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Science, technology and innovation are recognised worldwide as the primary source of national growth and prosperity - as well as to sustainability.

Australia Advances is a series of short video stories being shown on network and cable television throughout Australia, showcasing some of the most brilliant, fascinating and important Australian discoveries and technological achievements, the people and dynamic companies involved.

It shows how Australian science is building a better future for all of us.

You can view the stories online by clicking on the link at the bottom of each story page. Download the QuickTime player here [External link - New Window].

The videos are available at two sizes, the larger size is recommended for fast internet connections only.

Australia Advances is also available for purchase on both VHS video and DVD/DVD-ROM. The Australia Advances DVDs are all-region compatible.

Please note that series 16 is not included on the DVD set.

DVDs for sale The Australia Advances series showcases up-to-the-minute scientific discoveries that are shaping our lives. Science that is fighting disease, protecting endangered species, engineering new crops and saving the environment.

Each DVD contains more than 30, 2-3 minute video stories.

Each DVD - AU $39.95
3 DVD set - AU $99.95

To purchase your copy call 1300 788 000 (for the cost of a local call within Australia).


You can now search the Australia Advances catalogue by category.

 

    series one
      Sharks and Pimples
      Insect Erections
      Killer Water Weed
series two   Birth Control for Foxes
  Personal Air Monitor
  Spot Check
A Fat Lot of Good Sick Bats
Plastic Wood Smokin' Gold
Woolly Life Savers  
Turbocharged Plants  
Gold in Them Thar Plains  
Sea Sex series three
Magic Maps
Pest Zappers
      Winning with Wool
      Flying Cane Toads
      Solar Wheels
series four   I Can See Through You
  Prawns with Brawn
  Tough Plants
Hidden Galaxies Crack Tracker
Crabs Eyes Neat Wheat
Malaria Vaccine  
Oil From Plants  
Grim News on Ozone Layer series five
Secrets of the Microworld
Energy Efficient Houses
      These Boots are made for Fightin'
      Cassowary Dung
      Rabbit Calicivirus
series six   Spider Woman
  Cashew Bonanza
Flu Cure Australia's Ups & Downs
Match that Face
Deep Sea Mapping  
CSF Cancer Treatment  
Super Soy  
Fish that Walk series seven
Cleaner Power
Better Butter
      Gene Tech
      Foods of the Future
      Disease Resistant Grapes
series eight   Not So Brown Sugar
  Mouse Contraceptive
     
The Good Oil  
Fresher Milk  
Frilled Neck Lizard  
Recycled Concrete series nine
Soil Cancer
Bacteria Hero
      Every Drop Counts
      When Sparks Fly
series ten   A Rat's Tale
  Mining by Remote
  Fats Ain't Fats
Food for Thought  
The Asthma Puzzle  
Fear No Weevil  
Apple Snacks series eleven
Penguins in Peril
Rainforest Research
      Arresting Cancer
      Singing Piano
      Frog Killer
series twelve   Flowering Switch
  Plastic from Wheat
  A Clear View
  Mallee Survivors
  Discovering Science
Attack on Fat  
Change of View  
Disease Puzzle  
Fishes 'n Loaves series thirteen
Crab Menace
True Blue Reds
Stingless Bees
Grass Gas
      Green Machine
      Cancer Detector
series fourteen   Hospital Without Walls
  Losing the Land
  Bubble Science
      Bacteria Buddies
      Green Timber Treatment
Acid Rain  
Artificial Photosynthesis  
Cultivating Bush Tucker  
Essential Oils series fifteen
Hot Sea Springs
Stuck on Sicor
Testing Noise
Tracking Bats
      Where's Fido?
      U.V. Blocker
      Torching the Outback
series sixteen   Fresher O.J.
  Cane Toad Advance
  Under Surface Radar
      Bridal Creeper
      Seed Bank
Concrete from Waste  
Lighter Aeroplanes  
Music Match  
Sea Turtle Survival  
Smellbourne No More
Synthetic Heart Valves
Waste Water Wetlands
     
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