Aaron Pedersen

Echidnas and platypuses are odd; they are the only mammals in the world to share some key traits with reptiles, including laying eggs. Though peculiar, these rare animals are actually highly-tuned to their environment.

Orcas are infamous for being merciless ocean killers, but their fierce repertoire is mostly a misunderstanding of what is one of Earth's most intelligent mammals, who live together in complex family groups.

The Australian desert is one of the most exposed areas on the planet; a vast battlefield that tests its wild warriors as much as they challenge each other in the battle for survival.

Australian droughts are often followed by flood, a rhythm of life that the country has adapted to. While the inland is still subjected to natural floods, elsewhere the flood regimes are changing. (Final)

There's more to Australia's reptiles than being cold-blooded killers. From intimate mating rituals to extremely protective mothers, we are only just beginning to scratch beneath the scales these Australian animals

Cyclones burst upon Australia's tropical coast bringing torrential rain and destruction, while ancient rain forests and coral reefs are destroyed. Aaron Pedersen explains how these ecosystems have evolved and adapted.

Australia's coastal battleground is home to thousands of marine animals in competition for food, territory and the right to mate. For sea creatures, danger can strike from above, below or alongside, giving the fight for survival a whole new dimension.

Indigenous cowboy detective Jay Swan returns to his outback hometown to solve the murder of a teenage girl, whose body is found under the highway trucking route out of town. Alienated from both the white-dominated police force and his own community, including his teenage daughter (now connected to the murdered girl) Jay stands alone in his determination to fight back - for his town, and his people.

When Reese's body turns up, Emma is forced to charge Marley with his murder, but Jay doesn't believe he did it. Reese's mother asks to put up a memorial at Black Springs where Reese was found, prompting Emma to research that part of her family's land.

Marley's uncle, Larry, is released from prison, but the town is less than enthusiastic to receive him back. Jay and Emma investigate whose blood they found on the road, then Reese's girlfriend, Georgia, arrives in town and gives the police information about him.