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Research shows Australian children struggle to find and identify local content on streaming services.
Thanks to the internet, there is no shortage of information about films. But Margaret and David have left a hole that is hard to fill.
While the producers of the show have said Critical Incident isn’t a ‘cop show’, it certainly playd out like one – and will appeal to fans of the genre.
Australian teenagers have grown up with abundant choices in digital screen entertainment. But they aren’t watching much Aussie content.
ABC comedy series White Fever highlights a type of racism that is nuanced and hard to detect, but is just as harmful to people of colour.
Bluey’s widespread appeal can be considered a symptom of the slow decline of age-based viewing.
The new Australian war epic is a young man’s production in more than one sense of the word.
Stan’s new comedy-crime series is loosely inspired by the mysterious disappearance of Paddy Moriarty from the tiny town of Larrimah, Northern Territory.
From Dance Academy to Wentworth, Australian TV experienced a boom of queer representation over the 2000s and 2010s.
House of Gods is a gripping new Australian TV drama, written by Arabs, featuring Arabs.
The new Binge series Strife is a fictionalised adaptation of Mia Freedman’s 2017 memoir.
The new Australian series The Artful Dodger is a surgical reworking of Oliver Twist, where the savagery is played for laughs.
Our experts bring you the best new shows, films and seasons. From comedy to reality television to crime drama, we hope you’ll find your new streaming favourite here.
While it can’t hope to match the brilliance of the original, this reimagined Mother and Son offers a sympathetic, honest portrayal of ageing parents and their harried adult children
Beloved improvised comedy TV show Thank God You’re Here is back after a 14 year hiatus, and its format still works.
The history of the goldfields too often focuses on men – but, as new Aussie TV series Gold Diggers gets right, the settlements were filled with women.
Deadloch is a potty-mouthed satire that is also a feisty feminist take on the more usual gender politics of the Nordic Noir crime drama.
This Australian/UK coproduction tells a story which has received too little attention – but it overlooks some of the more difficult parts of Australia’s migrant history.
The contestants’ relationships with nature clearly shape their actions. As armchair experts, each of us may reflect on our own relationship with nature and how we would act in the same situation.
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