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Jai Koutrae, Mark Mitchinson and Matt Crook in a scene from Treasure & Dirt.
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Clare Rigden

Is Australian TV getting weirder?

There has been a run of strange, off-kilter Aussie TV hitting screens of late. This week, our resident Screen Queen Clare is checking out the latest, Treasure & Dirt, on ABC. Here’s what else she’s watching.

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Musk’s anti-Odyssey tantrum reaches idiotic new level

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F1 is in cinemas on June 26.

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Jessica Chastain as Other Mommy in Other Mommy, directed by Rob Savage.

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Jai Koutrae, Mark Mitchinson and Matt Crook in a scene from Treasure & Dirt.
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Is Australian TV getting weirder?

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Sam Mac and partner welcome third baby, reveal sweet name

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Genevieve Hegney is back for the third season of Colin From Accounts.

Colin From Accounts is finally hitting screens

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This week Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is cooking with Annabel Crabb.
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American pop superstar Katy Perry (left) has slammed US President Donald Trump’s (right) administration for using one of her most famous songs on a TikTok video of military attacks in Iran.

Katy Perry takes aim at White House use of her song

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Delta Goodrem.

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Bonnie Tyler achieved international fame in the 1980s with her song Total Eclipse of the Heart. (AP PHOTO)

Total Eclipse of the Heart singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75

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Taylor Swift and husband Travis Kelce had the plans so locked down that obvious attendees refused to confirm they were going.

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Jai Koutrae, Mark Mitchinson and Matt Crook in a scene from Treasure & Dirt.
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Is Australian TV getting weirder?

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This week Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is cooking with Annabel Crabb.
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What’s worth watching on TV this week

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Nicole Kidman and her mystery man outside her hotel in Portofino.

New pics show Nicole Kidman sharing moment with mystery man

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Jason Alexander has expressed his remorse at events that occurred in 2012.

Seinfeld star apologises over ‘inappropriate’ act on minor

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Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi.

Best-selling author and Oscar trailblazer dead at 56

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

Richard Lewer wins Archibald with life-size portrait

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‘Flying Rodent’ was the winning image.

Wildlife photographer crowned for ‘rarest wild cat’ image

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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

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Grand Theft Auto VI will be released on November 19.

Controversial blockbuster game is back after 13-year absence

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Netflix game Unhinged.

Netflix’s new horror release signals gaming ambitions

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Vince Zampella has died, aged 55.
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Grim video of crash that killed Call of Duty creator emerges

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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

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Star announces exciting family news live on radio show

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Karl Stefanovic cuts final ties with Today and Nine

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Karl Stefanovic swiftly departed Nine after he published a controversial podcast featuring British far-right commentator Tommy Robinson. YouTube

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A peek into a uniquely Parisian web of history

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Stuff the British Stole.

TV show which provokes honesty and racist reactions

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An new book concludes that America’s very rich are in some ways better off than the very, very rich.

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South Australia has confirmed a case of H5 bird flu.

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Melbourne writer wins $50,000 writing prize

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