News & current affairs
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.
- by Thomas Mitchell and Calum Jaspan
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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.
- by Michael Idato
What do Rachel Griffiths, Jacki Weaver and Claudia Karvan have in common? New jobs at SBS
Prepare for plenty of famous faces and wild places as SBS unveils its 2025 slate.
- by Thomas Mitchell
170 letters for 170 years of The Age. You know me as ‘Peter Johns, Sorrento’
When my first letter was printed in 2006, I was surprised and felt very excited. It is still a thrill.
- by Peter Johns
Samantha Armytage to host Golden Bachelor as Nine rolls dice on love, drama in 2025
After more than two decades at Channel Seven, the former Sunrise host has made the switch to Nine.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Sacked, prosecuted, exposed: A proud history of muckraking
The Age’s investigative reporters have brought down public officials, revealed corruption, and uncovered organised crime operations and war crimes. As the masthead turns 170, we celebrate their journalism.
- by Michael Bachelard
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Sunday Life
The September 15 Edition
Journalist and broadcaster Virginia Trioli graces our cover and chats about her upcoming memoir. A delightful blend of food, family and her fascinating life.
Virginia Trioli: ‘I had to go through a lot of life to be confident to write about me’
When the award-winning journalist set out to write her memoir there was a lot on the table, but she chose to focus on food over feminism.
- by Jane Rocca
What the Logies revealed about where Australian TV is going
A well-deserved TV veteran won Gold, but a teenage actor from a streaming series won the night as the Logies confronted an undeniable changing of the guard.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Logies 2024 As it happened: Larry Emdur wins Gold Logie
Larry Emdur has won the Gold Logie for 2024, after 40 years in television. Boy Swallows Universe has scooped other categories. Follow our live coverage.
- by Thomas Mitchell, Damien Woolnough, Gemma Grant and Karl Quinn
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