JERMAINE Jackson says the remaining four members of the Jackson Five hope to be performing and touring together by the end of the year, and Australia is definitely on the itinerary.
Jackson is in the country promoting his new six-part reality series The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty, which follows the famous family as they deal with the death of Michael and try to work together again.
The original concept was to give fans an insight into the lives of the Jackson brothers - Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie.
When younger brother Michael died in June last year they were nine months into filming.
Instead of cancelling the show, they chose to address the death directly.
"It was very, very hard,'' Jackson said.
"It was tough because we were into the show way before his passing, so we decided to just keep going.
"We thought that would be the best thing to do because it was part of the legacy.''
Almost nine months on from Michael's death, the Jackson family are still struggling to deal with their loss.
They will be in court when his doctor Conrad Murray defends charges of involuntary manslaughter.
"It's tough, but we went to the arraignment and the charges for something that they put on him is what it is - it's four years and he could be out in two. It's tough,'' he said.
Jackson said they will never have closure, regardless of what happens with the court case.
"Our closure with Michael - I mean, being on stage and not seeing him there - he was always on the right of me, and I was always on the left of him - it's tough,'' he said.
But the remaining brothers are determined to release a new album and tour together in honour of Michael.
"It's definitely going to happen. Absolutely,'' he said.
"They were calling me this morning about the timing and things like that.
"We want to make sure that it's right, but we would definitely try to get something going before the year is out.''
