News & current affairs
Nine News stalwart Andrew Lofthouse retires
Lofthouse said it was time for him to “pull back and slow down a little” while dealing with a health issue.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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Love the ABC? Hate it? News Breakfast’s new co-host is ready for your takes
Meet the man taking over from Michael Rowland this Monday. Just try not to yell at him in the chemist.
- Meg Watson
After 20 years of fans, the owner of Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment has had enough
The owner of the building exterior featured in Sex and the City has filed a motion to install a gate over the iconic brownstone steps.
- Lauren Ironmonger
‘Big shoes to fill’: ABC unveils Michael Rowland replacement on News Breakfast
James Glenday, the former presenter of the 7pm news bulletin in the ACT, will become co-host after wholesale changes on the program.
- Karl Quinn
Out of the fold, in with the who? All the changes on breakfast TV for 2025
The ABC’s Michael Rowland is the latest host to announce his departure from TV’s breakfast line-up. So, who will you be watching in 2025?
- Thomas Mitchell
Neighbours star Ian Smith reveals he has terminal cancer
The 86-year-old actor said he had a “very aggressive, non-fixable cancer” on Channel 10.
- Angus Dalton
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- ABC
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
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.
- Thomas Mitchell and Calum Jaspan
- Analysis
- 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.
- 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.
- Thomas Mitchell
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