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Eurovision 2023 preview: could Australia win this weekend?
Australia’s Voyager has drawn the 16th and final performance slot in Semi-Final 2 – which is widely seen as an…
Great Australian Stuff on ABC: are we more than what we buy?
A new four-part popular history series tries to sum up the nation in the same way we fill up our…
Wellmania on Netflix review: a comedy with drama at its heart
Celeste Barber is perfectly cast as Liv in this Netflix adaptation of the memoir by Australian journalist Brigid Delaney.
Yellowjackets S2 review: these women might do anything
It’s exciting enough that a TV show tells its own unique story these days, but this is particularly rich, complex…
Bad Behaviour review: malice, manipulation and hope
Stan's new show is astute about how keenly you feel every tiny slight, how much you crave approval, and how…
Women Talking review: Sarah Polley understands the power of dialogue
The women of an isolated religious colony reveal a shocking secret about the colony's men in this gripping parable from…
Koala Man on Disney+ is surreal, silly and splendid – review
You can watch this show and find some shrewd observations about masculinity, social status and Australian cringe ... or just…
The Bear, Disney+ review: one of 2022's standout shows
The pace and physicality of screwball comedy meets the fraught, raw quality of documentary in this winning, mordant series.
Heartbreak High, Netflix, review: showing respect, solidarity and consent
The reboot of the 1990s show offers way more than nostalgia – it's fresh and watchable, with characters who aren't…
The Serpent Queen review: a period piece that finds its feet in the occult
The Serpent Queen casts a spell on the well-worn period drama genre, but will the magic last?