Not current, we started watching Black Snow, a fairly generic cold case cop show set, in this case, in the sugar cane fields of North Queensland. But because of its setting, and the interweaving of the history of the South Sea Islanders it’s pretty good.
Things I learnt from watching it:
Between 1860-1900’ish some 62,000 islanders from Vanuatu, Tuvalu, PNG and dozens of other islands were brought in as indentured labour for the cane fields
The title harks back to when the cane fields were burnt before harvest, leading to clouds of airborne ash flakes.
Packs of playing cards with eg missing persons on, and a reward for information are distributed in Australian jails in an effort to garner information.