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Mother and Son review – Matt Okine’s remake can’t hold a candle to the original

The salty genius of the beloved sitcom is lost in a flurry of antics where the laughs don’t land – despite some likable performances from Okine and Denise Scott

The Guardian - AU

ABC exiting Twitter: Australia’s national broadcaster shuts down almost all accounts on Elon Musk’s X

The public broadcaster says interactions on the platform are ‘toxic’ as it closes almost all its Twitter accounts

The Guardian - AU

Jeffrey Carlson death: Actor who played groundbreaking trans character in All My Children dies aged 48

Actor’s friend and former co-star Susan Hart announced the news, saying she was ‘just devastated’

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Ben Roberts-Smith: calls for uniform to be removed from Australian War Memorial display

Greens say removal would be ‘first step in correcting the official record’ after federal court dismisses defamation case

The Guardian - AU

Sweet As: Jub Clerc's film about misfit teens on a Pilbara road trip dares to choose optimism over angst

Sweet As was inspired by writer-director Jub Clerc's experiences as a teen, growing up between the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia during the 80s.

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Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe Is Lodging A Racism Claim Against The Greens

Independent Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe has revealed she will lodging a racism claim with Australian Human Rights Commission against The Greens. The news comes after the Indigenous senator (who quit the Greens earlier this year) alleged she had been bullied by her former colleagues. Lidia told ABC TV’s Insiders program on Sunday…

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The Messenger review – surreal adaptation of Markus Zusak novel is a mysteriously good time

It took a couple of episodes, but I relished returning to this ABC show about a young man who is mysteriously tasked with helping strangers

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Searching for Patsy: The complex, charming mother my sister and I never really knew

My sister and I shared the same mother but not the same childhood. Now, 30 years after Mum died, we're on a journey through her old home in Melbourne to see if we can find her, writes Jason Om.

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ABC documentary Knowing the Score charts Simone Young’s meteoric rise to become one of the world's top conductors

The story of Australia's greatest living conductor rivals the drama of Tár, but its real-life protagonist is relatively unknown. A new documentary for ABC TV wants to change that.

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In The Room with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the generous genius behind the runaway success, Hamilton

I've never been more hit up by people for tickets or access to somebody I was interviewing than in the lead up to Lin-Manuel Miranda – and I've sat down with Paul McCartney and Elton John, writes Leigh Sales.

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Carol Ferrone on the dedication to historical accuracy in Back In Time For The Corner Shop and what happens behind the scenes

Carol Ferrone takes us behind the scenes of what happens filming Back In Time For The Corner shop and art director Jason Schara explains the lengths producers go to for historical accuracy.

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Zoë Coombs-Marr explores Australia's queer history in Queerstralia, uncovering lesbian convict games and a gay bushranger

Comedian Zoë Coombs-Marr says there are common threads running through Australia's queer history: isolation, loneliness and defiance.

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Sydney hits peak LGBTQ+ as Mardi Gras parade returns to Oxford Street

Hundreds of thousands of people expected to line the parade’s famous route, which last ran along the street in 2020 due to Covid

The Guardian - AU

Leigh Sales on hosting Australian Story, why we need to rethink the nature of news, and the sudden death of a 'dear mate' at 7.30

After six months off, Leigh Sales returns to ABC TV as the face of Australian Story. Switching off gave her a new perspective on how news is covered and the impact it's having.

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What Australia Day events are happening near me this year?

From laser shows to live music, here's your list of major Australia Day events planned around the country on January 26.

The New Daily

More details emerge in frightening fireworks malfunction

Those behind a Sydney fireworks display where nine people were injured after a cracker ricocheted into the crowd say it appears a manufacturing error was to blame.

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Still We Rise tracks the names and stories behind 50-year-old Aboriginal tent embassy protest in Canberra

It was a fixture of the nightly news during the 1980s and 90s, but few young Australians know the history of the Aboriginal tent embassy. A new documentary airing tonight promises to change that.

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Elvis and Mystery Road: Origin are big winners at AACTA Awards 2022

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic and ABC TV swept the Australian screen awards, while Netflix’s wins for Heartbreak High reboot capped a strong showing for the streaming giant.

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Comedians Matt Okine and Denise Scott to star in remake of beloved sitcom Mother and Son

An iconic Australian sitcom is set to return to screens in 2023 when comedians Denise Scott and Matt Okine star in a remake of Mother and Son.

The Guardian - AU

Magda Szubanski on Australia’s health crisis: ‘I’ve been dreading having a heart attack for years’

In her new ABC show Magda’s Big National Health Check, the much-loved actor explores the state of the nation’s health – while also confronting her own

The Guardian - AU

Stuff the British Stole: Marc Fennell’s TV series wades headfirst into colonial quagmires

The hit ABC podcast makes the leap to the screen with objects that speak directly to the current upheavals in the UK’s corridors of power

The New Daily

‘A lot more to come’: Bleak outlook as flood emergencies hit

There have been rescues across Victoria and Tasmania, while thousands of people have been told to evacuate.

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Queen Elizabeth's state funeral is today. Here's how to watch, when to watch and what to expect

The process of taking the Queen's coffin from Westminster Hall to its final resting place at King George VI Memorial Chapel will take almost 12 hours.

The Guardian - AU

Three things with Zan Rowe: ‘I never washed my Take That T-shirt … then it started to smell’

In our weekly interview about objects, the Take 5 host tells us about the time she made Paul McCartney sign her record and her teenage music obsessions

The Conversation

More than a murder mystery, Savage River is a gripping new take on the Australian Gothic

Review: Savage River, directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse.

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