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‘An enormous privilege’: Georgie Gardner announces she is leaving Nine

‘An enormous privilege’: Georgie Gardner announces she is leaving Nine

The newsreader and former Today host said she was humbled that viewers had followed her career for 25 years.

  • by Louise Rugendyke

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In the space of 14 months, Michael Rowland upended his ABC life. There’s more upheaval to come

In the space of 14 months, Michael Rowland upended his ABC life. There’s more upheaval to come

The veteran news presenter is making massive changes following his departure from the public broadcaster after four decades.

  • by Stephen Brook
‘My light is starting to fade’: Married At First Sight expert reveals cancer has spread
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‘My light is starting to fade’: Married At First Sight expert reveals cancer has spread

Mel Schilling has said the cancer she was first diagnosed with in 2023 had deteriorated and spread to the left side of her brain. 

  • by Kayla Olaya
A sizzling satire and a look into online masculinity culture
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A sizzling satire and a look into online masculinity culture

In this week's What to Watch, deputy TV editor Meg Watson, recommends the TV shows to watch right now.

‘Why can’t they just be happy’: Thomas Weatherall on the end of Heartbreak High

‘Why can’t they just be happy’: Thomas Weatherall on the end of Heartbreak High

As the local Netflix hit comes to end, the actor knows better than anyone the kind of mark the show has made.

  • by Brodie Lancaster
‘A completely unique freak experience’: Stepping back into Peaky Blinders is never easy for Cillian Murphy

‘A completely unique freak experience’: Stepping back into Peaky Blinders is never easy for Cillian Murphy

The acclaimed Irish actor rarely revisits a role, but there’s something about Irish gangster Tommy Shelby he can’t shake.

  • by Jacqueline Cutler
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Forget the toxic grooms, these are the men you should be paying attention to on TV

Forget the toxic grooms, these are the men you should be paying attention to on TV

Let’s hear it for the blokes – real and fictional – who know how to model good behaviour and what it means to be a good man.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
Family violence ‘almost broke’ her. But Jelena Dokic wasn’t prepared for this

Family violence ‘almost broke’ her. But Jelena Dokic wasn’t prepared for this

The former tennis great can relate to many patients inside St Vincent’s Hospital. She didn’t expect to be so confronted by the state of the emergency room.

  • by Lenny Ann Low
It sounds like an Ocean’s film, but this playful heist tale is so much more
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It sounds like an Ocean’s film, but this playful heist tale is so much more

Part comedy, part treatise on female friendship, this TV series starring Jodie Whittaker and Suranne Jones is too good to spoil.

  • by Craig Mathieson
‘Very traumatic’: Seven sports presenter Mel McLaughlin reveals shock cancer diagnosis

‘Very traumatic’: Seven sports presenter Mel McLaughlin reveals shock cancer diagnosis

The 46-year-old broadcaster revealed she had “half her lung cut out” and delayed surgery to host coverage of Sydney’s Pink Test.

  • by Meg Watson
It’s based on a best-selling series, but Nicole Kidman seems almost bored in this TV adaptation
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It’s based on a best-selling series, but Nicole Kidman seems almost bored in this TV adaptation

Scarpetta is mid-TV, the kind that gives the impression of being prestige, but it leaves you felling, well, meh. You watch it, you move on. It doesn’t stick. 

  • by Louise Rugendyke