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ABC 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson and Victorian Liberal senator Sarah Henderson.

Star ABC reporter’s Canberra corridor stand-off with Liberal critic

ABC 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson and Liberal senator Sarah Henderson recently squared off over a Four Corners program on Donald Trump and the January 6 insurrection.

  • Calum Jaspan

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Charlie Pickering is a TV survivor, with his show The Weekly chalking up its 12th year.

‘The only recipe for success’: How Charlie Pickering became one of TV’s great survivors

With his show The Weekly, the comedian has outplayed and outlasted some of his biggest rivals.

  • Bridget McManus
Former host of The Project Waleed Aly.

Waleed Aly decides against going global

In this week’s On Background: a spanner in the works for Waleed Aly’s ABC summer plans, Aunty’s top brass grilled, Mike Sneesby’s Saudi side gig, and Foxtel adds to its scrap pile.  

  • Calum Jaspan
President Donald Trump meets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House.

Journalism is not a crime, Albanese said. He’s yet to prove he meant it

It’s six years since Anthony Albanese, as opposition leader, flew the flag for freedom of speech. He’s had 3½ years as PM – and still we’re waiting for action.

  • Kerry O'Brien
The surprise funding boost could help the ABC unearth the next Bluey.

Surprise $50m boost for ABC as streaming quotas finally become law

The national broadcaster will get the extra funds for children’s programs and drama after the government’s quotas bill was passed.

  • Karl Quinn
Lila McGuire plays Evonne Goolagong in the highly anticipated three-part biopic.

Is your favourite TV show back next year? Here’s everything on our screens in 2026

All the local broadcasters have bet big on their areas of expertise – aka ratings winners – while the ABC is doing the heavy lifting in scripted drama.

  • Louise Rugendyke
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Suddenly it’s blokes akimbo on ABC radio. Loyal female listeners are noticing

Women are among the ABC’s most loyal listeners – and they like listening to women.

  • Jenna Price
The original Race Around the World crew (from left): Claudia Rowe, Ben Davies, Bentley Dean, John Safran, Daniel Marsden, Olivia Rousset, Scott Herford and Kim Traill.

This hit ABC show from the ’90s is back. Can it work again?

The reboot vies with 28 years of a changing world, from the birth of Wi-Fi to lenses recording our every move.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Chris Bath has resigned from the Drive program.

ABC Radio Sydney faces ratings shock after Chris Bath’s surprise resignation

The latest radio survey shows losses across every show in the station’s line-up, with its Drive program slumping to a 4.9 per cent share of the Sydney radio audience.

  • Calum Jaspan
Cult following: Phil Tufnell.

The ABC axed Glenn McGrath over his link to a betting company, but cleared Phil Tufnell. This is why

Former England spinner Tufnell is part of a podcast sponsored by a British betting exchange, but the national broadcaster said his situation was different to that of McGrath.

  • Andrew Wu

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