Australian TV
‘It’s not everyone’s bag’: How Natalie Barr became breakfast TV’s greatest survivor
The Sunrise co-host has outlasted several colleagues at Seven, as well as her rivals on ABC and Nine.
- by Bridget McManus
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Haunted by the Boxing Day tsunami, Ray Martin faces his fears
The journalist returned to Indonesia for the documentary Tsunami: 20 Years On to find what once was a “hellhole” is now a “humble, human place”.
- by Bridget McManus
‘Happier than I’ve ever been’: Lisa Millar on Muster Dogs and life after News Breakfast
The ABC journalist is adjusting to a slower pace of life, as she catches up with the human and canine stars of the TV hit.
- by Bridget McManus
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Film & TV production
Move over, Liane Moriarty - Australia has a new book-to-screen queen rising
Set in bayside Melbourne, The Family Next Door is the first of Sally Hepworth’s books to make it to screen - but it won’t be the last.
- by Karl Quinn
The Artful Dodger returns: Disney orders second season of Aussie hit
Inspired by Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, the comedy-drama about a pickpocket-turned surgeon in colonial Sydney has developed a global following.
- by Karl Quinn
Graham Norton swaps the glamour of his talk show for an Aussie Wheel of Fortune
Over a nearly 30-year TV career, the Irish chat show host has juggled sex stunts, celebrity guests and game shows. This is how he makes it look so easy.
- by Louise Rugendyke
‘Wear your brown suit to chambers’: this Federal Court judge is Fisk’s number one fan
Kitty Flanagan’s ABC comedy has clearly tickled the nation’s judicial funny bones. Plus, young Liberal staffers photographed at Harris rally, and Albanese faces local constituents.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Consistently compelling, this actor continues to fly under the radar
With credits including The Newsreader, So Long, Marianne, Secret City and Mindhunter, Anna Torv’s impressive CV has steadily grown without attracting a lot of public attention.
- by Debi Enker
‘Chop my leg off’: Osher Gunsberg documents his dramatic battle with chronic pain
The former Bachelor host had a hip replacement in 2020 but the aftermath was a struggle: “You have to believe that you can get better.”
- by Bridget McManus
Why Elly-May Barnes wants to give musicians the chance her dad Jimmy gave her
The singer is hosting the new series Headliners, which gives artists living with disability the opportunity to play at the Mundi Mundi Bash.
- by Bridget McManus
Logie winner finds family values in Kiwi ‘cosy’ crime series
Chelsie Preston Crayford, who starred in Underbelly: Razor, plays opposite Rebecca Gibney in A Remarkable Place to Die, set on New Zealand’s South Island.
- by Debi Enker