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February

The ABC’s Nemesis is compelling political television

The three-part confessional account provides a vehicle for senior Liberals to flagellate each other. Malcolm Turnbull emerges as whip-in-chief.

  • Aaron Patrick

December 2023

John Denton and Jane Turner have criss-crossed the globe throughout their hugely diverse careers.

‘I’m the gravitas, she’s the bling’: An unlikely power couple

John Denton is the first Australian to run the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce. He still gets recognised as the real-life husband of Kath from Kath & Kim.

  • Gus McCubbing

June 2021

How COVID-19 kickstarted Australia’s screen industry

Relative pandemic freedom has given local TV and film producers a lucky break they hope to convert into permanent globalisation.

  • Michael Bailey

January 2021

An actor’s remarkable family journey leads to making movie history

Having broken new ground in acting, Jillian Nguyen knows the responsibility that comes with representing her heritage.

  • Jane Albert

November 2019

ABC journalist Tony Jones for Lunch with AFR at Bar Zini, Pyrmont.

How not to get drunk with a television host

Tony Jones barely sips the rosé at Sydney's Bar Zini, saying he has to host Q&A in a few hours. He has flipped the tables on his interlocutor.

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  • Aaron Patrick

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