News & current affairs

The brownstone steps outside Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment on the show, left, and in real life, right.

Tourism

After 20 years of fans, the owner of Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment has had enough

The owner of the building exterior featured in Sex and the City has filed a motion to install a gate over the iconic brownstone steps.

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Lauren Ironmonger

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ABC newsreader James Glenday will join the national broadcaster’s breakfast show.

Breakfast TV

‘Big shoes to fill’: ABC unveils Michael Rowland replacement on News Breakfast

James Glenday, the former presenter of the 7pm news bulletin in the ACT, will become co-host after wholesale changes on the program.

December 9, 2024
Karl Quinn

The breakfast battle. Who will you be watching in 2025?

Breakfast TV

Out of the fold, in with the who? All the changes on breakfast TV for 2025

The ABC’s Michael Rowland is the latest host to announce his departure from TV’s breakfast line-up. So, who will you be watching in 2025?

December 3, 2024
Thomas Mitchell

Film & TV production

Neighbours star Ian Smith reveals he has terminal cancer

The 86-year-old actor said he had a “very aggressive, non-fixable cancer” on Channel 10.

December 2, 2024
Angus Dalton

ABC presenters Sarah Macdonald, Fran Kelly and Linton Besser.

Updated
ABC

It’s all change at the ABC and not everyone is happy about it

In the latest shake-up, Fran Kelly is back, Sarah Macdonald is out and there’s a new Media Watch host.

November 21, 2024
Thomas Mitchell

Dr Chris Brown is back to doing what he does best: travelling the world with his famous (and furry) friends.

Seven West Media

With kids calling AFL, Seven banks on news and sport to steady the ship

The network will run AFL content every night and offer a fresh news bulletin. Chris Brown gets a new comedy-travel show, but there’s not much in the way of original programming.

November 13, 2024
Thomas Mitchell and Calum Jaspan

US election TV coverage … kind of like a Zoom meeting.

Analysis
US Votes 2024

The only thing America loves more than elections is television. So I tuned in

The sheer scale of America – a population 12 times bigger than ours, with many hundreds more television channels – means everything is inevitably bigger.