The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the primary broadcaster of Thomas & Friends in Australia. Recent series are broadcast as part of the ABC Kids block on ABC2. Thomas was also shown on ABC1 prior to the CGI switchover.
ABC broadcasts many other children's shows, including other HiT Entertainment properties.
ABC has distributed Thomas and Friends on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray in Australia since the 80s. They originally had their videos distributed by Festival Records before they switched to Roadshow Entertainment in 1991 when they adopted the ABC for Kids name.
From 31 August - October 4th 2020, Thomas & Friends will be taking a break on the ABC KIDS guide.
VHS Releases
- Thomas and Gordon and other stories
- Troublesome Trucks and other stories
- Coal and other stories
- Thomas, Percy and the Coal and Other Stories
- Percy and Harold and Other Stories
- The Deputation and Other Stories
- Time for Trouble and other stories
- Trust Thomas and Other Stories
- Escape and other stories
- Thomas and Stepney and other Stories
- Rock 'n' Roll and other Stories
- Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Stories
- Story and Song Collection
- Playtime
- Spooks and Surprises
- The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection
- Happy Ever After
- Happy Holidays
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad
- Truck Loads of Fun
- Rescues on the Railways
- The Very Best of Thomas and Friends
- All Aboard October!
- Thomas and the Jet Engine
- Twin Trouble
- All Aboard!
- Engines to the Rescue
- All Aboard with the Steam Team
- Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas
- Calling All Engines! (cancelled)
DVD Releases
Episodic Releases
- Thomas and the Jet Engine
- Twin Trouble
- Engines to the Rescue
- All Aboard with the Steam Team
- Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas
- Rusty Saves the Day
- Little Engines, Big Days Out
- Together on the Tracks
- Carnival Capers
- Engines and Escapades
- Heave Ho!
- The Party Surprise
- Splish, Splash, Splosh!
- Merry Winter Wish
- The Lion of Sodor
- Wobbly Wheels and Whistles
- Curious Cargo
- Go Go Thomas!
- Rescue On the Rails
- Sticky Situations
- Spills and Thrills
- Thomas in Charge!
- Santa's Little Engine
- Dinos and Discoveries
- Trouble on the Tracks
- Start Your Engines!
- Railway Mischief
- The Christmas Engines
- Signals Crossed
- Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures
- Thomas' Christmas Carol
- Extraordinary Engines
- Team Up With Thomas
- Christmas on Sodor
- Here Comes the Steam Team
- Monkey Trouble!
- Digs and Discoveries
- Steam Team to the Rescue
- The Royal Engine
- A Colourful World
- Thomas' Trusty Friends
- Truck Loads of Fun
- Happy Holidays
- Songs from Sodor
- The Very Best of Thomas and Friends
- The Best of Thomas and Friends - Volume 1
- The Best of Thomas and Friends - Volume 2
My First Thomas Series
- My First Thomas with Thomas
- My First Thomas with Percy
- My First Thomas with James
- My First Thomas with Henry and Gordon
- My First Thomas with Toby and Edward
- My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
- My First Thomas with The Twin Engines
- My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
- My First Thomas with Diesel
The Complete Series Collections
- The Complete First Series
- The Complete Second Series
- The Complete Third Series
- The Complete Fourth Series
- The Complete Fifth Series
- The Complete Sixth Series
- The Complete Seventh Series
- The Complete Eighth Series
- The Complete Ninth Series
- The Complete Tenth Series
- The Complete Eleventh Series
- The Complete Twelfth Series
Twin Packs
- Series One and Two Double Pack
- Series Three and Four Double Pack
- Series Five and Six Double Pack
- Series Seven and Eight Double Pack
- Series Nine and Ten Double Pack
- Series Nine and The Great Discovery Double Pack
Boxsets
- Classic Collection: Series 1 - 5 (5 Disc Boxset)
- The Essential Collection (5 DVD Boxset)
- 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset
- Trainloads of Thomas Fun
- Essential Collection (Five Disc Collection)
- 3 Great Adventures
- The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends
- 3 DVDs (Boxset)
- Complete Series 1-10
- My First Thomas
Movies and Feature-Length Specials
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad
- Calling All Engines!
- The Great Discovery
- Hero of the Rails
- Misty Island Rescue
- Day of the Diesels
- Blue Mountain Mystery
- King of the Railway
- Tale of the Brave
- Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
- The Adventure Begins
- The Great Race
- Journey Beyond Sodor
- Big World! Big Adventures!
Twin Packs and Boxsets
- Hero of the Rails and Misty Island Rescue
- Misty Island Rescue and Day of the Diesels
- Movie Collection
- 75th Anniversary Collection
Blu-ray Releases
- Misty Island Rescue
- Day of the Diesels
Trivia
- There is a VHS of Thomas and Friends: Calling All Engines! in Australia, but that tape is really obscure and is extinct.
- The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has banned reruns of the nineteenth series episode, Henry Spots Trouble, due to complains about the episode presenting chickenpox "as a mild disease that is nothing to worry about" and conveyed an anti-vaccination message. Although the episode is banned from airing on the ABC, it was still released on the Whale of a Tale DVD and the CBeebies channel.