Culture
TV & radio
Logie nominations: Melissa Leong and Tom Gleeson go head-to-head for Gold
After a two-year absence, TV’s night of nights is back. Can Tom Gleeson, a shock winner of the coveted Gold in 2019, prove that lightning strikes twice?
- by Karl Quinn
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How Gretchen Carlson went from high-powered broadcaster to trailblazer for women
She has been portrayed on screen by Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman. Ahead of her visit to Australia, Gretchen Carlson shares her journey from high-powered broadcaster to advocate with Michael Idato.
- by Michael Idato
For musician Lo Carmen, meeting Noah Taylor ‘was like meeting a soulmate’
“My first film-acting job was in an experimental short when I was 13. Three years later I was cast as Freya in The Year My Voice Broke, opposite Noah Taylor. It was like meeting a soulmate.”
- by Robyn Doreian
I’m struggling to have the jokes about motherhood: Anne Edmonds
The comedian, who returns for the 10th season of Have You Been Paying Attention?, says being a new mother is ‘the most joyful experience of my life’.
- by Bridget McManus
Opinion
Good Weekend
The unexpected life lessons for adults from children’s books
Parents hope their kids will develop a love of reading through being read to. Could the rewards also flow the other way?
- by Amelia Lester
Stars of Hacks chat with Today about new season
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder share details on what fans can expect in new episodes.
Sophia Grace and Rosie sing Super Bass 11 years after first performance
Sophia Grace and Rosie have returned to Ellen to recreate their viral Super Bass performance
Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Mark Indelicato on the new season of Hacks
Hacks stars talk to 9Entertainment about the return of Deborah Vance (Jean Smart).
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Forget Normal People, Sally Rooney’s new TV series is sure to spark debate
Anyone who found Normal People slow and indulgent is likely to find Conversations with People interminable.
- by Debi Enker
Australia heads to Eurovision final after Sheldon Riley’s dazzling turn in Turin
The semi-final winners now head into the final to meet the so-called “big five” - France, Germany, Spain, the UK and Italy - as well as Ukraine.
- by Michael Idato
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Review
Claire Danes and Tom Hiddelston’s new Gothic ghost story will bewitch you
Based on an award-winning novel, The Essex Serpent is a Victorian-era tale of demons, madness and passion set on the region’s spooky marshes.
- by Kylie Northover