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Sam Delich and Kylah Day in Territory. Netflix declined to commission a second series, despite its global success.

Could Trump’s tariffs spell disaster for Australia’s screen industry?

High-profile shows cancelled, no sign of streaming quotas and the spectre of Donald Trump have sent a chill through Australia’s film and television industry.

  • Karl Quinn

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Gabriel Shipton at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne, February 2025.

How Julian Assange’s brother and a crypto artist raised $74m to free him

Gabriel Shipton and the cyber artist Pak joined forces to create an NFT artwork that played a major role in securing the WikiLeaks founder’s release.

  • Karl Quinn
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Reproducing for rapid charging

What came first, the Tesla or the egg?

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
From designer luggage to silk kaftans, The White Lotus’ most recent merch line epitomises the new era of TV merchandise.

As seen on TV: The merch from our fave shows just got so much better

The White Lotus is the latest series to release product collabs, including covetable kaftans and luxury luggage, as TV merchandise goes upmarket.

  • Nell Geraets
From Dune: Part Two to The Brutalist, here’s where you can watch the Oscars best picture nominees.

Cram this year’s best pictures before the Oscars. Here’s how

If you’re worried you’ve fallen behind on your Academy Award watch list, don’t worry – we have you covered.

  • Nell Geraets and Brittany Busch
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The cast of Neighbours at the Logie Awards in 2022.

Neighbours axed again, just two years after Amazon resurrection

The show that launched Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce and Jason Donovan has been cancelled for a third time in its 40-year history.

  • Michael Idato
New ABC Media Watch host Linton Besser.

Why Media Watch is still one of the most important shows on TV

After more than 35 years on air, and with a new host at the desk, this watchdog still has teeth.

  • Debi Enker
The Bill Bensley-designed Four Seasons Koh Samui.

How to have a White Lotus experience in Thailand (from under $200 a night)

Koh Samui is bracing for an influx of tourists off the back of season three, but you don’t have to stay at the Four Seasons to get a taste of White Lotus life.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Jacob Elordi (left) and Justin Kurzel, director of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. 

Why ‘superfan’ Jacob Elordi took the Long Road home to Australia

The Saltburn and Euphoria star was in Berlin for the premiere of Richard Flanagan’s POW drama, directed by Justin Kurzel.

  • Stephanie Bunbury

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