and “vulnerable”). These species are either facing an extremely high risk of extinction, or have numbers which decreased (or will) by 80% within three generations. Some of these species may already be extinct. Some of the species common to northern Australia include: Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata The largest breeding populations of these ornate sea turtles are found along the northern coast of Australia. Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea While this turtle has a world-wide range, its Pacific Ocean population has declined drastically in the last decade. Northern River Shark Glyphis garricki A shark found in the tidal rivers and estuaries of northern Australia and New Guinea. Queensland Sawfish Pristis clavata (and Green Sawfish P. zijsron) Two sawfish from northern Australia, these shark relatives have declined due to bycatch. Carpentarian Rock Rat Zyzomys palatalis A rodent found in sandstone gorges in the Northern Territory, there are thought to be less than 2000 remaining. Central Rock Rat Zyzomys pedunculatus This rodent is found only in the western MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory. Eligibility Mountain Mistfrog Litoria nyakalensis This To be eligible to apply for a scholarship frog from the wet tropics was last recorded in 1990. you must be: Sharp-snouted Day Frog Taudactylus acutiro• Indigenous and living in the Torres Strait region stris A frog from the mountains near Cooktown in Queensland. • Determined to succeed and committed to learning

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Momentum needed for constitutional recognition By MARK ROY MORE than 117,000 Australians are now supporters of the movement to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our Constitution. 20 years ago, then prime minister Paul Keating gave a watershed speech at Redfern Park acknowledging the wrongs of the past and suggesting an act of recognition was needed to move forward. Now, in 2012, You Me Unity campaign director Tim Gartrell is urging Australians to act on Keating’s call. “In his speech that day, Keating suggested that an ‘act of recognition’ was a first step in fixing the mistakes of the past,” Mr Gartrell said. “But Australia’s Constitution is still silent on the fact that people had lived in this land for more than 40,000 years before the modern nation was born. “It’s time our highest document recognised the impressive Indigenous history of our country. Such an act of recognition would

help to bring the nation together after so many chapters of separation.” However Torres Shire Mayor Pedro Stephen has expressed scepticism that constitutional recognition will achieve results on the ground. “This is recognition for indigenous peoples on paper, it is not action,” Cr Stephen said. “You don’t just have a statement in the constitution, you need to follow through from Federal Government level right down through service delivery and its agencies. “We have asked the expert panel what benefit will flow, what benefit will come to the grass root people.” He told the Torres News the push for a treaty had also been “back and forth” for the past 20 years, along with constitutional recognition. “A treaty will give a mechanism to actually make sure we can roll things forward, not just have another talk fest,” Cr Stephen said. “These things need to be

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seen on the ground. Unless it actually weaves down through individual policy and legal requirements, it means nothing. “If we have inappropriate policies, such as employment policies, the government response is to have another parliamentary committee.” Cr Stephen said little had changed since the days when indigenous Australians were under the Flora and Fauna Act. “The government needs to recognise us as First

Australians, not just as boat people,” he said. Early next year, the parliament will debate its own Act of Recognition as a step towards constitutional change. That bill is intended to help raise public awareness so a referendum can be held after the next federal election. In a recent interview with ABC Radio, Gail Mabo said Australia needed to “gain a bit more momentum” to recognise and appreciate the first peoples.

The daughter of the celebrated lands right activist Eddie Mabo said “it’s only through those little things” that change was wrought. “Well, it’s the understanding that Indigenous people were the first peoples here and you have to acknowledge that,” she said. “And people realise that no, we’re not out to take your backyard, we’re not out to do those sort of things. So we’re going to move on and move on together.”

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TORRES SHIRE COUNCIL - To lead, provide & facilitate Council Services during 2012/13 Festive Season Thursday & Horn Islands SHIRE OFFICE & LIBRARY: closed from 4pm, Friday, December 21. Re-opens 9am, Wednesday, January 2. [Reminder: Purchase your Transfer Station Vouchers prior to closure of Shire Office on December 21]. TI CHILD CARE CENTRE: closed from 4pm, Friday, December 14. Re-opens 7.45am, Thursday, January 3. GARBAGE: Domestic and Commercial Collections will be collected as normal - except for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day - collected the day before. WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS: OPEN daily from 9am to 4.45pm. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

A DINGHY carrying a man and three children had to be rescued after it broke down between Hawkesbury and Badu islands. A water police vessel spotted the missing boat about midnight on Saturday, December 8 after it activated a distress flare. The five-metre vessel, which stalled 20 nautical miles off Badu Island, was towed back to land with all passengers safe and well. It is believed the children, from Badu Island, were aged between eight and 11 years old.

HORN ISLAND QUARRY and LANDFILL: QUARRY will be closed from 4pm, Monday, December 24 and re-opens 8am, Wednesday, January 2. LANDFILL will be open when required as normal except closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 25 and 26 and Tuesday, January 1.

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NURSING staff on Saibai will have brand new, highquality accommodation to live in by late next year, as well as a new clinic in which to work. Queensland’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Dr Frances Hughes said Hutchinson Builders had won the contract for the $1.86 million staff accommodation project . Visiting Thursday Island on Monday, December 3, Dr Hughes said Hutchinson was expected to begin erecting the accommodation on site in March next year, weather permitting, and have it completed by September-October next year. “The new staff accommodation will help improve our ability to attract and retain clinical staff to work on Saibai, which is always a challenge in rural and remote areas. “The project will provide good quality housing for the two permanent nursing staff on the island, as well as some capacity to accommodate visiting clinicians.’’ The accommodation will comprise a transportable duplex three-bedroom unit and a two-bedroom unit. The duplex would be constructed by Hutchinson in Brisbane first and then barged to Saibai for erection next year. Demolition of the old Saibai Island Primary Health Centre already had started and staff had been moved into a temporary clinic while the demolition and construction of the new clinic was under way. The temporary clinic was located in a local councilowned property on School Road that had previously been a child care centre and had been refurbished for use as a clinic.

NGURUPAI SPORTS COMPLEX: closed Monday, December 17, to Monday, January 7, except on Fridays December 21, December 28, and January 4.

December 25 ...................................CLOSED ALL DAY December 26 - 30 ........................open 12 noon to 6pm January 1 .........................................CLOSED ALL DAY EMERGENCY CALLS Public Holidays and After-Hours Thursday Island mobile: 0429 691 330 and Horn Island mobile: 0429 691 338

Mayor Stephen, Councillors and Staff wish all Shire Residents, Ratepayers and Visitors a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year

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UIDULDAM - HOROPE WEDDING IN CAIRNS MORE than 500 men, women and children attended the wedding in Cairns on December 8 of Tony Uiduldam, of St Paul’s descent, and Mora Horope, of Papua New Guinea and Murray Island descent. It was a beautiful and often emotional wedding as the couple were married at historical St Monica’s Catholic Church in Abbott Street near the Cairns CBD. As is tradition the bridal party arrived 40 minutes late at the church. Father Ned Wapau of St Paul’s performed the wedding ceremony, which featured hymns and music from the Torres Strait and PNG to the beating

of the warup, or kundu. Mora, who works for Queensland Health, is the eldest daughter of Michael Horope, a former champion ruckman for Townsville Indigenous Australian Rules side Garbutt Magpies. Mora’s mother, Michael’s wife Mary (nee Tapim), is of Mer and Lifu Island heritage and a former representative of the ﬁrst Indigenous Australian National Women’s Basketball team (1975). There was no tougher man on the football field than Michael but he looked a picture of splendour as he gave away his daughter. Tony, who works for Australian

Customs and Border Protection, is the youngest son of Dora Uiduldam, of St Paul’s, and the late Peo Uiduldam, of Badu Island. His best man was former Townsville junior cricketing whiz kid Napau Namok who lives on TI. “There are family members here from many Torres Strait Islands including a lot from St Paul’s, Townsville, Cairns, PNG and even Western Australia,” Napau told the Torres News. The bride’s proud father Michael is from PNG and has lived in Townsville with his wife and family for many years.

The bride and groom kiss outside the church.

Photos ALF WILSON They would like to publicly thank all the families and friends who travelled from near and far and for their contribution. A large contingent of his relatives travelled from PNG for the wedding including members of the Isaro family. “Many of us are from the Gulf Province but live in Port Moresby and I am a cousin of Michael. This is a beautiful event,” Ori Isaro said. Renowned Indigenous author Dulcie Isaro (nee Thaiday) was there as was Bonny Wosomo (of Saibai descent) and Millianna Davey (Darnley descent), Agnes Horope and Francis Tapim (Jnr)

sister and brother of the bride travelled from WA. Irene Thaiday from Palm Island, the mother of ex NRL Newcastle Knights and rugby union NSW Waratahs star Milton was also there. After the wedding, the couple and their attendants posed for photographs outside St Monica’s as well-wishers queued ﬁve deep. Davis Tapim from Townsville was one of the drivers of the ofﬁcial wedding cars and said it was a wonderful wedding. The reception was later held at the PCYC in McNamara Street.

Irene Thaiday from Palm Island, left, with her daughter Melissa Anderson, granddaughter Michayela and the bride Mora.

ABOVE: Bride Mora with proud parents Michael and Mary Horope. BELOW: Members of the Isaro family from PNG and Cairns were at the wedding .

ABOVE: Davis Tapim from Townsville drove one of the ofﬁcial wedding cars. ABOVE CENTRE: Mary Horope. ABOVE RIGHT: Bonny Wosomo, of Saibai descent, and MilliannaLocal Cooktown Davey, of Darnley descent, travelled from Townsville for the wedding. Families join the bride and groom outside the church after the wedding.

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Pets off to flying start in new homes By MARK ROY NEXT time you fly to Cairns from Horn Island, you might consider flying with a new-found best friend. Rescue Foster Adopt remote welfare officer Hannah Wilson is looking for passengers who can help out with a rehoming project for stray animals. She said the animals, mostly rescued from “death row” at the local pound, were travelling to permanent or foster homes in Cairns and Brisbane. “They are handled by baggage staff at Horn Island and collected by Rescue Foster Adopt on arrival in Cairns,” she said. “The animals will be caged, so all you need to do is escort them to the airport and include them as your luggage. “If you fly down to Cairns for work with only a small amount of luggage, you may be able to help out.” She said Sandi Edwards at Rebel Marine had kindly offered to assist by providing free travel to Horn Island for anyone taking one of the rehomed animals to the airport. Hannah, who lives and works on Thursday Island, started her rehoming work six months ago. She also helps out visiting vet Jo Squires in her work. “I basically do it because I can’t

just walk on by,” Hannah said. “I’ve been rescuing animals all my life, and I’ve always been an animal lover. “There is no animal shelter here, so most of the animals I am rehoming are pound rescues.” She said she started campaigning for help in June. “I was calling organisations such as the RSPCA, but was just getting knockback after knockback because the animals are in such a remote location.” She eventually signed up with Rescue Foster Adopt in Cairns, and, with the help of the Torres Shire Council animal control officer, identifies dogs and puppies that are re-homable. She said whether a dog was rehomeable depended on its temperament. “The council officer tells me which dogs are approachable and which ones behave well with other dogs,” she said. “The majority, especially the pups, end up being great pets with a lot of love to give and a sweet nature.” She said several people on Thursday Island had come forward to help as foster carers and to give animals a new start in a loving home. “The main reason to send animals to Cairns and Brisbane is the lack of room up here,” she said.

“It’s the same for animals as it is for people - there is a limit to the accommodation available.” And just as with people, it costs money to get an animal on a plane. Hannah said she hoped a planned fundraiser at Uncle Frankie’s Cafe on Sunday, December 16, would help with travel costs. “Uncle Frankie’s Cafe had been very helpful,” she said. “Raph and Jade from the cafe have rehomed a pup, and called it Frankie. “They love him to bits, and that was a dog that was on death row at the pound.” So far the community had been very supportive of the project, she said. “Scott and Anita, from Thursday Island Police Station, have donated toys, food, and flea and tick treatments,” Hannah said. “Sam Devine has made a donation and offered to help with travel, and Tess Sard and Greg Pope, from Waiben Marine, made a generous donation, as has Lesley Peddell. “Jon Wren, from Prince of Wales Island, also donated some money, and I’d also like to thank Sarah and Callum, and Wayne and Nat for their help. She thanked the Torres Shire Council for their assistance. “Everyone can do something to help animals, it’s just a question of

Pets don’t make a pawfect present WHETHER they have been naughty or nice, it’s best to think twice before buying a pet for loved ones this Christmas, warns a leading vet. Dr Mark Perissinotto, head vet at VetShopAustralia. com.au, said while the idea of giving a cute animal to someone this Christmas may sound like the perfect gift, it was important to look at the bigger picture. “Buying an animal changes your life significantly and the intended recipient must agree to accept responsibility for the pet and be willing to provide the animal with full time care,” he said. “Pet’s are not another toy, some can live for up to 20 years and during this time they need constant love and commitment from their owner, which is why buying a pet “However, if the family is ready for a new pet, for someone is only OK if they are certain they are ready Christmas can be a great time to introduce a new furry and equally involve themselves in the adoption process.” friend to the home as most family members will be around He said impulse pet purchases were not a good idea, to help train and look after it.” and generally ended up with the animal being returned. “Be sure to check your local shelters first as there may “Pups between the ages of 7 to 14 months often be a homeless pet that will make the perfect new addition wind up at shelters or at the vet for euthanasia, because to your home,” he said. the owners did not train them, resulting in severe behavioural problems,” Dr Mark explained. “The number of rejected kittens and puppies that are returned to shelters in the Have a safe and merry Christmas weeks following Christmas grow significantly each and a happy and prosperous year and most commonly people do not realise the New Year! I look forward ongoing costs and attention an animal requires.” to represenƟng you Dr Mark also discussed in 2013. the problems associated with giving young children pets as presents. And please, take care travelling on the “Parents need to remember that the excitewater, celebrate in moderation and use ment of a new pet can wear common sense during the storm season. off with young children and most likely they will be left to walk, feed and care for Authorised by Warren Entsch MP, 102 GraŌon St, Cairns 4870. the animal.

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Hannah Wilson is rehoming abandoned dogs like Roxy. how much effort you want to put in,” it a tick and flea treatment, along she said. with de-sexing, vaccinations and “The main cost is your time.” microchipping,” Hannah said. She said anyone who wanted to If you can donate or loan an animal rehome one of the animals as a pet travel cage, or an old mattress, sheets needed to pay the vet fees up-front. or towels, contact Hannah (0402 354 “If the animal is not in too bad 249 or email hannah9685@gmail. a state, we can de-worm it, give com).

PET BUYING CHECKLIST Am I prepared to care for a pet for its entire life? Can I financially afford vet bills, food and treatments? Do I live in a pet-friendly home that will suit an animal? If I move, will I be able to take a pet with me? Will caring for an animal suit my lifestyle and priorities?

Mark, Meg and Corey Bousen and the staff of the TORRES NEWS would like to wish all our valued readers, advertisers and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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2012 has been another exciting year for sport for Tagai College students. Although this was the first time in many years that we did not have at least one student make it to National Championships level, our students travelled all over the state and as far away as Brisbane and the Gold Coast to compete in events. Tagai would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers, agencies and individuals who have supported students in their sporting endeavours this year. Our sporting program could not happen without the dedicated efforts of community members across the island of the Torres Strait giving up their time. A special acknowledgement goes to Torres Strait Youth and Recreational Sporting Association for their continued support during 2012. May 2013 bring continued success.

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6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:00 TBA 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Yamba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 7:30 Getaway 8:30 Person Of Interest: Fire Wall 9:30 CSI: NY: Brooklyn Til I Die 10:30 True CSI: Cold Blood: Cherry Hill Murder - A close-knit New Jersey community is in shock when the wife of a respected rabbi is savagely beaten in her home. As police follow the trail of blood, their investigation leads them onto sacred ground and into a secret world of illicit affairs, backroom deals and betrayal. Can they find Carol Neulander’s killer? 11:30 Weeds: Felling And Swamping 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “A Ring Of Endless Light” (G) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens - Rob shows how to make a beautiful mirror for just $50. Karen creates crispy and easy spring rolls, while Ed cooks finger licking spare ribs. Jason builds a garden designed for attracting wildlife. Tara shows how to get the hottest new look, industrial chic, at your home. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:30 Up All Night - Preschool Auction - Reagan becomes determined to secure a coveted spot for Amy at a prestigious preschool. In an effort to win favour with the admissions office, Reagan volunteers to spearhead the school’s annual fundraiser and enlists Ava to help her run a charity auction. 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 My Biggest Fan 2:30 Parent Rescue: Who’s the Boss 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Wales 6:00 Food Safari: Japanese 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 2 8:30 Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman: Christmas Feast 9:35 One Born Every Minute 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The Sunny Side of Sex: Uganda - Since the sexual revolution of the 1960s, Westerners like to think their ideas about sex are fairly sophisticated compared to less developed nations. Dutch filmmaker Sunny Bergman sets out to talk to the women of Uganda, India and Cuba in an attempt to challenge this idea. 11:55 Movie: “Slaughter Night” (MAV h,l,v) In Dutch. A teenage girl attempting to gather material for a book her father had been writing at the time of his death becomes trapped in an abandoned mine and forced to do battle with the malevolent entity. 1:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Baroque 11:00 Photo Finish 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “The Spanish Main” (G) 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Rick Stein’s Christmas Odyssey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 TBA 8:30 Poirot: The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd - Hercule Poirot becomes involved in solving the murder of successful industrialist, Roger Ackroyd. As Poirot investigates he discovers that there might be a connection to the suicide of a local woman. 10:00 ABC News: Late Edition 10:20 My Family: 2039 A Christmas Oddity - Christmas 2039 and the Harper family is gathering still for Christmas celebrations but although they have changed physically, their love/hate relationships have stayed the same. 10:50 The Old Guys: Quiz - Tom and Roy, anxious about getting old, become determined to win the pub quiz to prove that their minds are still agile. 11:20 My Family: Slammertime 12:00 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 10:00 TBA 11:00 National 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Special: 2012 Miss Universe 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Yamba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyra5:00 The Price Is Right mid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The 21 Second Excitation 6:00 Seven News 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Boyfriend Complexity - When 6:30 Today Tonight Penny’s father visits, she gets Leonard to pretend to still be 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens - Joh visits a house completely her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Howard, Raj, and Bernadette spend built on recycled gems. Rob shows how to do simple fixes the night on an astronomy project. around the home. Ed creates the perfect pork roast. Graham 8:00 Two And A Half Men: A Pudding-filled Cactus - Alan moves in has plant ideas for inexperienced gardeners. Tara completes a with Lyndsey but continues to have a rendezvous with Melissa bathroom makeover for just $2,000. Plus Dr Harry tells how to at Charlie’s house. beat boredom in your pets. 12:30 Movie: “The Big White” (M) - A financially strapped travel 8:30 TBA agent is kicking himself for forgetting to cash in his brother’s 2:00 Grey’s Anatomy: Lay Your Hands On Me - Bailey’s family insurance policy, but his spirits soar when he finds a spare faces a medical trauma, just as her marriage is falling apart. A frozen body. The only problem is, two hitmen are desperately surprise visit from George’s mother comes as a shock to both looking for it. Izzie and Callie. 2:30 The Baron 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Danoz 4:00 NBC Today 4:30 Good Morning America

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 The Nest 2:30 Here Comes the Neighbourhood 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: ... And Action! 6:00 Food Safari: French safari Part 1 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Trevor McDonald: Mighty Mississippi 8:30 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions 9:30 As It Happened: How To Go To War 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Desire” (M a,d,s,l) - In Spanish. A group of residents in a traditional Mexican seaside town experience lust and passion in its many forms. Structured in eight chapters, each one tells the story of a particular coupling, a member of whom forms the basis for the next chapter 1:05 Kurt Wallander: “The Joker” (M l,v,s) In Swedish. When a woman is murdered outside her restaurant in front of her eight-year-old daughter, Wallander and his team link the death to a restaurant mafia. When a hit is put out on the daughter, she must be protected at all costs. 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

5:00 Rage (PG) 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer 11:30 Eggheads 12:00 Movie: “War And Peace” (PG) 3:25 Cheese Slices: Parmigiano Reggiano 3:50 Ten Minute Tales: The Three King 4:00 Basketball: WNBL: Adelaide Vs Bulleen 5:00 Footall: W-League: Newcastle Vs Sydney FC 6:00 River Cottage: Christmas Special 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin - Sleepless nights with their constantly wailing baby take their toll on Martin and Louise. Aunt Ruth has problems with a neighbour who is stealing hubcaps from her car, and the new receptionist gets off to a bad start. 8:20 TBA 8:45 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Cocaine Blues 9:45 Midsomer Murders: Ghosts Of Christmas Past - Nine years after Ferdy Villiers killed himself, his entire family reunites for Christmas, unaware that someone is out for revenge. Barnaby is called in to investigate 11:20 TBA 12:10 Waking The Dead: Mask Of Sanity Part 2 1:00 Rage Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage

6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 11:00 Ghosts Of Time 11:30 Ghosts Of Time 12:00 Sea Princesses 12:30 Movie: “Barbie: A Perfect Christmas” 2:00 The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol 2:30 Movie: “Sky High” (PG) 4:30 Hart Of The Barbecue 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:00 Family Guy: I Take Thee Quagmire - When Peter goes on a Wheel of Fortune and wins a maid for a week, Quagmire becomes smitten with her and ends up popping the question 11:30 Celebrity Juice 12:15 Grey’s Anatomy: Where The Wild Things Are - Meredith and her fellow residents, Alex, Izzie and Cristina, compete in a surgical contest, with Bailey serving as judge. 1:15 Desperate Housewives: Sunday 2:15 Desperate Housewives: In Buddy’s Eyes 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow 6:00 Phineas And Ferb 6:30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 7:00 6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today Saturday 10:00 Danoz Direct 11:00 Dogstar 11:30 Wakkaville 12:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 11:00 Dr Oz 12:00 Minute To Win It 1:00 Beat The Star 2:00 Movie: “The Even Pixel Pinkie 12:30 Dennis & Gnasher 1:00 Gurl’s World 1:30 Stormworld 2:00 Lockie Leonard 3:00 Pyramid 3:30 The Bill Engvall Show Stevens Movie” 4:00 Fat Family Diet 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 4:00 The Middle 4:30 Manly Surf 5:00 National News 5:30 Customs Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Special: Dreams For A Better World 6:00 Nine News Saturday 7:30 TBA 6:30 Frozen Planet: Spring 8:30 Bones: The Daredevil In The Mold - A BMX rider’s remains 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Pink Chanel Suit - The team investigates a are discovered on the roof of a warehouse after a failed bike murder and a missing-person case on a wealthy family’s stunt. While Booth and Brennan interrogate the victim’s fellow compound that is heavily guarded. riders, Hodgins and Fisher identify the numerous fractures in 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investivation: Ms. Willow Regrets - Catherine the victim’s skeletal structure, and Angela recreates the series works with the FBI to investigate a murder carried out by a of events. professional hit man at a law firm she recommended to a friend 9:30 Nazi Hunters 10:30 Unforgettable: Carrie’s Caller 10:30 The Cult 11:30 Southland: Risk 11:30 Parking Wars 12:20 What Would You Do? 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy: “Piece Of My Heart” 1:00 Spyforce 2:00 Home Shopping 2:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:00 NBC Today 2:30 Danoz Direct 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 3:30 Newstyle Direct 5:00 Sunrise Extra 4:00 Good Morning America 5:30 Seven Early News 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Extraordinary Voyage 2:15 Trip To The Moon 2:35 Piano Notes: Johann Sebastian Bach 2:45 Twiggy: The Face of The 60s 3:45 Romance 3:55 Photo: Pictorialist Photography 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Zoe Wanamaker 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Amazon with Bruce Parry 8:30 Hunted: Ambassadors 9:30 Real Humans: Semi Human Rights 10:40 Movie: “Tornado” (M a) In German. After four years in Oklahoma studying twisters, meteorologist Jan returns to Berlin and immediately recognises the warning signs of an unprecedented storm that threatens to devastate the city. When the authorities ignore his warnings, Jan heads straight for the eye of the tornado to try to prevent the impending doom that is set to strike his hometown. 12:55 Anatomy For Beginners: Digestion 1:50 Dave in the Life: Pensioner - Twenty-something Dave Zwolenski decides to see how a pensioner gets through the day. Is it possible to live on the old age pension? Are pensioners battlers or whingers? Dave moves into a retirement village, tries to live on the old age pension and discovers some of the real challenges facing our ageing society. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

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5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Oz and Hugh Drink to Christmas 3:30 The Legends of Santa 4:30 ADbc 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: The Curse of K-19 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: The Crusades: The Clash Of The Titans 8:35 Stephen Hawking’s Grand Design: The Meaning Of Life 9:30 Valentino: The Last Emperor 11:20 Movie: “The Red Baron”(M a,v) Baron Manfred von Richthofen is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War One. To himself and his companions, air combats are events of a sporty nature, technical challenges that ignore the terrible extent of war. But after being withdrawn from combat by the State, Manfred realises he is only being used for propaganda purposes. Caught between his disgust for the war, and the responsibility for his fighter wing, von Richthofen sets out to fly again. 1:20 Movie: “2 Become 1” (M a,s) In Cantonese. This Hong Kong Sex and the City follows the life of Bingo, a sassy, single thirtysomething whose life takes an unexpected turn when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. 3:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Mr Bean 10:30 Bush Christmas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 A Grizzly New Year’s Tale: The Crystal Eye 12:55 Movie: The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 The Wonder Years 5:25 The Cook And The Chef 6:00 Carols From St Peter’s Cathedral 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Nativity! - Mr Maddens, a primary school teacher, is charged with producing the school’s nativity play and competing against the posh rival school for the honour of ‘best show in town’. 9:15 Outnumbered - The family want to go away for Christmas, but can they go with Grandad in hospital? And should they go when Jane is their house sitter? And was it wise to give Ben a metal detector as a present? 9:55 ABC News: Late Edition 10:05 Last Night Of The Proms 2012: Part 1 10:30 Hercule Poirot’s Christmas - Simeon Lee requests that Poirot spend Christmas with him at his home, Gorston Hall, as he believes his life to be in danger. 1:15 British Invasion: Small Faces 2:55 Rage 4:20 Movie: “Jamaica Inn” (PG)

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Yamba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Thespian Catalyst 7:30 TBA 8:00 Carols By Candlelight - Join us in song this Christmas Eve as Channel Nine broadcasts the 75th Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight from the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 11:00 Movie: “This Christmas” (PG) - Celebrating Christmas together for the first time in four years, the Whitfield clan use the opportunity to air their true feelings about one another making this Christmas the most memorable yet. 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 TBA 5:30 Movie: “Casper’s First Christmas”

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Minute To Win It 11:00 Merry Madagascar 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Eloise At Christmas Time” (G) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 TBA 8:40 Castle: Cops & Robbers - When Castle and Martha are taken hostage by a crew of bank robbers dressed in hospital scrubs and using classic television doctor names, Beckett finds herself on the outside, desperately trying to rescue them - which proves to be even more difficult with a by-the-book hostage negotiator watching her every move. 9:30 TBA 11:50 Whitney 12:20 Room For Improvement 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Seachange 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Religion

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Johnny Clegg Live at the Nelson Mandela 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 Global Village: Visions of The Great Cities Of Europe 6:00 Food Safari: French Safari Part 2 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 James May’s Man Lab 8:30 Derren Brown: The Experiments: The Secret Of Luck 9:30 Heston’s Feasts: Christmas - Cooking maestro Heston Blumenthal creates his ultimate feast for Christmas using majestic dishes from history to create his menu. Heston is bored with the usual Christmas fare, so he’s going to completely reinvent it to include edible dormouse, venison and tasty snow. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Music for One X-mas and Six Drummers - Six drummers find their way into an old people’s home. In secret they play a musical composition on a sewing machine and various Christmas decorations 1:00 La La Land 1:35 La La Land 2:05 South Park: The Early Years 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

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6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Weekend Breakfast 11:30 Songs of Praise: Stratford’s Christmas Story 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 River Cottage: Christmas Special 2:00 The Race 3:25 San Francisco Ballet: Conquest 5:00 David Attenborough’s First Life: Arrival 5:55 Doctor Who: The Waters Of Mars 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Manor Reborn 8:30 The Pillars Of The Earth - Returning to Kingsbridge, Jack is reunited with Aliena, inflaming Alfred’s jealousy. Their rivalry breaks out into violence, forcing Tom Builder into a harsh decision: one of his sons must leave. 10:15 Mrs Carey’s Concert - At a girls’ high school, music director Karen Carey prepares her young students for a concert at the Opera House. Mrs Carey inspires many of her girls, but some do not share her passion and are not afraid to say so. 11:50 Movie: “Pal Joey” (M v) - A woman-chasing night club entertainer romances a wealthy socialite into financing his own club. He finds true love with a chorus girl who reforms his using ways. 1:40 British Invasion: Herman’s Hermits 3:00 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors

6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today Saturday 10:00 Danoz Direct 11:00 Dogstar 11:30 Wakkaville 12:00 Pixel Pinkie 12:30 Dennis & Gnasher 1:30 Gurl’s World 2:00 Kitchen Whiz 2:30 Lockie Leonard 3:00 Andre Rieu Home For Christmas 4:00 Explore Canada 5:00 National News 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Austalia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Wolf Creek” (AV) - A chilling story of three roadtrippers in remote Australia who are plunged into danger when they accept help from a friendly local. How can you be found when no-one knows you’re missing? 1:50 Movie: “Link” - Research assistant Jane goes to work at the home of a chimp specialist. There, Jane meets Link, a delightful orang-utan butler. But when the doctor vanishes, the primates become increasingly aggressive. 3:50 Nine Presents: Slash 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 When God Spoke English: The Making of the King James Bible 7:00 Carols From St. Andrews 7:55 The Private Life Of A Christmas Masterpiece: The Mystic Nativity 8:45 World Champion Santa 9:15 Nativity 11:00 Christmas Mass 2012 1:00 Movie: “It’s A Wonderful Life” 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab: The Experiments 5:00 Doctor Who At The Proms 2010 6:00 Mother And Son: Christmas Drinks 6:30 Merry Christmas, Mr Bean 7:00 ABC News 7:20 The Queen’s Christmas Message 2012 7:30 The One Ronnie 8:20 Ten Minute Tales: Perfect Day 8:30 A Moody Christmas 10:00 My Family: Mary Christmas - Neighbour Wars II 10:30 Movie: “Brideshead Revisited” (M) - After a chance encounter with the charming and decadent Sebastian Flyte, an aspiring artist Charles Ryder is drawn into the exclusive world of British high society. 12:40 The Eternity Man 2:00 Basketball: Adelaide Vs Bulleen 4:00 Movie: “The Hunchback Of Notre Dame” (PG)

6:00 Wesley Impact 6:30 Red Boots For Christmas 7:00 Yamba’s Christmas Surprise 7:30 Pixel Pinkie 8:00 Dennis & Gnasher 8:30 Wakkaville 9:00 Flea Bitten 9:30 Twas The Night Before Christmas 10:00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 10:30 TBA 11:00 Movie: “Jack Frost” (PG) 1:00 Carols By Candlelight 4:00 Movie: “The Year Without Santa Claus” 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis Sheldon annoys the gang with his obsession with proper Christmas gift protocol. Leonard’s crushed when Penny dates a colleague of his. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 12:30 2012 Queen’s Christmas Message 12:40 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News 4:30 Today

6:00 Cam’s Christmas Cracker 6:30 Stitch 7:00 NBC Today 9:00 Carol’s In The Domain 2012 11:30 Christmas With The Stars 12:00 Movie: “Santa Buddies” (G) 2:00 That ‘70s Show 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 The Secret Mediterranean 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 TBA 10:50 Four Weddings - Who will prevail as the ultimate beach bride when brunette yoga enthusiast, Taniqua, takes on blonde Barbie doll, Beck. A Country Pub is the setting for larger than life barmais Tania’s nuptials, but a morning flower disaster causes a boil over for this no nonsense Bride. The tears and screams continue at Toni’s, Bat Themed Wedding in a Cave. 11:50 I Just Want My Pants Back: Sextipated - Jason questions his relationship when Ness’s old flame comes to visit. Tina butts heads with a photographer at work. Stacey and Eric’s studious ‘lockdown mode’ gets interrupted lovelorn Bobby. 12:20 Room For Improvement 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 PopAsia Christmas Special 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of the Great Cities of Europe 6:00 Food Safari: Indonesian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Rolf Harris Paints His Dream 9:15 Movie: “Micmacs” (TBC) In French. While standing in the doorway of the video shop where he works, Bazil has been inadvertently shot in the head. Now homeless and jobless, he is taken in by a troupe of misfits who live in a giant mound of trash. There Bazil begins his quest for revenge against the people who produced the gun that shot him. 11:10 Movie: “Iznogoud” (M l,n) A riotously camp musical comedy based on the French comic series by writer René Goscinny and artist Jean Tabary. Set in Baghdad in the Middle Ages, the Grand Vizier Iznogoud is obsessed with overthrowing the Caliph of Baghdad, Haroun El Plassid, with the intention of taking over his throne. 12:55 Mad Men: My Old Kentucky Home 1:50 Mad Men: The Arrangements 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Robert Schumann: A Romantic Genius 11:00 Cleopatra: Portrait Of A Killer 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters 1:30 Whatever! The Science Of Teens 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Kitchen Cabinet: Tanya Plibersek 8:30 Jack Irish: Black Tide - Life’s gone pear-shaped for Jack. Linda’s left him and a Brisvegas type is muscling in on the racetrack action. When an old teammate of his dad’s turns up looking for help, it’s a welcome distraction for Jack 10:10 Angry Boys 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition 10:55 Monty Python: Almost The Truth The Lawyer’s Cut 11:45 TBA 12:40 The Clinic 1:20 Live From Abbey Road: Fleet Foxes/ Manchester Orchestra/ PJ Harvey And John Parish 2:30 NTAFL: Palmerston Vs Waratah 5:30 Eggheads

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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Mr Bean 10:25 Ten Minute Tales 10:35 Last Night Of The Proms: Part One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Mikado 2:50 Miniscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Movie: “Miss Potter” (G) 6:30 Robbie The Reindeer: Close Encounters Of The Herd Kind 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doctor Who: Christmas Special 8:30 A Moody Christmas 10:00 Genius: Russell Howard And Hazel Irvine - Celebrity chat meets inspired thinking as host Dave Gorman explores the eccentric but genius ideas pitched by members of the Great British public. 10:30 ABC News 10:40 Spooks - Lucas’s past comes back to haunt him when his former torturer turns up with intelligence about a bomb. With innocent lives at risk, Lucas must confront his demons for the sake of the nation. 11:40 Blue Murder: This Charming Man - DCI Janine Lewis and the team are called in to investigate the murder of the lead singer of an indie rock group. 12:30 Durham County 1:10 Rage 2:00 Football: W-League: Newcastle Vs Sydney FC 4:15 Movie: “This Land Is Mine” (PG)

6:00 Today 8:00 Yamba’s Playtime 8:30 Kitchen Whiz 9:00 Second Test - Australia vs Sri Lanka - Day 1 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 Second Test - Australia vs Sri Lanka - Day 1 5:00 Antiques Road Show 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Benefactor Factor - A wealthy donor to the university makes Leonard consider how far he’s willing to go for the sake of science. 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Cohabitation Formulation 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Toast Derivation - Sheldon struggles to cope when he realizes it’s actually Leonard who is the center of their social group. 8:30 TBA 10:30 Anger Management: Charlie’s Patient Gets Out Of Jail 11:00 Anger Management: Charlie Outs a Patient 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter 12:00 Nikita 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Perfect Couples 10:30 Seven Morning News 11:00 Sport Special: Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 11:30 2012 Sydney To Hobart 1:00 Minute To Win It 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets 7:30 TBA 8:30 Grimm: Organ Grinder / Tarantella - As Portland’s homeless youth start to go missing, Nick uncovers a deadly black market supplying the Grimm world with human organs for all types of elixirs. As the investigation heightens, Nick and Juliette befriend a pair of homeless siblings, Hanson and Gracie, whose friends have gone missing. 10:30 The Cult 11:30 Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny 12:00 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Sea Change 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 America Before Columbus 2:00 A Taste Of Iran 2:50 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 All Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: Maltese 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monster Bug Wars: Rainforest Rampage 8:30 Toughest Place to be a... Midwife 9:30 Movie: “In the Loop” (TBC) 11:25 Movie: “Tsotsi” (M l,v) In Tsotsitaal. Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto - where survival is the primary objective, Tsotsi traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader, who ends up caring for a baby accidentally kidnapped during a car-jacking. A gritty and moving portrait of an angry young man living in a state of extreme urban deprivation. 1:05 Movie: “Clash Of Ego’s” (M l,s) In Danish. A clash between Tonny, an estranged father with anger management issues, and a pretentious art-house film director, cause hilarity when their roles are reversed. A scathing comedy that cuts to the heart of art-house movies. 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

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5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Why Doesn’t Maths Add Up? 2:30 Parent Rescue: Double Trouble 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: Pakistani 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 2 8:30 Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman: Provence 9:35 One Born Every Minute 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The Sunny Side of Sex: India - Sunny travels to India, the home Kama Sutra, where she explores how ancient Indians freely preached the religion of sexual pleasure. In Baul, on the border of India with Bangladesh, Sunny discovers the practice of sexual yoga is a daily ritual. 12:00 Movie: “North Face” (MA s) In German. Based on a true story, set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation’s Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif - the Eiger - two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent. 1:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Today 8:00 Mornings - Summer Series 8:30 Yamba’s Playtime 9:00 2nd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 3 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 2nd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 3 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Zarnecki Incursion - The guys become sleuths to find out who hacked Sheldon’s online-game account. 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Herb Garden Germination Sheldon and Amy spread gossip as part of an experiment; and Howard and Bernadette’s relationship gets serious. Physicist Brian Greene has a cameo. 8:00 Two And A Half Men: Hookers 8:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 12:30 Movie: “West” (AV) - Pete and Jerry are cousins living in Sydney’s Western Suburbs, where life consists of drinking, getting stoned and hanging out. However, things change forever when Pete and Jerry both fall in love with the same girl. 2:30 The Baron 3:30 Danoz 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Minute To Win It 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Jane Austen’s - Emma ” (PG) 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer 8:30 TBA 11:05 Family Guy 11:35 Celebrity Juice 12:15 Grey’s Anatomy: The Becoming - The nurses’ objections to McSteamy’s trysts lead to the instating of a new ‘date and tell’ policy. 1:15 Desperate Housewives: Open Doors 2:15 Room For Improvement 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 The Nest 2:30 Angels In New York 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Grannies are Fighting Back 6:00 Food Safari: Croatian 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monty Halls’ Island Escape 8:30 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions: Landing the Eagle 9:30 As It Happened: How To Go To War: Raising Arms 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Lol” (M s,d,l) In French. Lola is a typical 15-year-old Parisian girl living with her single mum, Anne. When her boyfriend returns from his summer holiday with news of his unfaithfulness, Lola kicks him to the curb, claiming her own summer romance, determined to torture her cheating ex with jealously. 12:50 Kurt Wallander: “The Secret” (M l,a) In Swedish.- When 11-year-old Johannes is found dead, the post mortem shows he was sexually abused. Detective Stefan Lindman is a friend of the victim’s father who demands he personally catch the person responsible. But Stefan has a dark secret - one that brought him to Ystad in the first place. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Ghosts Of Time 11:30 Ghosts Of Time 12:00 Sea Princesses 12:30 Outsourced 1:00 Movie: “Like Mike 2: Streetball” (G) 3:00 Movie: “Hercules” 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender - Dean Miller and his team cover the length and breadth of Queensland with great suggestions for weekends, short breaks and holidays. 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:45 Celebrity Juice 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy: Losing My Mind - Dr. Wyatt refuses to let Meredith give up on therapy. Alex learns the truth about Rebecca’s medical condition. 1:30 Desperate Housewives: Mother Said - Adele Delfino arrivies for a visit Carlos and Gaby find out Ellie has a dark secret. And war erupts between Bree and Edie. 2:30 Housecalls To The Rescue 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Sutra 2:15 The Chopin Preludes 2:20 The Mexican Suitcase 3:25 John Cage: Journey’s In Sound 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Kevin Whately 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Amazon with Bruce Parry 8:30 Hunted: Polyhedrus - Sam suspects that Jack Turner intends to assassinate Fatima Zahir, a Pakistani presidential candidate opposed to the sale of the dam he is trying to buy. 9:30 Real Humans - Power At Heart - In this episode, Malte, Bea and Roger pledge their allegiance to the ‘Real Humans Liberation Front’ and begin setting their plans for a hubot-free world in action. The search for Mimi leads Leo to the hubot black market and into the hands of hubot hunter Silas. 10:40 Movie: “Crows: O” (MA v) In Japanese. The son of a yakuza boss transfers to the toughest school in town in order to prove himself to his father. If he can conquer the school, he will be allowed to succeed his father as the head of his crime syndicate. Based on the epic Hiroshi Takahasi manga, Crows. 12:20 Anatomy For Beginners: Circulation 1:20 Dave in the Life: Controversial Artist - Dave embarks on a quest to find the murky (and rapidly shifting) line between art and child pornography. 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Weekend Breakfast 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Astronomy 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 Portrait Of A Distant Land 2:00 The Legend Of Pancho Barnes And The Happy Bottom Riding Club 3:00 In The Shadow Of Hollywood: Race Movies And The Birth Of Black Cinema 4:00 A Letter To Elia 5:00 Attenborough’s Journey 6:00 Doctor Who: Night Terrors 6:45 Gardening Australia Summer 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Manor Reborn 8:30 The Pillars Of The Earth - Night 04 -Exiled after giving birth to Jack’s illegitimate son, Aliena takes the child to France in the hope of finding Jack 10:15 The Curse Of The Gothic Symphony 11:40 Movie: “Oyster Farmer” (MA l,s) - Jack Flange moves from Sydney to a small oyster farming community to be closer to his ill sister. In a desperate bid to help her, he commits robbery, but then loses the money. 1:10 Movie: “Arch Of Triumph” (PG) 3:20 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors

6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 2nd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 4 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 5:00 South Aussie With Cosi - Join Andrew “Cosi” Costello as he takes you around regional South Australia with a focus on budget travel. From the Murray River to the Flinders Ranges, this show is all about budget travel that’s affordable for all the family. 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Austalia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 11:35 Movie: “Night Shift” (M) - A zany comedy about two creatively enterprising young men who try to strike it rich with a wacky business scheme. They share an infamous adventure in big-city night life and become the best of friends. 1:50 Movie: “Blood From The Mummy’s Tomb” - The people involved with an archaeological expedition, which resulted in un-earthing an Egyptian Queen, are killed off by the Queen’s crawling, severed hand. 3:15 Nine Presents: Jessica Mauboy 3:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact 6:00 Weekend Today 9:00 2nd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 5 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 2nd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 5 5:00 Getaway 5:30 Alive And Cooking 6:00 Nine News Sunday 6:30 Frozen Planet: Summer 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Red Hot - The team escapes tragedy when they investigate a death threat, and the building they’re in explodes; and Lisbon runs into billionaire Walter Mashburn and there’s chemistry between them. 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investivation: Willows In The Wind - The CSI team says goodbye to Catherine Willows as she makes a life-changing decision. 10:30 Unforgettable: The Following Sea - A key witness in a murder trial vanishes shortly before testifying, and Al desperately searches for her before the suspect goes free. 11:30 Southland: Thursday 12:20 What Would You Do? 1:00 Spyforce 2:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Phineas And Ferb 6:30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Minute To Win It 12:00 No Ordinary Family 1:00 Movie: “The Greatest Game Ever Played” (G) 3:30 Drive Thru Australia 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 7:35 Border Patrol 8:05 Coast Watch 8:35 Bones: The Bikini In The Soup - The liquefied remains of a wedding planner are found in her home tanning bed on Valentine’s Day. 9:30 Nazi Hunters - Joseph Mengele - Arguably the most notorious Nazi fugitive of all, Dr. Joseph Mengele earned the nickname the ‘Angel of Death’ for his perverse and sadistic experiments at Auschwitz-Birkenau. 10:30 The Cult 11:30 Parking Wars 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy 1:00 Desperate Housewives 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Frank Sinatra Sings 3:30 Bigger, Faster, Stronger 4:00 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: The Curse Of K-19 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: The Crusades: Victory And Defeat 8:35 Stephen Hawking’s Grand Design: The Key To The Cosmos 9:30 Movie: “Waste Land” (M a) In English and Portuguese. USbased Brazilian artist Vik Muniz returns to his country of birth, to the largest landfill dump in the world in Rio de Janeiro. Over three years, he undertakes a project making giant photographic portraits of the ‘catadores’ - the pickers who recycle and distribute the rubbish. 11:24 Arena: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited - This documentary lifts the lid on The Beatles most controversial work through never-before-seen footage, exclusive outtakes, and interviews with Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and other members of the cast and crew, along with filmmakers and social historians. 12:35 Magical Mystery Tour - A vivid illustration of surreal British wit and imagination, The Beatles’ iconic 1967 self-directed film, Magical Mystery Tour, has been painstakingly restored and remastered for a new generation of television audiences to enjoy. 1:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Mr Bean 10:30 Last Night Of The Proms: Part 2 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Schools Spectacular 2011 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Restoration Man: Coach House 6:50 Minuscule: Cowardly Coward 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Africa 8:30 Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2012 10:10 ABC News 10:20 Last Night Of The Proms 2012 11:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Murder On The Links - Poirot has come to French seaside resort Deauville with friend Captain Hastings. No sooner have they tasted the Hotel’s famous cuisine than Poirot’s services are solicited by a Deauville resident. 1:35 Movie: “Irene” (G) - A poor Irish girl hits the big time when asked to model for the ‘Madame Lucy’ dress shop. 3:15 Rage 4:00 Movie: “The General” (G) 5:15 Big Ideas Sampler 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Justice League Reombination - The guys get Zack and Penny to join their Justice League costume for a New Year’s Eve bash at the comic book store. 7:30 TBA 8:30 New Years Eve 2012: Join us as we host the 9pm Family Fireworks live from the glorious Sydney Harbour. 12:15 Movie: “Can’t Stop The Music” (PG) A retired model invites some of her Greenwich Village pals to sing for their supper in order to help the career of her housemate, an aspiring composer of disco music. 2:30 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “The Great Outdoors” (PG) 2:00 Dive Olly Dive 2:30 Sally Bollywood - Super Detective 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Spit It Out 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets 7:30 Motorway Patrol 8:00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 8:30 Castle: Heartbreak Hotel - During the investigation of the murder of an Atlantic City casino owner at an abandoned warehouse, strong leads emerge for the team in both New York and Atlantic City. 9:30 TBA 11:30 Whitney 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Seachange 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Special: The 123rd Annual Rose Parade

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “The Circle” (PG) 2:00 Cherith 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: Singaporean 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Dinner For One - Dinner for One revolves around the aged Miss Sophy who celebrates her 90th birthday with her best friends, all of whom are actually dead.The result is that her increasingly inebriated butler is obliged to act out each role in turn. 7:50 Becoming The Beatles - The Beatles endure as the greatest popular music band of all times. But before the fame and fortune there was the lesser-known story about the six young men who would - and wouldn’t - grow up to become The Beatles 8:50 Produced By George Martin - A profile of Sir George Martin, Britain’s most celebrated record producer. The film talks about his childhood, his war experience and his first job at EMI in the early fifties. In 1962 he signed The Beatles and together they revolutionised pop music and recording techniques. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 11:50 PopAsia New Year’s Eve Special 4:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Mr Bean 10:20 Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2012 12:00 Midday Report 12:20 Movie: “The Red Shoes” 2:40 The Lost Thing 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab: The Experiments 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Time Team America: Fort James, South Dakota 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Alan 8:30 The Mystery Of Edwin Drood - A bold take on the last story Charles Dickens started to tell - the dark tale of a provincial choirmaster’s obsession with 17-year-old Rosa Bud and the lengths to which he will go to attain her. 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 TBA 11:40 Movie: “Darling Lili” - During World War I, an American air ace falls for a German land spy, and waits until the war is over to marry her. 2:00 The Mystery Of Edwin Drood 4:00 Movie: “Belle Starr’s Daughter” (PG) 5:20 Ten Minute Tales 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:30 TBA 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 TBA 4:00 TBA 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Wildebeest Implementation 7:30 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Engagement Reaction - Howard finally tells his mother that he’s marrying Bernadette, and the news puts her in the hospital. 9:00 2 Broke Girls: And The Hoarder Culture 9:30 Two And A Half Men: Palmdale, Ech 10:00 Mike & Molly: Mike Likes Lasagna 10:30 Survivor: Phillipines -Hell Hath Frozen Over 11:30 Weeds: Bliss 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Special: Tour De Cure 2012 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Mom’s Got A Date With A Vampire” (PG) 2:00 Sport Special: International Horse Trials 2013 3:00 That ‘70s Show 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Spit It Out 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:30 The Cult: Homecoming - Michael agrees to a dangerous offer - to go into Two Gardens and meet Edward face-to-face. But while he’s in the compound, it becomes clear that the danger to the Liberators is also coming from those inside the Glen. 11:30 I Just Want My Pants Back 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Les Miserables 2:45 High Hopes 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: Hungarian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Scrapheap Orchestra - Is it possible for professional musicians to make beautiful sounds out of garbage? This documentary aims to find out. For the first time ever, an entire orchestra of 44 instruments will be built from just scrap. 9:15 New Year’s Day Concert 2013 11:50 Movie: “The Band’s Visit” (M l) In Arabic. A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab cultural centre, only to find themselves stranded, penniless and still wearing their sky blue uniforms in the middle of nowhere. 1:25 Mad Men: The Fog - In the wake of the death of Betty’s father, Sally begins to misbehave, much to Betty and Don’s dismay. Pete tries to work a new angle into his business dealings, and an odd dream has a strange effect on Betty, who is about to go into labour. 2:20 Mad Men: Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency 3:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 The People’s Supermarket 6:50 Dream Build: East Melbourne 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Arts 8:30 Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender - Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) was one of the most charismatic, complex and fascinating characters in British rock music. This special paints a portrait of a man who was very different to his flamboyant onstage public persona. 10:00 Genius: Hairy Bikers And Jane Moore - TV food gurus the Hairy Bikers join Dave Gorman to decide which ideas would improve humankind and qualify for ‘Genius’ status. 10:30 ABC News 10:40 Spooks 11:40 Blue Murder: Having It All 12:25 Durham County 1:25 Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender 2:50 Songs Of Praise: Bristol 3:25 Movie: “Miracle Of The Bells” (G) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:00 TBA 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 TBA 3:30 TBA 4:00 TBA 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Roomate Transmorgrification - Raj moves in with Sheldon when Leonard and Priya’s “Star Trek” bedroom fantasy is too much for him; and the guys tease Howard when Bernadette gets her PhD, making Howard the only one without a doctorate. 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Bad Fish Paradigm 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Codpiece Topology 8:30 TBA 10:30 Anger Management: Charlie’s Dad Visits 11:00 Anger Management: Charlie Gets Romantic 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter 12:00 Nikita 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Love Letters” (PG) 2:00 Dive Olly Dive 2:30 Sally Bollywood - Super Detective 3:00 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Spit It Out 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets 7:30 Property Ladder 8:30 Grimm: Last Grimm Standing / Three Coins In A Fuchsbau - A bizarre double homicide leads Nick and Hank to a boxing gym, which Nick discovers is a supplier for a darker, ritualistic fight club in the creature world. 10:30 The Cult: The White Room - Having returned to Two Gardens, Cynthia realises that her plans in Two Gardens will need to be sped up. But when an untrusting Edward is hesitant, Cynthia decides that she needs to take matters into her own hands. 11:30 Olivia Lee 12:00 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Sea Change 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Buddha 2:00 A Taste Of Iran 2:50 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 All Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: Sri Lanka 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Life As a Turkey 8:30 Venice 24/7 9:35 Welcome to India - This three-part series features the remarkable stories of individuals who have made the most of their impoverished lives. 10:40 World News Australia 11:15 Movie: “Storm” (TBC) In German. Hannah Maynard, a prosecutor for the UN International Criminal Court in The Hague, charges a former Serbian general of war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia in the mid-90s. However, her main witness might be lying, so the court sends a team to Bosnia to investigate. 1:05 Movie: “Something Like Happiness”(M l,s,a) In Czech. A tender human drama about three childhood friends, now young adults, who try to crystallise their aims and roles in life while they struggle to cope with parental pressure on one hand and depressing physical and social conditions on the other. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

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6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Minute To Win It 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Making Mr Right” (PG) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:05 Up All Night - Day After Valentine’s Day - When Ava and Kevin have an epic blow-out, Reagan and Chris find themselves wistful for relationship drama and unintentionally end up creating some of their own. 11:35 Cougar Town: My Life - Part 1 of 2 - When Grayson complains that he’s living the movie ‘Groundhog Day’ because the gang shows up at the same time every day at Jules’s house, Jules asks for a ‘Groundhog Day’-themed bachelorette party so that Ellie and Laurie can explain the movie to her. 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

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TUESDAY 01

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 The Whitlams And The Sydney Symphony Orchestra 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “At Sword’s Point” (G) 2:00 Sound Of Mumbai: A Musical 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Nature’s Great Events: The Great Salmon Run 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Friday Night Dinner: When Adam and Jonny come home to find Dad secretly peering into his underpants with a magnifying glass, they’re desperate to find out what he’s looking at. 8:30 Poirot: Lord Edgware Dies - When Lord Edgware is murdered, the police suspect his wife, the famous actress Jane Wilkinson, may be responsible. But Jane has a water-tight alibi. Poirot must uncover the truth 10:10 ABC News: Late Edition 10:20 My Family: 2039 The Fight Before Christmas 10:50 The Old Guys: Triple Date - With Sally away on a spa break, Tom and Roy turn their attentions to Joanna and vie for her affection on a triple date. 11:20 My Family: Ben Behaving Badly 11:50 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

IMPARJA

WEDNESDAY 02

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Mr Bean 10:25 The Picture Show Man 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Peter And The Wolf 1:05 Movie: “the Way We Were” (PG) 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Three Men In Another Boat 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Kitchen Cabinet: Dick Adams 8:30 Movie: “Genova”- Following the death of his wife in a car accident, Joe decides to leave behind his home in the US in search of a new start in Italy. But things don’t go to plan. 10:00 Angry Boys 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:45 Monty Python: Almost The Truth The Lawyer’s Cut 11:40 Twins 12:35 The Clinic 1:30 Movie: “The High And The Mighty” (PG) - When a commercial airliner developes engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot to bring the plane in safely. 3:50 Can We Help?: Pete Investigates: Champagne Corks 4:00 Movie: “A Woman’s Secret” 5:30 Eggheads

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ABC

5:00 Rage (PG) 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer 11:30 Eggheads 12:00 Movie: “The Ten Commandments” (G) 3:30 Movie: “The Boy With Green Hair” (G) 4:50 Big Ideas Sampler: The Other Africa - Melbourne Writers’ Festival 5:05 The Wonder Years: Mom Wars 5:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 6:00 Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler 6:45 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin 8:20 Hebburn 8:45 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder On The Ballarat Train - Phryne and Dot’s train trip to the country is derailed by a gruesome murder. From her new home in St Kilda, Phryne sifts through the clues until she discovers her unassuming murderer. 9:20 Midsomer Murders: The Maid In Splendour - Secret business dealings, unrequited love and passionate affairs surround the local pub. When one of its bartenders is found dead, DCI Barnaby and Sgt Scott start to unravel a complicated mystery 11:20 Silent Witness: Run Part 1 12:15 Waking The Dead: Double Bind Part 1 1:10 Rage Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage

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6:00 Today 8:00 Yamba’s Playtime 8:30 Kitchen Whiz 9:00 Second Test - Australia vs Sri Lanka - Day 2 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 Second Test - Australia vs Sri Lanka - Day 2 5:00 Antiques Road Show 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Prestidigitation Approximation 7:30 Getaway Summer 8:30 Person Of Interest: Fire Wall 9:30 CSI: NY: The Ripple Effect 10:30 True CSI: Cold Blood: Presumed Dead - The entire city searches for a 25 year old woman after she disappears from Portland, Maine’s bar district. As the days turn into weeks and as promising clues lead to nowhere, the missing person’s search eventually becomes a murder investigation. Can police find Amy St. Laurent’s body? Can they bring her killer to justice? 11:30 Weeds: A Yippity Sippity 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today

17 - 23 December 2012

IMPARJA

THURSDAY 03 FRIDAY 04

5:00 Rage (PG) 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer 11:30 Eggheads 12:00 Movie: “Spartacus” (PG) 3:00 The Four Alps 4:00 Basketball: WNBL 5:00 Football: W-League 6:00 Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited 6:45 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin - PC Penhale gets an unexpected visit from his ex-wife, but she doesn’t remember that she is his EX-wife; romance is in the air for Eleanor and Martin; and Louisa’s baby finally gets a name. 8:20 Hebburn - Hebburn lays out the red carpet for Sarah’s parents, Ben and Susan from York, who are visiting the Pearson home for the first time. 8:45 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: The Green Mill Murder - During a night out, Phryne becomes involved in a murder when her good friend Charles becomes the number one suspect. 9:45 Midsomer Murders: Things That Go Bump In The Night DCI Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Dan Scott investigate a link between a murder spree and a spiritualist church. 11:20 Silent Witness: Run Part 2 12:15 Waking The Dead: Double Bind Part 2 1:10 Rage Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage

6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 3rd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 3 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 3rd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 3 5:00 South Aussie With Cosi - Join Andrew “Cosi” Costello as he takes you around regional South Australia with a focus on budget travel. From the Murray River to the Flinders Ranges, this show is all about budget travel that’s affordable for all the family. 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Austalia’s Funniest Home Videos - Join your host Shelley Craft for an hour of side-splitting laughs on Australia’s Funniest Home Videos. 7:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Diner” (M) - A nostalgic look at a group of young men in their early 20’s who hang out at their favourite diner in Baltimore in 1959. 2:00 Movie: “Spys” (PG) - Two CIA agents become targets of their own agency and the Russians when they bungle a job. 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Weekend Breakfast 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Junior School Choir of the Year 2011 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 Portrait Of A Distant Land Part 2 2:00 The Real Graham Kennedy 3:00 Rock Hudson: Dark And Handsome Stranger 4:00 Waiting For Charlotte 5:00 The Dolphons Of Shark Bay 6:00 Doctor Who: The God Complex 6:45 Gardening Australia Summer 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Restoration Home 8:30 Upstairs Downstairs: A Faraway Country About Which We Know Nothing 9:30 Rev 10:05 Side By Side - Keanu Reeves interviews film-industry heavyweights - including Scorsese, Lynch, Lucas, Boyle, Soderbergh - to investigate how the shift from film to digital has changed the way movies are crafted and exhibited. 11:45 Shadow Play 12:40 Movie: “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” (PG) -An autobiographical account of Eugene O’Neill’s early years tells the story of a mother ravaged by drug addiction, an embittered alcoholic father, and two maladjusted brothers 3:25 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors

6:00 Weekend Today 9:00 3rd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 4 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 3rd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 4 5:00 Getaway 5:30 Alive And Cooking 6:00 Nine News Sunday 6:30 Frozen Planet: Autumn 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Ball Of Fire - Jane is kidnapped, and the team examines his cases to find a suspect, only to realize almost everyone has a reason to hurt Jane. 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investivation: Tressed To Kill - The CSIs investigate the murder of a woman found dressed in vintage clothes with a 1970s hairstyle. The probe points to a killer with a strange hair fetish. 10:30 Unforgettable: Carrie’s Caller 11:30 Nikita: Pale Fire 12:20 What Would You Do? 1:05 Spyforce 2:05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:35 Danoz Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Stitch 6:30 Handy Manny 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Parenthood 11:00 Parenthood 12:00 Movie: “Right On Track” (G) 2:00 Movie: “Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park” (PG) 3:30 Drive Thru Australia 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:00 Border Patrol 8:30 Bones: The Feet On The Beach / The Truth In The Myth - Seven pairs of dismembered feet wash ashore after a flood on the U.S.-Canada border, six of which are research corpses from a nearby university body farm. 10:30 Nazi Hunters - Klaus Barbie - As the Gestapo chief in Lyon, Klaus Barbie has the blood of 10,000 French Jews on his hands. But rather than being imprisoned after the war, Klaus Barbie is instead hired by the CIA as an anti-communist agent 11:30 Parking Wars 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy 1:00 Desperate Housewives 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine 11:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Rene Redzepi’s Noma 3:30 Lyndey and Blair’s Taste of Greece: Athens 4:00 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 5:00 Cycling Central 5:30 Dakar Rally 2013 Highlights: Stage 1: Lima to Pisco 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: The Vikings 8:30 Dirty Business: How Mining Made Australia 9:30 Freakonomics -The field of economics can study more than the workings of economies or businesses, it can also help explore human behaviour in how it reacts to incentives. 11:24 Movie: “In Another League” (M a,l,s) In German. Hayat, a talented soccer player, is forced to give up her greatest passion when she is diagnosed with breast cancer, but her determination and love for the sport proves to be a driving force towards recovery. s. 1:10 Movie: “Four Stars” (M l,n) In French. A bored Parisian school teacher gets an unexpected lease on life when she inherits a large sum of money and embarks on an adventure of a lifetime on the glamorous French Riviera. 1:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 Best Of Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Restoration Home 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Restoration Man: Medieval Mansion 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Birds 8:30 Country House Rescue: Monreith House 9:15 Dream Build: Smith House 9:30 Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure 10:20 ABC News 10:35 Bomb Squad 11:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Dumb Witness 1:15 Movie: “We Were Strangers” (M v) - John Garfield returns to his native Cuba to join his people’s revolution. Knowing that some government officials are about to attend a funeral, Garfield plans to assassinate them. 2:55 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Tom, Dick And Harry” (G) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 3rd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 5 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 3rd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 5 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Cooper Nomitzki Theorem 7:30 TBA 8:30 The Mentalist: Red Moon - Jane willingly accepts the help of an astrologer on a triple-homicide case involving two police officers and an EMT worker. 9:30 CSI: Miami: See No Evil - A young girl is kidnapped and the CSIs’ only witness is a blind man who heard the abduction, leading Horatio to an old nemesis. 10:30 House Husbands 11:30 Nikita 12:30 The Avengers 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz 3:00 4WD TV 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Knights Of The South Bronx” (PG) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Bush Doctors 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 TBA 7:30 Motorway Patrol 8:00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 8:30 TBA 9:30 Castle: Kill Shot - A sniper on a killing spree is terrorising New York City. With the clock ticking down to the next murder and nothing to go on except a killer with no apparent motive but to instill terror, this could prove the team’s toughest case yet. 11:30 Whitney 12:00 Special: Rhythm Of Life: 24 Hours 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Seachange 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Bombs Under Berlin” (PG) 2:45 Aashpordha (Audacity) 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 Dakar Rally 2013 Highlights: Stage 2: Pisco to Pisco 6:00 Food Safari: Mauritian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Fireball Stun 8:30 Derren Brown: Apocalypse: Apocalypse Part One 9:35 Mad Men: Public Relations - Don has difficulty adjusting to being the public face of his new company, and an interview with an advertising magazine does not go as well as his partners had been expecting. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: The Palace - Cyprus 1974. From Australia. A Cypriot family fleeing Turkish forces takes refuge in an abandoned palace. When a young Turkish Cypriot conscript comes face to face with the family in hiding, he is forced to confront the harsh reality of war and his role in it. 1:05 La La Land 2:10 La La Land 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Country House Rescue 1:30 China’s Avant-Garde: The New Cultural Revolution 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab: The Experiments 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Dragon’s Den 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Bombs 8:30 New Tricks 9:30 Next Stop Hollywood -The excitement, frustrations, fears and tears of six Aussie actors as they compete for roles during the frenzied US TV pilot season in Hollywood. 10:00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice: And Easy Listening 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 TBA 11:40 Movie: “For A Few Dollars More” (M a,v) - The ‘Man With No Name’ teams up with equally lethal Colonel Mortimer in pursuit of a sadistic killer and his band of desperadoes. 2:00 Basketball: WNBL 4:00 Movie: “The Great Man Votes” (G) 5:10 Big Ideas Sampler 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:30 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 TBA 4:00 TBA 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Panty Pinata Polarization 7:30 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Lizard-Spock Expansion 9:00 2 Broke Girls: And The Hoarder Culture 9:30 Two And A Half Men: Palmdale, Ech 10:00 Anger Management: Charlie Dates Kate’s Patient 10:30 Survivor: Phillipines 11:30 Weeds: Boomerang 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Housesitter” (PG) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Bush Doctors 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 TBA 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:50 Bosy Of Proof: Love Bites - A pharmaceutical rep is found dead in the Schuykill River, but when Megan Hunt and the team investigate, there’s no blood found in her body. The team must locate the original crime scene to see if they can find the cause of death, but with suspects who have access to hundreds of unknown drugs, they may never know who or what killed her 11:50 I Just Want My Pants Back 12:20 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Les Miserables 2:45 Self Defence 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2013 Highlights 6:00 Italian Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Jack Thompson 8:35 Extreme ER: Melbourne 9:30 Coppers: Welcome to Five Bar Hotel 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Monkeys In Winter”(M) In Bulgarian. The hardships of motherhood and living under a communist regime are explored in this heart-wrenching tale of three women living through different generations in Bulgarian history. Their stories offer insights into the tragic outcome of relationships between men and women, which give rise to both longed-for and unwanted children. 1:05 Mad Men: Seven Twenty Three - Don’s attempts to land the Hilton Hotel account backfire, when Hilton refuses to work with him unless Sterling Cooper signs him to a contract. Betty meets with Henry Francis to discuss a civic project. 2:00 Mad Men: Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:30 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 TBA 3:30 TBA 4:00 TBA 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The White Asparagus Triangulation Sheldon is over exuberant that Leonard finally has a girlfriend matching his high standards. 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Vartabedian Conundrum 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis 8:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter: Teenage Cheerleading - A story of two life-long friends who realize their children have turned out to be the same type of unlikable bullies that made high school insufferable. 12:00 Take The Money And Run 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Taken Away” (PG) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Bush Doctors 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 TBA 7:30 Special: Cosentino - The Grand Illusionist 8:30 Grimm: Plumed Serpent / Island Of Dreams - While investigating an arson-related homicide with Hank, Nick finds himself in the heated world of Portland fire-dancing where he meets a woman who might just be too hot to handle. After the grisly murder of a familiar shop owner, Nick joins forces with Monroe to help solve the murder. 10:30 World’s Wildest Police Videos 11:30 Olivia Lee 12:00 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Sea Change 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Buddha 2:00 Oz and Hugh Raise the Bar 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 All Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2013 Highlights: Nazca to Arequipa 6:00 Italian Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Secrets of Our Living Planet: The Emerald Band 8:30 Venice 24/7 9:35 Welcome to India 10:40 World News Australia 11:15 Movie: “The Magician” (MA v,l) Follows charismatic, yet volatile hitman Ray Shoesmith around Melbourne while he is being filmed by a friend and neighbour. As he goes about his chilling business - threatening violence and in some cases making good on those threats - the camera continues to roll, fuelled by offbeat conversation, dark humour and emotional crises. 12:45 Movie: “Between Living and Dreaming” (MA n,s) In Spanish. When Ana married Felix, the leader of a rock band, she thought her life would be full of excitement and travel. Now, in her forties and stuck in a routine marriage, she decides to travel to Paris with the ulterior motive of tracking down Pierre, her unforgettable first love from 30 years earlier. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 09

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Baroque 11:00 Photo Finish 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:20 Last Of The Summer Wine 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Nature’s Great Events: The Great Migration 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Friday Night Dinner: The boys bring Grandma home for dinner but Grandma gets her hair stuck in the window of Jonny’s car. When they eventually arrive, Mum shows the family the new curtains. 8:30 Poirot: Evil Under The Sun - When a beautiful and vain married woman is murdered Poirot must unravel one of the most complex cases of his career 10:10 ABC News: Late Edition 10:25 TBA 10:55 The Old Guys: Tom Moves Out - Tom finally gets a flat of his own and moves out of Roy’s house. But can the pair live without each other? 11:25 My Family: Harper vs Harper - Ben and Susan are on the verge of splitting up, but life apart isn’t really as appealing as it first seems; especially when it involves living with Roger 11:55 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

SATURDAY 05

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Don’t Grow Old 2:30 Parent Rescue: Good Days Bad Days 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: Brazilian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 How to Cook Like Heston: Beef 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita 8:30 Tetsuya’s Pursuit of Excellence 9:35 One Born Every Minute 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The Sunny Side of Sex: Cuba - In the final episode, Sunny travels to communist Cuba, where no billboard-type advertising is allowed - but finds that personal sexual advertising is popular. Sunny also discovers that the very absence of sex-sells advertising is a boost to personal sex life in Cuba. 12:00 Movie: “Omagh” (MA v) An examination of the aftermath of the 1998 Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people in Omagh, Northern Ireland. It focuses on the Gallagher family who lose their son Aiden, and form a support group with the parents of other victims. 1:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 The People’s Supermarket 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters 1:30 Whatever! The Science Of Teens 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Three Men In More Than One Boat 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Blue 8:30 Nigellissima - Nigella shows how easy it is to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen using ingredients available in any supermarket. The recipes are quick and easy, designed to create no-fuss feasts when supper needs to be pronto. 9:00 The Hour 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 TBA 11:40 Rogue Nation: Honour Among Thieves 12:35 The Clinic 1:30 Movie: “God’s Little Acre” (PG) 3:15 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Divorce Of Lady X” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads

SUNDAY 06

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Perfect Couples 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Enid” (PG) 2:00 Dive Olly Dive 2:30 Sally Bollywood - Super Detective 3:00 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Spit It Out 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets - Six-year-old lions Malik and Zulu are leaving behind their young cubs in Christchurch to head back to Wellington, a small monkey meets its family at Nelson’s Natureland zoo and Lisa is trying to save a Rowi kiwi, one of New Zealand’s rarest birds. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:10 Up All Night: Travel Day - It’s Reagan and Chris versus the the airport when they travel with baby Amy for the first time. Ava agrees to be the minister for the wedding of her former band mate, Amanda, and past tensions come back to haunt them. 11:40 Cougar Town 12:05 Auction Squad 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

SBS

MONDAY 07

6:00 Today 8:00 The Bill Engvall Show 8:30 TBA 9:00 3rd Test Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 3rd Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Barbarian Sublimination 7:30 Getaway 8:30 Person Of Interest: The Contingency 9:30 CSI: NY: Flash Pop 10:30 True CSI: Cold Blood: Shortcut To Murder - A popular university student is brutally raped and strangled in broad daylight near her North Bay, Ontario home. Although police find key DNA evidence, construct a profile of the brazen killer and arrest a series of prime suspects, their case collapses over and over again. 11:30 Weeds: Boomerang 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today

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ABC

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CROSSWORD No. 129

SUDOKU No. 129

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Advice from your parents may not be welcome at ﬁrst. However, you must give them a chance to express their opinions. Remember, they have more experience! Romance. A favourable aspect between your Ruling Planet and Mars will give your love-life an extra boost of energy.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

You will be very status-conscious at the moment. Don’t spend too much time worrying about what other people think! Let your conﬁdence do the talking. Romance. Your partner will be very responsive. Do not worry if they seem shy about letting you know how they feel.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

FOR KIDS

Surprisingly, you will have more energy than you have had for some time. Use the opportunity to do something constructive. Finish a project you have been delaying. Romance. Your partner will be much livelier than they have been for some time and you will also be in a very romantic mood.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A friend who is very fond of you may try to pressure you into doing something which is not really in your best interest. Keep your feet ﬁrmly planted. Romance. Your love-life will soon be taking a turn for the better. Don’t give up hope! Your patience will pay off.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

You will be much more lively than usual. Disappointment will come when your feelings are not taken seriously. Prepare yourself. Romance. You may be so concerned with getting everything right on the home front that you neglect your other interests. Find a balance.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

FINDWORD No. 129 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

A flash of inspiration may give insight into a recent dilemma. Make sure that you follow this up! Romance. You will meet someone who is interested in you, but you may find it very difficult to like this person. Set aside your checklist of qualities and free yourself for a moment.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You need a lot of independence at the moment. However, one person seems determined to keep you under control. Romance. A person whom you know very well as a friend would like to put your relationship on more romantic footing. Don’t follow unless you truly want to.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

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MUDDY RIVER

A friend’s advice may surprise you. Don’t ignore what they say just because it conﬂicts with your experiences. They may have been in your very same shoes. Romance. Friends may be disappointed at your unwillingness to spend more time with them. Don’t let this change your relationship.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

A somewhat over-enthusiastic approach will stand you in good stead this week. You may have to inject some more energy into the people around you to continue at this pace. Romance. You will be surprised how easily you can see through a comment that was meant to put you off the scent.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

Burying yourself in a novel would help you to relax and gather your thoughts. It might also help you to see your present situation in a new light. Romance. You will value your partner’s sensitive approach to a situation which might otherwise be difﬁcult to deal with. It’s a good balance at the moment.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. – Desmond Tutu

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SOLUTIONS No. 129

It may be better to “let sleeping dogs lie” after a recent disagreement. You will soon understand why this person thinks the way they do. Romance. Don’t get jealous if your partner wants to spend time with their friends. You will beneﬁt from spending time apart. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

This is the week to ﬁnally get things on the move. Tackle those jobs which you have been putting off for the past few months! Romance. The next few days will be an extremely good time to get a new relationship underway. Involve yourself as much as possible in this escapade.

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Families, Relations and Friends are cordially invited to attend the Tombstone Unveilings of the late: Ms Nola Mareko Mr Riley Mareko Mrs Martha Mareko (nee Bob) Mrs Olive Pearson (nee Bob) Hammond Island Cemetery commencing at 11am. Followed by Feasting at the Community Hall at 2pm. Contact: Mrs Nancy Pearson on 0488 161 971

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Open to families and friends of the late Fay Nona. Date: Saturday, Dececmber 22, 2012. Place: PKA Hall, Thursday Island. Time: 12pm lunch. All families and friends are welcome to attend.

Regional Mentor Full Time Thursday Island Community Enterprises Australia is a leading CDEP participant provider and a part of the My Pathway group of companies, delivering a range of employment, training and health services throughout Northern QLD, WA and the NT. The primary purpose of this role is to provide mentoring support to CDEP participants and Jobseekers during the transition into employment and work experience. To be successful in this role you will need to be an excellent communicator and have a good understanding of local culture and traditions. In return we offer, a generous salary package, bonus scheme, above award entitlements and 5 weeks annual leave To apply email a cover letter and resume to: applications@cealtd.com.au Applications close December 21, 2012 and will be acknowledged on receipt

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ROTARYCLUB CLUBMEETINGS MEETINGS TI TI ROTARY Thursday Island Thursday Island Rotary Rotary ClubClub Meets at 7am Meets at 7.00am Friday Morning Breakfast Friday Morning Breakfast Meeting Meeting at the Grand Hotel at Federal Hotel. Visitors Welcome. Visitors welcome! Inquiries 4069 1531 Inquiries 0438 747 853 Torres News

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Line Classified Deadline: 12 noon Thursday Private Sale Large block of land in a secure gated estate at Kewarra Beach (Cairns). Safety and security for your family, in the best street in Paradise Palms Estate.

To all our valued customers at Suzie Styles We will be closed from Tuesday, January 1, and re-opening on Tuesday, January 29.

860 Square metre block of land with a 7m by 7m rendered block double garage with electric door, paved driveway, fenced on three sides, no rear neighbours, landscaped, with established trees, flat block ready for building.

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May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Suzie Styles.

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Members of the IFAC will be appointed on the basis of their experience, knowledge and skills in Torres Strait Fisheries. For example, the area of fisheries experience may include, but is not restricted to the following:

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NORTHERN PENINSULA AREA REGIONAL COUNCIL

Expressions of lnterests (EOl) must address the criteria outlined in the EOI information package and be received by TSRA no later than 5pm Tuesday, January 29, 2013. For further enquiries or to obtain an EOI lnformation Package, please contact Mr John Adams by phone on (07) 4069 0700 or email fisheries@tsra.gov.au

Christmas Operating Hours JARDINE FERRY AND ROADHOUSE • Operations will be as normal (8am-5pm) until Christmas Eve, Monday December 24.

Cook/Chef Star of the Sea based in Thursday Island is currently looking for a full time Cook/Chef to join their team. The purpose of this role is to maintain a high standard of food and presentation services, ensuring that dietary requirements of residents are met.

• Christmas Day – Closed. • From Wednesday, December 26 – Tuesday, January 8 the ferry and roadhouse will be operating 9am–12noon and 2pm–5pm. New Year’s Day – Closed. Normal operational hours (8am-5pm) will resume after Tuesday, January 8.

Responsibilities include: • Supervision of kitchen, food and hygiene standards and audits • Monitoring of temperatures (meals/chiller/freezer) • Planning and preparing the set menu • Ordering of stock To be successful in this role you will need: • Relevant trade qualiﬁcation or equivalent skills from previous experience • Exposure to nutrition and dietary requirements for the aged • Experience cooking for large groups of people • Knowledge of safe food handling, including storage and service of food • Knowledge of food/chiller/freezer temperature monitoring guidelines Blue Care staff work under an Enterprise Agreement, which offers leading rates of pay and conditions in the Aged Care sector. Blue Care can offer you salary packaging options that allow you to pay for general living expenses tax-free. Before commencing with Blue Care employees are required to undergo a Federal Police Check. Applicants also must hold a valid visa and work permit for Australia. For further information please contact Gina Koka on 07 4069 2585. Please apply by logging onto www.bluecare.org.au/careers Applications close 21 December 2012.

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The IFAC will provides advice to the TSRA Board on the economic development and sustainable management of Torres Strait fisheries and will be formally constituted under section 142M of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait lslander Act 2OO5 (the Act).

Applicants with larger primary boats are particularly encouraged to apply.

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NORTHERN PENINSULA AREA REGIONAL COUNCIL

Christmas message from NPA Mayor Bernard Charlie and Elected Representatives 2012 On behalf of the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council and Elected Representatives I would like to extend our best wishes over this festive season. As a region we have pulled together this year, moving forward to empower our communities, ourselves and our future generations. We have shown our strength in unity and we will continue to build upon this. I look around our communities and I see growth and development, training, employment and celebration of culture and languages. Have a safe and Merry Christmas.

NEWS

Spitting betel nuts is ‘spreading tuberculosis’ By JONATHAN PEARLMAN telegraph.co.uk THE popular habit of chewing betel nuts could banned from the streets of Papua New Guinea, amid concerns spitting it out is spreading tuberculosis, telegraph.co.uk reports The habit, which is virtually a national pastime, involves chewing the small palm tree nut, which is mixed with lime powder and mustard, before spitting out red-tinged spittle to the floor. The mixture produces a mild stimulant likened to the rush from cigarettes - and the streets of the capital, Port Moresby, are littered with the red spills. However, the country’s newly-elected government wants to ban the practice after health experts warned the spittle is unhygienic and has led to rising rates of airborne diseases. “It’s got to be banned,” said John Pundari, the Minister for Environment

Fire Starters display their betel nut stained tongues during a break in the 50th Goroka singsing (cultural show) in what is believed to be the largest gathering of indigenous tribes in the world. Photo: TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images) and Conservation. “Now what is life compared to chewing betel nut and spitting betel nut. How will we contain the disease? Everywhere around the country, we’ve got to legislate and force

that legislation, ban betel nut chewing.” Authorities in Papua New Guinea have long sought to limit the consumption of betel nuts but have batted against both its popularity and its

contribution to the local economy. Thousands of Papua New Guineans make a living from growing the crops and supplying it on the streets of the capital and larger towns.

The governor of Port Moresby, Powes Parkop, has been pushing for the ban for years and believes the betel nut habit is both unhygienic and unsafe. “If we start taking some of these measures, getting

our people to practice good habits chewing habits whatever, practice preventive health care, maybe they don’t need to go to the hospital, they don’t need to see a doctor,” he told ABC Radio.

“TB is making a comeback in our city, cancer is making a comeback in our city and most of them is airborne disease, passed through chewing of betel nut and spitting out here and there.”

CLASSIFIEDS Eulogy of the Late Mrs Teisi Mene (nee Gagai) Mrs Teisi Mene, born on the 1st March 1932, Badu Island.

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In Loving Memory

Aka Teisi Mene (nee Gagai) was the eldest daughter of Lamico Gagai and Moara Gagai (nee Panuel). Aka was sister to Lamie (deceased), Urias (deceased), Basana, Nishel, Billy Panuel, Yalla (deceased), Dane, Bando (deceased) and Jimmy (deceased). She was a descendant from the Wakaid Clan. Major totems were Kaigas, Surlal, Umai, Womer, Sapor and Kodal.

Teisi Mene

Akai Teisi attended school at the old Roba Dane under the teaching of Headmaster Mr Peter Raymond Prith, known as Baba Prith. 01/03/1932 - 12/10/2012 Later, leaving school, her first work was nursing at Old Dogai Hospital on Badu under the supervision of Mrs. Prith. She had worked there for many years until she met Ibegan Mene. Athe Ibegan had worked as a pearl diver on the boat Relsie skippered by Athe Philip Nona. They later married in July 1960. Ibegan Mene was the son of Athe Mene Gaulai and Aka Atai Boa.

FERRY • TOUR • CHARTER

T.I. / SEISIA FERRY SCHEDULE DATES 2012 December 1 to 21 PLUS EXTRA DAY December 22 December 23-27 December 28 December 31 2013 January 4 January 7 - 25 Jan. 30 to Mar. 25

DAYS

EX T.I.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

EX SEISIA NOTES

6.30am 2.30pm Saturday 6.30am 2.30pm Sunday - Thursday inclusive Friday 6.30am 2.30pm Monday 6.30am

8am 4pm 8am 4pm 8am 4pm 8am

Friday Monday, Wednesday, Friday

8am 8am 4pm 8am 4pm

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

6.30am 6.30am 2.30pm 6.30am 2.30pm

Last chance to Xmas Shop! Last ferry before Xmas! CLOSED

Morning ferry departures only Morning ferry departures only No Ferry Australia Day Public Holiday Monday, January 28 **Easter times to be advised

(Good Friday, March 29, 2013)

Aka Teisi was a devoted wife who supported her husband through his clergy ministry under the parish of St Mark’s Church, Badu Island. She stopped working at the Old Dogai Hospital. She then devoted her time to the church, supporting her husband in the brotherhood ministry of Paulon Mura Tukuipal ah Babthal, participating in community choir’s practices and church fundraising events. She was then appointed to the office of Lady Giles. Later she was appointed President of the ‘Mothers’ Union’ under the Anglican Church (FNQD) St Mark’s. Aka Teisi was a loving and caring person. Her warmth would support families when they were in need. Her house would always be opened to families who were visiting. Especially to children who would end up playing around her house and often end up sleeping over. Aka Teisi and Athe Ibegan raised Jake Mene, Walter Mene, Thomas Mene, Nisel Gagai and Ibegan Tali Blanket, Eileen Babia and Grethel Guligo. Later in life she cared for her husband who had fallen ill. Devoted to the life of supporting the church, especially when in the time of changing diocese from Anglican to Independence. From Mothers Union to the Sisters of St Mary. She showed her true passion for cultural practices through the involvement in storytelling at the old Badu Island Pre-school with Miss Melaney Close and the aide of Miss Teisi Apuita. Aka Teisi along with Aka Alma Enosa also showed their love of storytelling to the students of Badu Island State School during 2008. In her last years Aka Teisi was still an active elder, attending church services and functions, also attending Cultural & Language meetings for the school and community. Aka Teisi was 80 years March 2012. She will be missed by her godchildren: Eccles Ahmat, Muriel Waianga, Walima Guligo, Ena Blanket, George Mara, Sophie Nona, Magidama Enosa and Jangur Nona.

*Boarding 15 minutes prior *Please contact us or check online for changes to the ferry schedules

Dearly missed by her children Jake, Walter, Thomas, Nisel, Ibegan, Eileen and Grethel.

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19 Grandsons, 12 Granddaughters and 1 Great Grandson. May she Rest in Peace.

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PRINCE of Wales Island - Muralag, as with other islands and places across the Torres Strait, has a long and varied history. Muralag is the largest of the Torres Strait Islands, covering some 204km in area and measuring more than 20km across at its widest point. As it is so large, the island has a wide range of natural vistas and environments, and has long been a popular place to visit for recreational purposes, especially for those from nearby Thursday Island. As well, Thursday Island’s close proximity has been a strong influence on the island’s culture and history. A particularly popular spot for visitors to the island is Pandanus Falls, also known locally as Kai Irrki Nguki, so called by islanders who tell the story of a warrior named Irrki who died close by and turned to stone. Photograph at right, taken in 1901, shows a typical group of visitors, resting at the base of the falls, no doubt enjoying the coolness of the water and surrounds. As with other places in the Torres Strait and elsewhere throughout Australia, there has been conflict with Europeans at

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various times, as the newcomers first moved through the area or sought to trade with local communities. Misunderstandings were common and unfortunately these misunderstandings occasionally led to trouble, or even bloodshed. One particular example within the island’s history took place in 1869 when the cutter Sperwer, on route from Melbourne to New Guinea, called in to Prince of Wales Island to trade for pearl and tortoise shell. Whether through misunderstanding or the crew’s own inappropriate actions, the islanders took offence and attacked, killing all members of the crew and destroying the ship. Later investigations into what had actually taken place were inconclusive, but many of those interviewed or expressing a view were surprised at the events, saySHINE A LIGHT ing they had always been treated well by the islanders and that, On our history in their memory or experience, there had been no similar conflict previously. Muralag today remains a popular destination in the Torres Strait as well as continuing to be an important and vibrant community. Brian Randall, State Library of Queensland.

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Jurgean now headed to Tokyo AFTER a month of uncertainty following the dramatic last-minute cancellation of the New York Marathon, the 2012 Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP) squad’s marathon dreams are still well and truly alive, with their sights now firmly set on running the world famous Tokyo Marathon. Jurgean Tabuai, an athlete originally hailing from Saibai Island, is a member of the group who missed out on the New York event, but remained to help the hurricane-stricken community. Thanks to a number of extremely generous donations, the team will prove that nothing can keep them down when they line up together at the start of one of the world’s biggest marathons on February 24. Last year, Jurgean was flicking through his local newspaper when he happened upon an advertisement for a mob called the ‘Indigenous Marathon Project’ (IMP). IMP is a non-profit organisation that annually selects, trains and takes a group of young Indigenous athletes to run the New York Marathon. They use the marathon as a vehicle to promote the importance of physical activity, and living a healthy lifestyle to Indigenous communities. In an interview with the Torres News in October, Jurgeab said he applied to try-out for the initial group squad, made it and trained for it since being selected in March. He is the first Queenslander and first Torres Strait Islander male ever selected to take the trip to NYC, the 30-year-old says he’s feeling a mix of emotions. A former army reserve, Jurgean keeps himself in top condition, training nearly every day. “Friday’s my rest day which I really enjoy,” he said. Sundays are his long run days, where he tests himself and tries to run about 18km over a 90-minute period. For more information on IMP, check out their website at http://themarathonproject.com.au/. IMP founder Rob de Castella said that the team had worked hard and deserved the chance to run an international marathon and that the opportunity presented to the runners demonstrated that despite the many setbacks that they had faced they could

still go onto achieve their marathon goals. “These amazing young men and women are truly an inspirational bunch, and learning to cope with the decision to cancel New York and head home to continue their training has been tougher than any marathon that they will ever run,” he said. “The way they have stuck together as a team, gone back to their respective communities, put their heads down and continued with their training in some really tough, hot conditions in the middle of summer is a credit to every single team member.” The team will arrive in Tokyo on Friday, February 22, for the marathon on the Sunday morning.

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Time Ht 0444 0.98 1127 3.16 1807 1.26 2318 1.86

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Kararnah Macdonald from Townsville with her brother Lope Goidubu.

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Lope Goidubu (right) with proud parents Jimmy Gimini from Mabaduan villiage in PNG and Tarita Pedro Gimini from St Paul’s, Moa Island, at the championships in Hobart.

Lope Goidubu with two gold and a silver medal he won at the All Schools Track and Field Championships in Hobart earlier this month.

Lope looks on track for Olympic Games By MARK ROY THE Torres Strait has a great track record of producing fine athletes in all sporting codes. And it’s track records that Lope Goidubu from Badu is looking to break, after picking up two gold medals and one silver at the Australian championships in Hobart and catching the attention of the Australian Institute of Sport. The schoolboy from Badu, now living in Darwin with his dad, is currently the 13-year-old Northern Territory and Australian champion. Last year, Lope was the 12-yearold year Northern Territory and Australian champion. Born on Thursday Island, Lope spent his early years on Badu Island and Thursday Island before moving south. His mother, Tarita Pedro Gimini, is from St Paul’s community on

Moa Island and his father, Jimmy Gimini, is from Mabaduan villiage Papua New Guinea’s Western Province. He has an older brother, Ryan Macdonald, and also has other brothers and sisters in Mabaduan village. But it is his older sister, Kayarnah Macdonald, who lives in Townsville, who is Lope’s number one fan. “I travel with him to all the sporting meets,” Kayarnah said. “In Hobart, I was yelling so loud I almost lost my voice. “He won two gold medals and a silver, and is Australian under-14 champion for the 100m sprint and 200m sprint,” Kayarnah said. “He won silver for long jump.” Lope was in Hobart from November 30 - December 3 to represent Northern Territory at the All Schools Track and Field

Championships. The championships are for athletes aged from 13 to 20. Kayarnah said even though he was only 13, Lope was already setting times close to an Olympic level. “He is aiming to fulfil his dream of representing Australia at the Olympics,” Kayarnah said. “His current times are comparable to Usain Bolt’s time at the same age, and he has been informed by sporting representatives that his dream to run for Australia is not far away. “Lope’s current best time for 200m sprints is 22.3 seconds. “Comparing Lope to Usain Bolt - Usain’s high school record best time for the 200m was 22.04. “Lope’s current time for 100m sprints is 11.1 seconds, while the current record for a 16-year-old is 10.74.”

She said Lope needed to compete against other boys from other states and territories as he does not have much competition in the Territory. “He is too young for the Northern Territory Insitiute of Sport, but he was approched by the Australian Insitute of Sport in Hobart. “Lope has been offered spon-

sorship by Atheletic Australia, providing him with a personal trainer to improve and monitor throught out the year. “It is also important for Lope to go away to give him exposure.” Lope has now qualified for the Australian National Junior Track and Field Championships in Perth in March next year.

Lope Goidubu from Badu crosses the line well ahead of his nearest competitor at the under-14 100m sprint in Hobart.

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