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New gig for Leigh Sales, Mother and Son revived, as ABC reveals 2023 line-up
The national broadcaster is banking on the return of a classic sitcom and a much-loved host to help shore up its 2023 slate.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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Mother and Son
An excerpt from an episode of Mother and Son from 1984 (The Money), featuring Ruth Cracknell and Garry McDonald in their roles as Maggie and Arthur.
‘It’s confronting’: Documentary shows truth behind BMX champs’ fairytale
Sam “the Bandit” and Alise “the Beast” Willoughby met when they were 17 and conquered the world. But their love story has not been without challenges.
- by Bridget McManus
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The job I’ve loved for 40 years is changing. Thank God
Change is coming. I feel it in my ageing bones. And what happened this week is proof.
- by Jenna Price
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‘Unprofessional behaviour’: Crikey editor-in-chief heckles ABC journalists during Walkleys speech
The ABC has made a formal complaint to the chairman of Crikey’s parent company, Private Media, over the incident.
- by Zoe Samios
ABC to delay Israel Folau documentary
The network has decided not to air the controversial documentary as planned.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Warne’s former manager lashes ‘disrespectful’ Swan over death remarks
The ABC said management had discussed the incident with Norman Swan and he understood the comments fell short of its editorial standards.
- by Michael Koziol
ABC warns Norman Swan he breached editorial standards in comments on Warne, Kitching deaths
The ABC commentator said the deaths of Shane Warne and Kimberley Kitching were “too much of a coincidence”, but Kitching was never diagnosed with COVID.
- by Michael Koziol
ABC documentary takes a ‘meticulous look’ at Israel Folau’s rise and fall
Making the two-part series was no easy task for director Nel Minchin, with calls going cold and some people declining to take part.
- by Bridget McManus
How the ABC almost killed off Kath & Kim before it had even begun
It’s one of the broadcaster’s biggest successes, but Gina Riley and Jane Turner’s sitcom almost didn’t make it out of the starter’s gate.
- by Karl Quinn
‘Choose your attitude’: The advice Virginia Trioli lives by
The veteran journalist on making milkshakes for Sharpies, her guilty streaming pleasure and getting her big break at The Age.
- by Michael Lallo