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Plibersek accuses Mafs of platforming ‘coercive control’ after contestant wanted a woman ‘obedient’ like a dog https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/04/mafs-coercive-control-plibersek-ntwnfb #TanyaPlibersek #AustraliaNews #MarriedAtFirstSightAustralia #AustralianTelevision #AustralianMedia #AustralianPolitics

Plibersek accuses Mafs of platforming ‘coercive control’ after contestant wanted a woman ‘obedient’ like a dog

Social services minister Tanya Plibersek criticises hit reality TV show Married at First Sight for ‘messaging which encourages control and dehumanises women’

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jan 29

Bluey tops US streaming charts in 2025 for second year in a row, with 45bn minutes watched https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jan/29/bluey-tops-us-streaming-charts-in-2025-for-second-year-in-a-row-with-45bn-minutes-watched #Bluey #ChildrensTv #AnimationOnTv #Television #Culture #AustraliaNews #TelevisionRadio #AustralianTelevision #Disney

Bluey tops US streaming charts in 2025 for second year in a row, with 45bn minutes watched

Australian children’s cartoon series about a family of blue heelers has yet to announce a new season

The Guardian

Lifestyle | The Guardian US Dec 12

Myf Warhurst: ‘I felt a bit lost. I’ve been too scared for too long’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/12/myf-warhurst-i-felt-a-bit-lost-ive-been-too-scared-for-too-long #Australiantelevision #Australianlifestyle #Australianmusic #Australianmedia #Lifeandstyle #Podcasts #Culture #Radio

Myf Warhurst: ‘I felt a bit lost. I’ve been too scared for too long’

The longtime presenter discusses the ‘brutal’ radio culture of the 90s, the shedding of inner-city life, and why ‘now is the time to push myself’

The Guardian

Lifestyle | The Guardian US Nov 28

Bryan Brown: ‘I found rejection quite easy because I’d been a salesman’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/29/bryan-brown-interview-australian-actor #Australiantelevision #Australianbooks #Australianfilm #Lifeandstyle #Crimefiction #Culture

Bryan Brown: ‘I found rejection quite easy because I’d been a salesman’

The actor and crime novelist on telling stories, not slowing down and the lessons his mother taught him

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US Nov 8

Telling authentically Australian stories on screen takes more than just a content quota | Julianne Schultz https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/commentisfree/2025/nov/09/telling-authentically-australian-stories-on-screen-takes-more-than-ontent-quotas #Australiantelevision #Australianpolitics #Australianfilm #Australianews #Television #Culture #Netflix #Film

Telling authentically Australian stories on screen takes more than just a content quota

How do you create a powerful local cultural moment in the streamers’ age of algorithmic digital colonisation?

The Guardian

Lifestyle | The Guardian US Jul 25, 2025

Mark Humphries: ‘When did the Australian dream go from owning your own home to owning somebody else’s?’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/26/mark-humphries-walk-with-interview #Australiantelevision #Australianlifestyle #Lifeandstyle #TVcomedy #Renting #Housing #Comedy

Mark Humphries: ‘When did the Australian dream go from owning your own home to owning somebody else’s?’

The TV satirist on the two-tier system of housing in Australia, his journey into comedy, and being held up at knife-point while working at a video store

The Guardian

Lifestyle | The Guardian US Jun 21, 2025

Heartbreak High’s Chloé Hayden: ‘I left the op-shop bawling my eyes out’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/21/heartbreak-highs-chloe-hayden-i-left-the-op-shop-bawling-my-eyes-out #Australiantelevision #Australianlifestyle #Television&radio #Lifeandstyle #Television #Museums #Culture #Sydney