Latest news and analysis on the Special Broadcasting Service
February 2025
Away with
Away with Kumi Taguchi: ‘I am really comfortable and happy travelling on my own’
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about travel, the TV presenter recounts a meal in Japan that took a dark turn – and reveals the most ‘magical place’ she has ever visited
December 2024
ABC to receive $83m boost in funding amid Labor’s mid year economic update
Stream lover
Squid Game returns, Skeleton Crew and Longlegs: what’s new to streaming in Australia in December
November 2024
10 Chaotic Questions
Ernie Dingo: ‘A chihuahua is like a ball of fluff with demonic mannerisms’
Stream lover
Borderlands, Civil War and Scorsese on the Beatles: what’s new to streaming in Australia in November
October 2024
Weekly Beast
Fake X accounts fool Sky News Australia – twice
Amanda Meade
Two corrections and an apology are posted after an error by Rita Panahi and a tweet was wrongly attributed to Andrew Forrest. Plus: headfirst into the Queensland election campaign
Stream lover
Challengers, Carrie and an Aussie spin on The Office: what’s new to streaming in Australia in October
Plus an excellent queer romance, a new comedy produced by Armando Iannucci and a Netflix drama set to become ‘Succession in the outback’
Four Years Later review – this love story is more exhausting than enthralling
Following Indian couple Sri and Yash as they adjust to life together in Sydney, this beautifully shot TV show suffers from uneven pacing and unconvincing dialogue
August 2024
Walk with ...
Julia Zemiro: ‘I think you are defined by what you say no to’
The beloved comedian and host on the underestimated power of walking and why saying no has led to a particular kind of success
July 2024
Stream lover
The Rings of Power, David Attenborough and classic Fincher: what’s new to streaming in Australia in August
Stream lover
Love Lies Bleeding, Brats and Lady in the Lake: what’s new to streaming in Australia in July
June 2024
The moment I knew
The moment I knew: on the long night walk, he had barely enough food for himself – but shared half with me
Three things
Three things with Melissa Leong: ‘I think they revoke your licence to be Asian if you don’t own a rice cooker’
Three things
Three things with Melissa Doyle: ‘It’s funny what we get attached to as kids’
10 Chaotic Questions
Samuel Johnson: ‘My biggest fashion crime? I had to wear pink lycra for a year’
May 2024
Weekly Beast
As News Corp rages over Laura Tingle, Sharri Markson bewails an ‘explosion of racism’ across Australia
Amanda Meade
Three things
Three things with Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson: ‘It’s a dirty, smelly old beast, rather like myself’
‘I’m super excited, but it’s bloody expensive!’ Australia’s Eurovision megafans gather to cheer on Electric Fields in Sweden
Stream lover
Barbie, the Beatles and Anatomy of a Fall: what’s new to streaming in Australia in May
April 2024
Swift Street review – this fresh, bingeable crime drama is an absolute blast
Tanzyn Crawford and Cliff Curtis are great as a father and daughter who must raise $26,000 by whatever means necessary
