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Australia's Seven network has got the jump on the other commercial stations by commencing separate programming on their high-definition stream, named 7HD. Programs start at 10.30pm on weeknights and all day on weekends, and currently run without any advertising.

The station plans to show first-run movies on weeknights, and children's and family programming on weekends.

It is expected that a full launch of the station will happen in a few weeks' time.

Press release.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's local station in Canberra, 666 ABC Canberra is now streaming its programs online, after testing on and off for the past couple of months. The stream is available here.