Headlines:
- …Bluey has become one of the world’s most-watched television series, winning over children and parents alike with its warmth, humour and unmistakable Aussie spirit. Through the clever and inspired work of sound designer Dan Brumm, the series brings the everyday beauty of Australian life to audiences worldwide through sound…
- April 28 | www.cxnetwork.com.au
- John Kim has joined Hunter Page-Lochard and Kate Stewart in Australian TV drama Fortitude Valley. The Cruel Intentions actor, who is set to star in 2027 pic Voltron, will play Gavin Chang, a Detective Senior Constable seconded to an operation to solve two cold-case murders.
- March 31 | deadline.com
- The ABC has released a first look and premiere date for Bad Company, a sharp backstage satire comedy following a theatre company on the brink and the two women pulling it in completely opposite directions.
- March 27 | tvblackbox.com.au
- Ido Drent says moving from acting into the property sector was about moving away from a "disempowering" industry.
- March 26 | www.stuff.co.nz
- SBS is set to premiere a new Australian drama, Homebodies, later this month, centring on a trans man forced to confront his past when he returns to his regional hometown.
- March 02 | tvblackbox.com.au
- Legendary actress Lorraine Bayly, best known for The Sullivans, Carson's Law and Play School, has died.
- February 28 | tvtonight.com.au
- ABC has announced a new live action Bananas in Pyjamas series to be produced in South Australia by Windmill Production Company
- February 18 | tvtonight.com.au
- The Australian production landscape shifted significantly today following the news that Universal International Studios will close the doors at Matchbox Pictures. After 18 years of defining high-end Australian drama, the prolific production house ceases operations after an extensive evaluation by its parent company.
- February 17 | www.mediaweek.com.au
- In Sunny Nights, the two American leads play fish out of water when a business visit turns into an encounter with Sydney's crime world.
- December 26 | www.screenhub.com.au
- Writer / director Amanda Brotchie, whose credits include Lowdown, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack and the recently-launched Riot Women, has died. Husband and frequent collaborator, actor / writer Adam Zwar, has confirmed she passed away after a long battle with cancer.
- December 19 | tvtonight.com.au
- Rachael Carpani, best known from the long-running outback drama McLeod’s Daughters, has died at age 45.
- December 15 | televisionau.com
- Renowned Australian actor Anna Torv will lead the ABC’s new six-part crime drama Dustfall, a tense and atmospheric series that explores justice, deception, and dark secrets in a small coastal town.
- November 21 | tvblackbox.com.au
- The ABC has kicked off production on its new crime drama Treasure & Dirt, with filming now underway across South Australia and promising a major boost for the state’s screen sector.
- November 21 | tvblackbox.com.au
- Hunter Page-Lochard is on a mission for First Nations storytelling to find international appeal.
- November 11 | tvtonight.com.au
- New Zealand writer and director John Banas has died, his daughter Michala Banas has announced with an emotional post on Instagram.
- November 04 | www.stuff.co.nz
- A broadly appealing drama, with inclusion, high stakes, outback vistas, ratings and critical acclaim. No wonder Ian Meadows is so happy.
- October 21 | tvtonight.com.au
- Anna Friel and Ioane Sa’ula star as hospital interns whose careers are on life support in a new medical dramedy.
- October 15 | tvtonight.com.au
- Aussies Michala Banas and Brett Tucker -who both featured in McLeod’s Daughters– are reuniting for a new eight-part New Zealand crime drama Blue Murder Motel.
- October 09 | tvtonight.com.au
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premieres:
- March
- 25 - Heartbreak High S3 (Netflix)
- 28 - Homebodies (SBS)
- April
- 07 - The Brokenwood Mysteries S12 (Acorn)
- 12 - Caper Crew (ABC Family)
birthdays:
- May
- 2 - Anna McGahan (1988)
- 3 - Richard Sutherland (1971)
- 6 - Alan Dale (1947)
- 6 - Gina Riley (1961)
- 7 - Justin Melvey (1969)
- 10 - Rachel Gordon (1976)
- 11 - Anita Hegh (1972)
- 11 - Holly Valance (1983)
- 11 - Justin Rosniak (1977)
- 12 - Glenn Robbins (1956)
- 12 - Anthony Brandon Wong (1965)
- 14 - Cate Blanchett (1969)
- 14 - David Reyne (1959)
- 14 - Ada Nicodemou (1977)
- 15 - John Orcsik (1945)
- 16 - Celia Ireland (1966)
- 19 - Claudia Karvan (1972)
- 19 - James Reyne (1957)
- 21 - Brett Tucker (1972)
- 21 - Josephine Mitchell (1965)
- 21 - Inge Hornstra (1974)
- 21 - Belinda Bromilow (1975)
- 22 - Gary Sweet (1957)
- 25 - Jansen Spencer (1981)
- 25 - Kick Gurry (1978)
- 26 - Racheal Blake (1971)
- 26 - Jolene Anderson (1980)
- 27 - Stephen Lovatt (1964)
- 27 - Sara Wiseman (1972)
- 28 - Kylie Minogue (1968)
- 28 - Beth Allen (1984)
- 29 - Louise Siversen (1958)
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