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What the ABC should learn from Joe Rogan … and Popeye

For a decade, the ABC has been on a forlorn quest for digital relevance. It’s time it dared to be itself again – and took the risks required to be interesting.

  • Malcolm Knox

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Kylah Day and Sam Corlett in Territory.

The Aussie TV show that has the world falling in love with the outback

In its second week on Netflix, outback drama Territory has become one of the most-watched series globally. 

  • Karl Quinn
Hard Quiz on the ABC consistently outperforms its commercial rivals and helped Tom Gleeson win a Gold Logie.

Could this be the simple fix to our growing disconnection from friends and family?

It’s one that offers simple, wholesome entertainment that can be consumed in mixed company while deepening real-world relationships.

  • Jamila Rizvi
Michael Rowland and Bridget Brennan. Brennan has been announced as the new co-host on ABC News Breakfast. Credit: ABC 

ABC rising star joins News Breakfast as morning TV wars heat up

Bridget Brennan, who became the first Indigenous panellist on Insiders in 2020, will take her seat on the couch after Lisa Millar departs next week.

  • Karl Quinn
Xavier Coates and Reece Walsh of the Maroons celebrate their 38-10 win.

State of Origin game one breaks streaming record for broadcaster Nine

The first game of the three-match series drew the biggest audience since 2016, and a new high for 9Now.

  • Karl Quinn
Netflix’s Heartbreak High tells an Australian story to global audiences.

Heartbreak High is a global hit. So why aren’t there more Aussie shows like it?

Despite the series’ global runaway success, the future of rich Australian content remains on a knife edge.

  • Calum Jaspan
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Toby Jones and Julie Hesmondhalgh play former subposter Alan Bates and his partner, Suzanne Sercombe. When Bates refused to accept liability for losses in his branch, his contract was terminated and they lost their £65,000 investment.

The true crime drama about the UK post office which caused a national scandal

Wrongful convictions wrecked the lives of almost 1000 innocent post office workers, putting 236 in jail. Now, the government is scrambling to deliver justice.

  • Michael Lallo
Felix Cameron stars as Eli Bell in the adaptation of Trent Dalton’s memoir Boy Swallows Universe.

Boy Swallows Universe gobbles up viewers around the world for Netflix

Netflix claims the adaptation of Trent Dalton’s 2018 memoir is its biggest Australian-made show to date. But is that true?

  • Karl Quinn
Celeste Barber as Liv Healy in Wellmania.

Netflix releases viewing data for the first time. Axed Aussie show was a hit

For the first time in its 16-year history of streaming, Netflix has publicly reported detailed data on what we watch. It comes after calls for greater transparency from the Hollywood guilds.

  • Karl Quinn
Melissa Leong has been axed from MasterChef Australia.

‘Great gift’: Melissa Leong responds to being dumped from MasterChef

She’s been the highest-profile member of Network Ten’s highest-profile show since 2020. Her move comes amid other changes at the network.

  • Karl Quinn

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