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3rd December 2025

DEFINING A NATION

  

EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA
NEW EVENT SERIES PREMIERES SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, AT 8.30PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW

Discover the Events That Changed Australia in this powerful new factual series exploring the defining moments that shaped our nation, premiering, Sunday December 7, at 8.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

Events That Changed Australia takes an in-depth look at the critical turning points in Australia’s history, from natural disasters to social upheavals, through the lens of hindsight. Combining rich, never-before-seen archival footage with candid interviews, the series investigates not just what happened, but how these events fundamentally altered the country and its people.

The compelling eight part series features a chorus of trusted voices and eyewitnesses, including Ally Langdon, Ben Fordham, Leila McKinnon, Tom Steinfort, Alicia Loxley, Jayne Azzopardi and Brett McLeod, alongside survivors, first responders, and community leaders who were on the ground when history was made.

The series launches with a searing examination of the Cronulla Riots. In the summer of December 2005, simmering racial tensions exploded on one of Sydney’s most popular beaches. What began as a localised conflict spiralled into an organised, race-driven riot that beamed ugly images of Australia around the world.

Exploring the media storm, the use of the national anthem as a war cry, and the subsequent “race reckoning” that forced Australians to question the kind of country we want to live in, Events That Changed Australia asks: How could this happen here?

Throughout the series, Events That Changed Australia will continue to explore landmark chapters in our history, including Black Saturday, the Bali Bombings, the Lindt Cafe Siege, and the impact of World Series Cricket.

EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUSTRALIA
NEW EIGHT PART EVENT SERIES 
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, AT 8.30PM ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW