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Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons.

The best new TV shows to stream in December

New series include Gillian Anderson’s western, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour documentary and a culture-clash crime comedy set in Sydney.

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Leigh Sales says the student journalists featured on The Assembly are “genuinely curious. The person at the receiving end of the question understands that”.

How Leigh Sales’ neurodivergent journalism students are bringing celebrities to tears

Guy Sebastian, Richard Roxburgh and Julia Morris are among the stars facing unfiltered questions in the second season of the ABC’s The Assembly.

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ABC presenters Sarah Macdonald, Fran Kelly and Linton Besser.

It’s all change at the ABC and not everyone is happy about it

In the latest shake-up, Fran Kelly is back, Sarah Macdonald is out and there’s a new Media Watch host.

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Leigh Sales agreed to become a mentor on The Assembly after watching the French version of the show, where President Emmanuel Macron was grilled.

Leigh Sales on the bold show that puts 15 autistic students in charge

No topic was off limits when celebrities such as Sam Neill, Amanda Keller and the prime minister agreed to take part in The Assembly.

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Sarah Ferguson on her worst interview: ‘He was just rude, not interested’

The five-time Walkley Award-winning journalist and host of 7.30 also reveals who’s at the top of her interview wish list.

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Past and present Media Watch hosts. [L-R] Richard Ackland, Paul Barry, Stuart Littlemore, Monica Attard

Should Paul Barry be the last journalist to host Media Watch?

With Barry about to end his 11-year tenure in the hot seat, the ABC could hand over the task of keeping the outlets honest to someone outside the so-called media bubble.

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Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb, with Australian Chamber Orchestra cellist Julian Thompson and baritone cello (nicknamed Barry) at the ACO’s harbourside headquarters in Walsh Bay, Sydney.

Calluses, hickeys, chops: Sales and Crabb learn what it takes to be classical musicians

The hugely successful Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast is going behind the scenes with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

  • Helen Pitt
ABC News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar returns to narrate season two of Muster Dogs.

Lisa Millar on Muster Dogs, beating bullies and finding that silver lining

After a tough year on TV, the popular ABC News Breakfast is looking ahead to season two of Muster Dogs and ignoring the bullies.

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Works by fashion designer Iris van Herpen such as the Hydrozoa dress from the Sensory Seas collection (2020) will feature in the exhibition at GOMA.

10 major cultural events to see in Brisbane in 2024

We’ve looked into the cultural crystal ball to find highlights of 2024.

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Leigh Sales at the ABC Studio ahead of her Andrew Olle lecture.

Leigh Sales on ABC-haters, trust in media, and stealing Ita’s car park

The former 7.30 host has shared her thoughts on some of the greatest challenges facing the media in a landmark public address.

  • Helen Pitt