Advancing Australia

1 season available

Host Guy Pearce uncovers the inspirational stories of ordinary Australians who are doing extraordinary things with ideas and passions for change.
Sea of Plastic
S1 E1

Guy Pearce introduces us to three Aussies doing their part to help save our oceans and to combat plastic pollution.

Eat the Planet
S1 E2

Guy Pearce introduces us to three innovators feeding the planet by fighting food waste, a restaurant waste warrior, a passionate food rescuer and a Queensland farmer going bananas.

Access for All
S1 E3

Guy Pearce shows how three tech-savvy Aussies are making the world a better place for millions of Australians living with disabilities.

Well Beings
S1 E4

Guy Pearce presents three stories showing how innovators are improving wellbeing and mental health right across Australia.

Switch On
S1 E5

Guy Pearce shows how know-how is moving Australia to the front of the green-energy race by creating ideas and change in different places: in the ocean, on the road, and in the clouds.

Grow The Future
S1 E6

Introducing three entrepreneurs helping grow the future by talking to thirsty crops, boosting protein with crickets, and by bringing the ocean to the desert.

Class of Our Own
S1 E7

Uncovering three programs keeping students engaged through citizen science, leadership in the top office, and immersive hologram technology.

Watch This Space
S1 E8

Guy Pearce introduces the superstars of the internet of things using rocket design, low orbit satellite tech, and low-cost connectivity to prove the sky's the limit with 21st century communications.

Ending Extinction
S1 E9

Guy Pearce introduces the ingenious Aussies bringing native animals and habitats back from the brink of extinction using robots, some devilishly clever thinking, and koala-friendly drones.

All Fired Up
S1 E10

Guy Pearce introduces the inventive Aussies tackling bushfire threat by combining ancient know-how with cutting edge technology.

Healthy to You
S1 E11

Guy Pearce shows how Aussies are using smart tech to bring better health to the bush by flying medicine to those who need it, scanning brains at home and away, and detecting viruses remotely.