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‘I was a pain’: Why Idol judge Marcia Hines takes the ‘kind’ route
The singer aims to be constructive in her criticism on Australian Idol, well remembering what it was like when she had to audition.
- by Nicole Elphick
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What I learnt in my first week of ABC Breakfast: Bob Murphy
The former Doggies captain, having exchanged his boots for a microphone, talks about his ABC debut alongside co-host Sharnelle Vella.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Love the ABC? Hate it? News Breakfast’s new co-host is ready for your takes
Meet the man taking over from Michael Rowland this Monday. Just try not to yell at him in the chemist.
- by Meg Watson
Hamish Blake and Andy Lee attempt to eat the entire McDonald's menu
Hamish Blake and Andy Lee kick off their 'Eat The Board' challenge in a YouTube video from 2017.
Severance finally returns to TV. Here’s what you need to know
A three-year delay has only served to heighten anticipation around the release of the second season.
- by Thomas Mitchell and Meg Watson
It’s Star Trek, Jim, but not as we know it
Star Trek: Section 31 breaks all the rules and gives Michelle Yeoh’s villainous Philippa Georgiou a shot at redemption.
- by Michael Idato
5 TV shows guaranteed to lift your spirits
Two weeks into 2025 and the year getting the jump on you? We dive into five TV shows which will lighten the mood.
- by Debi Enker
The new TV comedy unpicking the dark art of crisis PR
Jenna Owen and Vic Zerbst rise to the top in Optics, a comedy about the people who mop up other people’s messes.
- by Louise Rugendyke
No saloon? The TV western telling the truth about life on the frontier
For a long time, film and TV stories of the American West were aggressively whitewashed. Netflix’s American Primeval is muddy, bloody, cold and mean.
- by Alexis Soloski
Law and disorder: TV king Dick Wolf’s plan to reinvent streaming
The legendary Law & Order producer has delivered his first procedural crime drama for a streaming platform. It’s game on, he says.
- by John Koblin
Homicide: A police procedural binge 30 years in the making
Legendary ’90s US cop show Homicide: Life on the Street has never been available for streaming – until now.
- by Craig Mathieson