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October 20th 2021

Exciting new adventure series in production

Production has begun on an exciting new factual series to be aired on the ABC and distributed worldwide by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF).

October 20th 2021

First Day celebrates Emmy win

The ground-breaking children’s drama series First Day, supported by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF), has won an International Kids Emmy Award.

October 15th 2021

What’s On TV? Monday 18 October – Sunday 24 October

Never miss a moment of your favourite Australian children’s television series. Visit our guide for more information about what’s on free-to-air and pay TV.

October 12th 2021

Discover First Day… in French!

A French language version of Emmy-nominated series, First Day, is now available in Australia exclusively through the ACTF Shop.

October 12th 2021

Judging commences for the 2021 My Place competition

Presented in partnership between ABC Education and the ACTF, this year’s My Place Competition received almost 900 entries from young writers across the country.