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George Mladenov, “the cockroach of Bankstown”, kept viewers entertained in the 2021 season of Survivor Australia.

Survivor star King George returns to Macquarie Street

The Labor backroom operator turned reality TV fan favourite has once again popped up in the corridors of power.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

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The man was found floating off the NSW coast.

Sailor who fell from cargo ship found safe after almost 24 hours at sea

The man was spotted south of Newcastle at 6.30pm on Friday night, a day after he fell overboard from a cargo ship.

  • Nigel Gladstone
George Mladenov, the self-proclaimed King of Bankstown, at lunch and in Australian Survivor.

Can reality TV stars be politicians in Australia? Survivor star King George thinks so

Known on the show as the king of Bankstown, George Mladenov was the first back-room political operative on Australian Survivor. Now he’s considering getting back on the hustings.

  • Jordan Baker
Back in 2000, Pia Miranda had the kind of breakout role actors dream about.

Pia Miranda: ‘I was incredibly famous but still struggling to pay my rent’

The actor’s career didn’t go to plan after her breakout role in Looking for Alibrandi, but now aged 50, she’s back on top.

  • Jane Rocca
Jill Ashock is like a real-life Katniss Everdeen, only a whole lot meaner.

It’s so hard to take, but I couldn’t look away from Netflix’s survival contest

Elements of Alone, Bear Grylls: The Island, Survivor and The Hunger Games come together in the addictive and slightly appalling Outlast.

  • Karl Quinn
Welcome to the jungle. Real estate agent Fraser Lack is a contestant on the Ten network’s Survivor: Heroes vs Villains reality TV show.

How the internet turned this Australian real estate agent into a meme

Thanks to an obscure Instagram page, real estate agent Fraser Lack has gone from social media punching bag to starring on a reality TV series.

  • Thomas Mitchell
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“King George”, a returning player who has since tattooed an immunity idol on his chest (yes, really).

‘I want to be George the Terrible’: Survivor’s greatest villain returns

George Mladenov hopes “the king can deliver” as the new season of Australian Survivor pits heroes against villains.

  • Melinda Houston
With Summer only months away sunscreen brand Naked Sundays have called on the government to allow the promotion of SPF products on social media.

Push to let social media influencers sell sunscreen after ban on beauty ads

Influencers aren’t allowed be paid or get freebies in exchange for testimonials about TGA approved products. Now a sunscreen brand wants an exemption, arguing it’s for the greater good.

  • Lucy Manly
Plane crash survivor Zafar Masud.

Miracle plane crash survivor credits seat choice for ‘bonus life’

Surviving a crash in which 97 people were killed while he was one of just two survivors has transformed Zafar Masud’s view of life.

  • Ben Farmer
Australian Survivor finalist George Mladenov is the unexpected breakout star of the reality TV show.

‘There aren’t many hurdles left’: Can George win Australian Survivor?

With his dog-print shirts, parading of idols and assumed mantle of king, George Mladenov should never have succeeded on Australian Survivor.

  • Louise Rugendyke

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