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Spreading the lovePremiumNo-strings-attached for Katherine Parkinson

Much like her The IT Crowd character Jen Barber’s technological ineptitude, English actor Katherine Parkinson was clueless on spreadsheets.

Tanya MacNaughton

PoliticsABC boss defends journo’s legal bill

The ABC managing director has again been forced to defend his decision to pay the legal costs of star reporter Louise Milligan.

Courtney Gould

Dog daysPremiumDr Chris Brown shares his “paw-fect” match

Vet Chris Brown’s new feel-good series sees man’s best friends choosing their new forever homes and families.

Tanya MacNaughton

Success no fictionPremiumPerth actor Cooper Van Grootel has Hollywood touch

Most budding actors dream of getting into drama school on their way to making it big. But Cooper Van Grootel threw himself into the deep end and moved to LA right after finishing high school.

Pierra Willix

ValeVideoFriends star dies after cancer battle

James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on the popular US sitcom, has died, aged 59.

ABCABC icon’s shock announcement

An ABC icon is saying goodbye to a role she’s held for 17 years, making the emotional announcement to listeners live this morning.

Anthony Piovesan

Subscribers upCommentsNetflix posts higher earnings, faces Chapelle backlash

Netflix posted sharply higher third-quarter earnings Tuesday thanks to a stronger slate of titles, including Squid Game, that the company says became its biggest-ever TV show.

WIGGLESDom’s kid distraught over Yellow Wiggle

The departure of Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins has triggered a wave of tears across the nation, including in the household of NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.

Alex Druce

EntertainmentYellow Wiggle’s heartbreaking video

Emma Watkins has explained why she’s quitting The Wiggles in an emotional video, even triggering a response from the Prime Minister.

Anthony Piovesan

Big DealPremiumChristiaan Van Vuuren looks into political donations

Is our democracy for sale? It is a question Christiaan Van Vuuren is investigating in his quest to discover how money is infiltrating our political system.

Pierra Willix

Curtain callVideoCommentsYellow Wiggle Emma Watkins hangs up her skivvy

Emma Watkins has called time on her career with the Wiggles and will hand her yellow skivvy, and the keys to the big red car, in at the end of the year.

Big potentialPremiumAustralia could learn from Netflix’s Squid Game

Netflix’s number one hit, the K-drama Squid Game, highlights the economic benefits that can flow from investing in entertainment and is a move WA should accelerate, according to local experts.

Meleva Thorn

Smashing recordsVideoCommentsPremium‘Cheap’ Squid Game a $1.2b game-changer for Netflix

Netflix estimates that its latest megahit, Squid Game, will create almost $US900 million ($1.2b) in value for the company.

Lucas Shaw

InterviewJaw-dropping answer from Caddick‘s husband

The husband of missing woman Melissa Caddick has continued to make shock claims during a live TV interview.

Heath Parkes-Hupton

Barking madCommentsFury over proposed Americanisation of Bluey

A comment on a Bluey online fan group sparked some heated responses after one watcher bemoaned the fact there were no episodes celebrating Thanksgiving or Halloween.

Kate Emery

Red lightCommentsPremiumAlarming Squid Game warning sent to WA schools

WA’s Education Department has sent a warning to all public schools about children acting out versions of the intensely-violent hit show Squid Game in playgrounds across the State.

Bethany Hiatt

politicsQuestion that flustered Labor leader

The Opposition Leader is under pressure to take strong action against an MP who admitted to branch stacking.

Ellen Ransley

Must watchCommentsPremiumFires: Confronting Australia’s summer of disaster

The bushfires that raged in the summer of 2019-20 made global news and now they are being given the TV treatment.

Clare Rigden

Politics‘You’re the leader’: Premier’s TV grilling

ABC host Leigh Sales put Dominic Perrottet through his paces during his first 7:30 interview since becoming NSW Premier.

Anton Nilsson

TragedyTV executive killed in truck crash

The woman who died when she was hit by a truck on Tuesday has been identified as a mother-of-two and television executive behind several hit shows.

Catie McLeod

Insider’s lookPremiumGruen concept relevant as ever

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a massive reminder to comedian Wil Anderson just how much he loves doing shows in front of an audience.

Tanya MacNaughton

Shock revelationPremiumBurgess worked with Russell Crowe for ‘basic wage’

After winning SAS Australia, Sam Burgess has revealed a recent job with Russell Crowe where where he only earned a ‘basic wage’.

Evin Priest

Nation’s favouriteVideo‘Back at number 1’: Seven dominates TV ratings war

James Warburton says Seven is ‘back at number one and that is where we are going to stay’, revealing the exciting sport, news and entertainment that will help the network achieve that goal in 2022.

‘Freedom day’PremiumKyle’s uses ad with Berejiklian in dig at Perrottet

The radio station says Ms Berejiklian’s quotes are recognised by NSW residents and are part of the celebration of coming out of lockdown.

Ellen Ransley