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5 programs that show what ABC Indigenous made possible – and what we could lose if it’s axed

The ABC’s Indigenous department has given Australia some of its best television. Not simply its best “Indigenous television”, but some of the sharpest, funniest and most ambitious programs made in this country.

The Conversation

Logies 2026: Sam Pang wins gold and Sam Neill wins posthumous best actor at Australia’s TV awards

Neill takes award for performance in legal thriller The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer, at a ceremony dominated by wins for the ABC

The Guardian - AU

Mailman becomes Logies' first Indigenous Hall of Famer

Prominent actor Deborah Mailman is to be named the Logie Awards' first Indigenous Hall of Fame recipient.

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Morning Mail: UAE quits Opec oil cartel, Pauline Hanson tops political leader approval ratings, King Charles addresses Congress

Emirates shake global energy market with decision to leave Saudi-led group; Essential poll shows Pauline Hanson has highest leader approval ratings

The Guardian - AU

Deborah Mailman: ‘There’s almost a permission now – people can just be incredibly cruel and racist’

The actor, who reunites with Warwick Thornton in his frontier western Wolfram, reflects on her late parents, the failed voice referendum and her obsession with space

The Guardian - AU

Wolfram review – Warwick Thornton’s sequel to Sweet Country never quite comes together

Set four years after Thornton’s blistering neo-western, this film is impressively atmospheric and has strong performances, though Deborah Mailman is criminally underused

The Guardian - AU

Boy Swallows Universe devours Aussie screen awards

Miniseries Boy Swallows Universe has scooped the AACTA Awards on the Gold Coast, while Robbie Williams biopic Better Man has also been recognised.

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Robbie Williams biopic Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe lead 2025 Aacta award nominations

Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel lands 22 nominations, the most in Aacta history, while Williams’ Melbourne-made biopic sets new record for film with 16 nominations

The Guardian - AU

Bumper 28-minute Bluey episode The Sign set to premiere mid-April

Special featuring guest appearances including Joel Edgerton and Deborah Mailman will air in Australia on 14 April, then stream on Disney+

The Guardian - AU

Newcastle actor in the running for AACTA Award for horror film Talk To Me

Alexandra Jensen started acting as a child to cure her shyness.

Newcastle Herald

Scarygirl review – Tim Minchin, Deborah Mailman and Sam Neill add star power to tedious animation

Heartfelt adventure film about a young girl overcoming her fears has half-baked environmental messages and mistakes colour for creativity

The Guardian - AU

Action! Total Control films final season at Parliament House

Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths are back in the capital, filming the last season of the show.

The Canberra Times

Tennis legend Pat Rafter shares childhood memories of growing up in Queensland mining city Mount Isa

Australian tennis legend Pat Rafter opens up about his barefooted childhood as one of 10 kids – and an emotional homecoming to visit his brother's grave.

ABC News

Surprise batch of new TV and films as local entertainment industry gets major funding boost

Screen Australia has announced four feature films, three television dramas and two children’s projects that will share in $12 million of production funding

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The 15 greatest Australian musicals, on stage and screen – sorted

From the glittery fun of Priscilla to a whole show about the career of Paul Keating, here are the musicals that sing to audiences both in Australia and around the world

ABC News

2022 Logies Winners: Hamish Blake wins the Gold Logie and Bert Newton award, Tony Armstrong wins the Graham Kennedy award

Hamish Blake has won the Gold Logie and Bert Newton award, while Tony Armstrong takes home the Graham Kennedy award.

ABC News

Leah Purcell weaves her Indigenous Songlines into new film The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson

In her own words, Leah Purcell has "come from the dirt" and pulled herself up to the top of her industry as a writer, actor and director. It's through the scenes of her new movie that she weaves her family's complicated history while shining a light on the injustice experienced.

Newcastle Herald

Total Control inspires Missy Higgins to change the narrative

"It brought a lot of stuff up with me, especially being a mum to a little girl."

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New exhibition showcases the breadth and talent of Australians in Hollywood and at home

A new exhibition at the National Film and Sound Archive celebrates iconic cinematic moments and notable stars, while also delving into what it took to create many of our most-loved films.

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