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Sarah Ferguson on the darkness she’s seen in the US, trust, and 7.30

Sarah Ferguson on the darkness she’s seen in the US, trust, and 7.30

She’s one of Australia’s best interviewers and the Gold Walkley Award winner is about to take over the reins at the ABC’s 7.30.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien

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The new podcast unpacking Kath & Kim, 20 years after its release

The new podcast unpacking Kath & Kim, 20 years after its release

From The Office to The Sopranos, and now Kath & Kim – a huge wave of nostalgia is breathing new life into your favourite shows from the 2000s.

  • by Meg Watson
Underbelly star faces jail, court told, but not till he’s back from Cannes

Underbelly star faces jail, court told, but not till he’s back from Cannes

Vince Colosimo faces the prospect of going from the French film festival to a Melbourne prison after his lawyer told court he planned to again plead guilty to drug driving.

  • by Adam Cooper and Karl Quinn
SBS dumps youth-focused current affairs show The Feed

SBS dumps youth-focused current affairs show The Feed

First the youth-oriented current affairs show was cut from five nights a week to one, now it is being shunted from broadcast to online only.

  • by Karl Quinn
Australian news in Mandarin and Arabic? It’s about to hit free-to-air TV thanks to SBS

Australian news in Mandarin and Arabic? It’s about to hit free-to-air TV thanks to SBS

It’s a rare thing to launch a news service these days. On Monday, SBS launches two – and a whole new channel to carry them.

  • by Karl Quinn
Trailblazing journalist Caroline Jones dead at 84

Trailblazing journalist Caroline Jones dead at 84

The veteran broadcaster was the first female reporter on Australia’s first national current affairs program, This Day Tonight, and hosted Australian Story for 20 years.

  • by Angus Dalton
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Like the Super Bowl, but longer: Where to watch Saturday’s election coverage

Like the Super Bowl, but longer: Where to watch Saturday’s election coverage

The campaign trail has taken a toll on Australians (especially that 8-year-old Tasmanian kid), but now the end is in sight. So, which channel will you choose to deliver election news?

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Gen Fricker on guilt-free reality television and avoiding the news

Gen Fricker on guilt-free reality television and avoiding the news

“I was a chronic doom scroller during the early days of the pandemic, and I realised quickly I needed to control the dosage existential dread I was taking in.”

  • by Osman Faruqi
Logie nominations: Melissa Leong and Tom Gleeson go head-to-head for Gold

Logie nominations: Melissa Leong and Tom Gleeson go head-to-head for Gold

After a two-year absence, TV’s night of nights is back. Can Tom Gleeson, a shock winner of the coveted Gold in 2019, prove that lightning strikes twice?

  • by Karl Quinn
‘We all cried on the phone together’: Gretchen Carlson on the Fox News scandal

‘We all cried on the phone together’: Gretchen Carlson on the Fox News scandal

She has been portrayed on screen by Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman. Ahead of her visit to Australia, Gretchen Carlson shares her journey from high-powered broadcaster to advocate with Michael Idato.

  • by Michael Idato
Why this Doctor’s black life really matters
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Why this Doctor’s black life really matters

The casting of a black actor to play the Doctor in Doctor Who is a step forward for diversity, but only if the character is allowed to gain insight into what it’s like to be a person of colour.

  • by Merryana Salem