‘It’s just not like that in Australia’:New show delivers authentic teen drama

‘It’s just not like that in Australia’:New show delivers authentic teen drama

The former Home and Away star has created and performs in an achingly raw six-part series for Paramount+.

  • byBridget McManus

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Space Invaders’ Peter Walsh draws the line on serious clutter

Space Invaders’ Peter Walsh draws the line on serious clutter

The Australian former primary-school teacher turned US TV de-cluttering guru has never forgotten the lesson Oprah Winfrey taught him

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What happens on safari doesn’t have to stay on safari

What happens on safari doesn’t have to stay on safari

Iain McCalman’s book examines moral compromise and coercion in the world of big game hunting 100 years ago.

  • byJessie Tu
From picnics to axe throwing:the TV dating shows’ guide to date night

From picnics to axe throwing:the TV dating shows’ guide to date night

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching,TV’s dating shows have provided plenty of creative ideas (including axe throwing) for that special romantic encounter.

  • byMelinda Houston
Foreign Correspondent:Yalda Hakim’s chilling return to Afghanistan

Foreign Correspondent:Yalda Hakim’s chilling return to Afghanistan

In the show’s 30th anniversary series return,the Afghan-born,Sydney-raised BBC correspondent finds a nation in parts devastated,in parts relieved the war,after two decades,is over.

  • byBridget McManus
A gripping novel about the kind of crime no one can forgive or forget

A gripping novel about the kind of crime no one can forgive or forget

Jacqueline Roy’s confronting novel The Gosling Girl focuses on the murder of a little girl by a 10-year-old.

  • bySue Turnbull
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Sci-fi blockbuster Moonfall is hard to take seriously
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Sci-fi blockbuster Moonfall is hard to take seriously

Independence Day director Roland Emmerich’s epic tale of global destruction sometimes feels like watching a screensaver

  • byJake Wilson
When should a film reveal its secrets? This one might have held out too long
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When should a film reveal its secrets? This one might have held out too long

Directed by the ambitious and talented Michel Franco,Sundown blends social commentary with narrative tricks.

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Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker:a convincing Oscar contender
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Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker:a convincing Oscar contender

The versatile actor is utterly convincing as notorious American television evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker,battling public humiliation and addiction while trying to maintain her vision of herself as a good person.

  • bySandra Hall
After COVID and Netflix,Aunty Donna are ready to play again

After COVID and Netflix,Aunty Donna are ready to play again

Starved of stage opportunities for the past two years,the “maximalist” comedy troupe are heading back on the road to rediscover what it is they do.

  • byLenny Ann Low
This election campaign Shaun Micallef lines up the independents

This election campaign Shaun Micallef lines up the independents

Back for its 14th season,Mad as Hell has politicians in its sights as Micallef and his team shine a light on the madness of the hustings

  • byBridget McManus