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Afternoon Update: cautious welcome for new RBA governor; Peter van Onselen loses case; and watch Fran Drescher’s fiery Hollywood strike speech

Labor hails appointment of first female Reserve Bank boss as ‘historic moment for Australia’

The Guardian - AU

Actors strike – latest: Hollywood actors join writers in SAG walkout

SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to join Writers Guild of America on picket lines as ‘Oppenheimer’ actors leave UK premiere in solidarity

The Independent UK

Striking actors to begin picketing alongside writers in fight over the future of Hollywood

Striking screen actors will begin picketing alongside writers in New York and Los Angeles in what has become the biggest Hollywood labor fight in decades

The Independent UK

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Hollywood actors strike: hundreds of Australian film and TV workers to be stood down

At least two feature films being shot on the Gold Coast expected to halt production for the duration of the SAG-AFTRA strike

The Guardian - AU

Hollywood AI backlash: What striking writers and actors fear about tech replacing roles

Concerns emerge over AI proposal that could allow studios to use scans of actors in perpetuity

The Independent UK

Hollywood in historic shutdown as actors union joins writers strike: ‘The eyes of the world are upon us’

First time since 1960 that actors and writers have combined to picket film and TV studios

The Independent UK

'We were duped' by studios, says Hollywood actor union president

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actors were "duped" into extending negotiations for two weeks by studios who wanted more time to promote their summer blockbuster movies, union president Fran Drescher told AFP on Thursday.

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Fran Drescher’s fiery speech against Hollywood studios goes viral as actors strike

The Nanny star turned Sag-Aftra union president wins praise for her passion as performers join writers in action expected to halt majority of US film and TV production

The Guardian - AU

Read SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher's fiery speech announcing actors strike

LOS ANGELES — In her speech Thursday announcing that Hollywood actors are going on strike, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher likened operating under the current film and TV contract in the midst of sweeping industry changes including AI and streaming to "moving around furniture on the Titanic."

Los Angeles Times

Hollywood actors and writers strike after ‘disgusting’ studios turn down deal. Here’s what it means for you

SAG-AFTRA announcement means both actors and screenwriters are on strike simultaneously for the first time since 1960

The Independent UK

Issa Rae and Jamie Lee Curtis lead A-listers voicing support for historic Hollywood actors strike

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher announced the union’s approval for actors to join writers’ strike in historic move that hasn’t happened in over 60 years

The Independent UK

'Oppenheimer' cast exits London premiere after SAG-AFTRA strike is called

LOS ANGELES — The cast of Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated "Oppenheimer" walked out of the premiere Thursday while the event was underway, in solidarity with the just-authorized strike by the Hollywood actors union.

Los Angeles Times

Hollywood actors are on strike now too

For the first time in 63 years, Hollywood is in the midst of a dual strike after contract negotiations fell through

Salon

What you need to know about the SAG-AFTRA strike that will upend Hollywood

NEW YORK — Lights, camera, pause. Hollywood is officially on hiatus as the union representing on-screen talent has joined screenwriters in striking against the studios, amid stalled contract negotiations.

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Al Jazeera

Hollywood actors to join screenwriters in strike over wages, AI

The strike is first joint action between actors and writers in 60 years, bringing major studio projects to a standstill.

Total Film

Hollywood actors are going on strike

It's the first time SAG-AFTRA has gone on strike in decades

Chicago Sun-Times

Actors follow writers’ script, go on strike

Both Hollywood unions now off the job after talks with studios break down.

France 24

Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike

Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services broke down.

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Evening Standard

Stars walk out of Oppenheimer premiere in London as Hollywood actors vote to go on strike

The cast of new movie Oppenheimer walked out of the UK premiere in London ”to go and write their picket signs” ahead of the announcement Hollywood actors were going on strike.

Los Angeles Times

Hollywood actors' union SAG-AFTRA to strike at midnight. 'We are the victims here'

LOS ANGELES — SAG-AFTRA's national board of directors on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a strike action by tens of thousands of Hollywood actors, widening the scope of labor unrest in an entertainment industry that is already facing numerous headwinds.

The Independent UK

‘The eyes of the world are upon us’: Hollywood in historic shutdown as actors union joins writers strike

First time since 1960 that actors and writers have combined to picket film and TV studios

WEKU

Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, is on strike against major studios after negotiations broke down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Chicago Tribune

‘Project Greenlight’ review: In Season 5, Issa Rae and friends take over for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

Intentionally or not, the fifth season of “Project Greenlight” makes a persuasive argument that writers are the backbone of Hollywood.

Evening Standard

Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep set to join Hollywood actors’ strike

Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors including Jennifer Lawrence are preparing to strike after last-ditch talks between their union and streaming giants broke down.

Los Angeles Times

Disney CEO Bob Iger calls actors and writers 'unrealistic' in contract demands

As Hollywood actors get ready to join the Writers Guild of America on picket lines, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger had some harsh words Thursday about the walkouts set to further paralyze the entertainment industry.

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