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Anna Torv plays Tig Pollard in Dustfall.
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Clare Rigden

Have we just found this year’s best TV show?

Dustfall, Celebrity Traitors, The State Of Man, The Diplomat and Chrystal Lake: here’s what our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is watching and loving this week.

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Film

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The Social Reckoning.
review

Facebook’s moral crimes exposed in sequel movie

Film
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The Batman with Robert Pattinson.

Batman sequel delayed further as production suspended

Film
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Tom Cruise is reprising his role as Nascar driver Cole Trickle in a Days of Thunder sequel.

Is the movie star era over as Tom Cruise’s new film tanks?

Film
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Lili Reinhart reflects on fame, open communication and finding love in real life.

Lili Reinhart is still figuring it out

Film
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TV

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Anna Torv plays Tig Pollard in Dustfall.

Have we just found this year’s best TV show?

TV
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The Diplomat returns to Netflix.
review

What’s worth watching on TV this week

TV
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Spotlight Presents 70 Years of 7 (front) Bruce McAvaney and Johanna Griggs with (back from left) Georgie Parker, Michael Usher, Larry Emdur, Natalie Barr, Effie and Sonia Kruger

70 Years of Seven: Celebrating seven decades of TV gold

Culture
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Video
Former Bachelor star Matty Johnson has spoken out about the domestic violence allegations against fellow reality TV personality Sam Wood

Matty J breaks silence on Sam Wood claims with raw admission

Culture
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Music

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Nickelback will tour Australia in October 2027.

Band everyone loves to hate returning to Aus in 2027

Music
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Sheeran lost his opening acts after US rapper Macklemore was dropped from the tour over comments he made about Gaza.

New Sheeran opening acts after Macklemore-fuelled exodus

Music
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Angry Anderson has been farewelled in a private ceremony in Sydney.

Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson farewelled at private memorial service

Music
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Video
Record labels have faced regular technology upheaval, artificial intelligence is the latest.

Record labels in spin as AI music brings fresh disruption

The Economist
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Pop culture

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Anna Torv plays Tig Pollard in Dustfall.

Have we just found this year’s best TV show?

TV
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The Diplomat returns to Netflix.
review

What’s worth watching on TV this week

TV
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Halle Berry and ex-husband Olivier Martinez.

Halle Berry’s daughter breaks silence on child abuse claims

Pop Culture
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Nana Patekar, known for his intense screen presence and ability to play versatile roles, suffered a cardiac arrest at 5.20am on Thursday. 

Veteran actor dies suddenly after found unconscious at home

Pop Culture
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Visual arts

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Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi.

Best-selling author and Oscar trailblazer dead at 56

Culture
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Archibald Prize 2026 winner. Portrait of Iluwanti Ken by Richard Lewer.

Richard Lewer wins Archibald with life-size portrait

Visual Arts
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‘Flying Rodent’ was the winning image.

Wildlife photographer crowned for ‘rarest wild cat’ image

World
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Authorities have recovered the 18th-century Portrait of a Lady looted by the Nazis during WWII. (AP PHOTO)

Couple charged for hiding with nazi-looted painting

The New York Times
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Gaming

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Grand Theft Auto VI will be released on November 19.

Controversial blockbuster game is back after 13-year absence

Gaming
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Video
Netflix game Unhinged.

Netflix’s new horror release signals gaming ambitions

Gaming
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Vince Zampella has died, aged 55.
updated

Grim video of crash that killed Call of Duty creator emerges

World
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: The top 10 video games of 2025 spotlight artistic indies, nostalgia and mysteries amid chaotic times in the real world.

The 10 best video games of 2025 revealed

Gaming
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Radio

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Popular radio duo Will & Woody have been axed after eight years at KIIS FM.

‘Devastated’: Long-running radio duo axed after eight years

Radio
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Ash London and Elliot Garnaut are set to take over the KIIS 101.1 Melbourne breakfast slot formerly held by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson.
updated

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O’s KIIS replacements revealed

Culture
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Emma Chow became emotional as she revealed her husband Enzo Lisbona urgently needs a kidney transplant.

Radio host breaks down in tears on air over heartbreaking family news

Radio
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Video
Kyle Sandilands has revealed that he and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson have been secretly texting each other.

Kyle reveals hidden texts with Jackie ‘O’ throughout feud

Radio
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Books

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The Love Hypothesis.
opinion

The movie is mid, but the backstory is far more interesting

Pop Culture
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Bruno Cremer in the Maigret TV series.

Under-appreciated detective is due for a renaissance

Books
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Video
Writer Anna Funder swore she wasn’t doing her kid’s uni assignment. 

Why we need to hold thieving tech bros to account

Books
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Laperouse: A Parisian Icon Since 1766: a peek at a unique web of history, seduction, food and fun.

A peek into a uniquely Parisian web of history

Lifestyle
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The Best Australian Yarn

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South Australia has confirmed a case of H5 bird flu.

‘Touched it’: Surfer details run-in with flu-infected bird

South Australia
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Winner: Anson Cameron.

Melbourne writer wins $50,000 writing prize

The Best Australian Yarn
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Anson Cameronhas taken out the $50,000 first prize in The Best Australian Yarn competition.

Anson Cameron wins $50k prize at Best Australian Yarn awards

The Best Australian Yarn
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After a twenty-year departure from the short story format, critically acclaimed author Anson Cameron has made an emphatic return, securing a coveted spot on the longlist for The Best Australian Yarn, the world’s most lucrative short story competition.

Anson Cameron makes short story comeback for $50k prize

The Best Australian Yarn
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