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TV show Aunty Jack switches to colour in Australia in 1975.

From Aunty Jack to Kath & Kim and Bluey: 50 years of colour TV in Australia

Some moments will make you cringe, but that small box in the corner of the lounge room brought us together in ways streamers never will.

  • Michael Idato, Craig Mathieson and Debi Enker

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Teresa Palmer as Sophie Honeywell in The Last Anniversary.

What to watch: The best new shows to stream in March

From a bizarre true-crime saga to a new Liane Moriarty drama and a Hollywood satire, there is lots to choose from.

  • Craig Mathieson
Josh McKenzie plays Shane Florence in the crime drama The Hunting Party.

‘I wanted to set the tone’: The Kiwi actor making his own rules

Josh McKenzie knows what it’s like to be on the bottom of the heap – and he’s determined to change it now he’s the lead.

  • Bridget McManus
Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon, Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon and Drew Carver as Sandy Gordon in Running Point.

What to stream this week: Five new shows and a movie to add to your list

Our picks include a basketball comedy with Ted Lasso vibes, a globe-trotting cooking show with a Queer Eye star and an Australian-made comedy with a Northern Exposure feel. 

  • Craig Mathieson
Elle Fanning and Timothee Chalamet in A Complete Unknown.

Timothee Chalamet deserves best actor, and Demi has the edge

While Adrien Brody is favourite, Chalamet’s performance in A Complete Unknown deserves recognition, as does Fernanda Torres in I’m Still Here.

  • Michael Idato
Filip Hammar (left) and his father Lars in The Last Journey.

Documentary about a dad’s last journey knows how to push your buttons

There’s a strong chance anyone who has dealt with elderly parents will be moved by this Swedish film.

  • Jake Wilson
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Eliza Scanlen as Violet Davies in Dope Girls.

Punk energy, nightclubs and no ‘Oi, guvnor’: The period drama shaking up the genre

Starring Eliza Scanlen and set in London’s hedonistic postwar years, Dope Girls puts women firmly in charge.

  • Benji Wilson
The iconic Karl and Susan Kennedy, played by Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne.

RIP Neighbours: Farewell, again, to TV’s most troubled cul-de-sac

Neighbours is survived by many friends and relatives, including the Robinsons, Kennedys, one Grammy-winning pop princess and everyone who moved to Queensland. 

  • Andrew Mercado
Longtime ABC election analyst Antony Green.

It’s not the elections, it’s the pre-season: Antony Green on hanging up his boots

Green, after calling 13 national ballots, said this year’s poll would be his last on air.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Daisy May Cooper is astonishing as Nic in the dramedy Am I Being Unreasonable?

Looking for the holy grail of TV dramedy? This is as close as you’ll get

Starring Daisy May Cooper, the second season of Am I Being Unreasonable? seamlessly interweaves gut-busting comedy and heartbreaking drama.

  • Ben Pobjie

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