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ABC presenters Sarah Macdonald, Fran Kelly and Linton Besser.

It’s all change at the ABC and not everyone is happy about it

In the latest shake-up, Fran Kelly is back, Sarah Macdonald is out and there’s a new Media Watch host.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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Leigh Sales agreed to become a mentor on The Assembly after watching the French version of the show, where President Emmanuel Macron was grilled.

Leigh Sales on the bold show that puts 15 autistic students in charge

No topic was off limits when celebrities such as Sam Neill, Amanda Keller and the prime minister agreed to take part in The Assembly.

  • Louise Rugendyke

Sarah Ferguson on her worst interview: ‘He was just rude, not interested’

The five-time Walkley Award-winning journalist and host of 7.30 also reveals who’s at the top of her interview wish list.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Past and present Media Watch hosts. [L-R] Richard Ackland, Paul Barry, Stuart Littlemore, Monica Attard

Should Paul Barry be the last journalist to host Media Watch?

With Barry about to end his 11-year tenure in the hot seat, the ABC could hand over the task of keeping the outlets honest to someone outside the so-called media bubble.

  • Calum Jaspan
Gaenor Meakes outside the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Thursday, and Bruce Lehrmann in a file photo.

The Lady Vanishes: Is Bruce Lehrmann’s former landlord an aristocrat?

The woman accusing Lehrmann of property damage has been described as “Lady Gaenor Meakes”. But how did she get the title?

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb, with Australian Chamber Orchestra cellist Julian Thompson and baritone cello (nicknamed Barry) at the ACO’s harbourside headquarters in Walsh Bay, Sydney.

Calluses, hickeys, chops: Sales and Crabb learn what it takes to be classical musicians

The hugely successful Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast is going behind the scenes with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

  • Helen Pitt
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ABC News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar returns to narrate season two of Muster Dogs.

Lisa Millar on Muster Dogs, beating bullies and finding that silver lining

After a tough year on TV, the popular ABC News Breakfast is looking ahead to season two of Muster Dogs and ignoring the bullies.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Works by fashion designer Iris van Herpen such as the Hydrozoa dress from the Sensory Seas collection (2020) will feature in the exhibition at GOMA.

10 major cultural events to see in Brisbane in 2024

We’ve looked into the cultural crystal ball to find highlights of 2024.

  • Nick Dent
Leigh Sales at the ABC Studio ahead of her Andrew Olle lecture.

Leigh Sales on ABC-haters, trust in media, and stealing Ita’s car park

The former 7.30 host has shared her thoughts on some of the greatest challenges facing the media in a landmark public address.

  • Helen Pitt
“When my marriage ended, she rang me from a callbox in a piazza in Italy... I knew there was no limit to how long she would stand there, putting money into the phone.”

‘Burn the diaries’: Leigh Sales’ plea to bestie Lisa Millar

The 28-year friendship between ABC journos Lisa Millar and Leigh Sales was forged in the US, in the wake of 9/11.

  • Amanda Hooton

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