Culture
TV & radio
Simon Baker is no longer in his ‘pretty-boy’ era – and he’s just fine with that
Long a leading man, the Australian actor is now enjoying the freedom of getting older – and he’s delivering some of his best work yet.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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It’s not political and it’s not Q+A, so what is the ABC’s new National Forum?
Hosted by David Speers, the show is a clear signal of the direction Hugh Marks wants to take the public broadcaster.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Why Jackie O decided it was time for a change, and what comes next
The end came suddenly. But for those watching closely, there were signs Jackie O may have had enough of her professional pairing with Kyle Sandilands.
- by Karl Quinn and Michael Lallo
Opinion
Radio
Jackie O enabled the misogyny of Kyle Sandilands. Inevitably, he turned on her
Prime ministers and premiers have pandered to bottom-shelf vulgarian Sandilands. It’s hard to feel too much sympathy for his co-host when she endured one of his on-air sprays.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Analysis
Radio
The four words that destroyed a decades-long partnership
For 27 years Jackie O has stood beside Kyle Sandilands but success built on chemistry is inevitably doomed.
- by Michael Idato
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Radio ratings
Kyle and Jackie O break-up not ‘engineered’ says source, staff ‘overjoyed’ at implosion
The decision to end The Kyle and Jackie O Show was not deliberately engineered by KIIS-network owners ARN, senior company sources have said after the pair’s new $200 million contract had contributed to hundreds of staff losing their jobs.
- by Michael Lallo, Karl Quinn and Calum Jaspan
‘Not a joke’: SNL Tourette syndrome skit slammed following BAFTA incident
A leading Tourette syndrome charity has said the sketch on the American comedy program reduces the Tourette’s community to a punchline.
- by Nell Geraets
The $140,000 Lego model, and other confessions of a blockhead
He’s the former IT guy who traded the corporate life for full-time play. But Ryan “Brickman” McNaught’s unlikely career change was kick-started by a “cease-and-desist” letter from Lego’s legal team.
- by Karl Quinn
What to stream this week: Jason Bateman’s twisted suburban noir, plus five more picks
Don’t miss DTF St Louis, a bittersweet tale of male friendship with a murder in the middle, the return of The Artful Dodger.
- by Craig Mathieson
Delta’s dawn: Australia’s queen of pop is Eurovision-bound
Armed with a dance-disco anthem and three decades of pop pedigree, Delta Goodrem is preparing to step onto the world’s biggest stage.
- by Michael Idato
The fade to black that pierced the heart of Australian TV
Reflections on the luminous career of Lorraine Bayly, the cultural legacy of The Sullivans and the enduring memory of one of TV’s most beloved mums.
- by Michael Idato