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Your ultimate guide to the best TV shows of the year so far

We’re at the midpoint of 2026, which means there has been a lot of excellent TV that captivated, moved and tickled us. How many of these 13 shows have you seen?

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Film

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Glen Powell in Top Gun Maverick as Hangman.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

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Toy Story 5 is in cinemas on June 18
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The Death of Robin Hood, starring Hugh Jackman.

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Deep End: The Scott Miller Story is coming to ABC.
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Police found 320kg of meth hidden in bags of Charcoal imported from Ghana.

Actress charged with trying to smuggle drugs into Australia

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Music

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Bunnie Xo has spoken publicly for the first time about her split from Jelly Roll, revealing a surprisingly dynamic between the pair as their marriage comes to an end.

‘File the f***ing papers’: Star reveals fight before divorce

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The singer Olivia Rodrigo, in the New York Times studio on May 14, 2026.

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A model is suing rapper Kanye West, alleging that he choked her and stuck his fingers in her mouth during filming of a music video.

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Madonna is back.

‘Hide the cocaine’ Pop star shocks with new video

Music
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Pop culture

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Deep End: The Scott Miller Story is coming to ABC.
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Leah Ramsey lost her infant daughter after a high-risk pregnancy.

Influencer ‘devastated’ after death of newborn daughter

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Kyle Sandilands reveals mother undergoing cancer treatment after news of $12 million settlement with former employer ARN

Kyle Sandilands reveals shock family news after $12 million settlement

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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

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Gaming

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

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A new conversation is emerging around the potential of video games to improve health outcomes.

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Technology
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Fortnite makes money from popular dances, do their choreographers?

Fortnite makes money from dances, do their choreographers?

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Radio

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Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O were co-hosts for 20 years.

Kyle drops major update on fractured Jackie O friendship

Australia
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ARN Media will pay Kyle Sandilands $12 million after it reached a settlement with the shock jock.
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Sandilands’ $12m end to radio row lines up new pod project

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Jai Arrow and fiancee Berina have opened up on his outlook and their future as a family.

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NRL
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A British radio station mistakenly told listeners that King Charles had died.

Radio station mistakenly tells listeners the King is dead

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Books

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

American capitalism is run by millionaires, not billionaires

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Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi.

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Slow Horses is back - and we're STILL obsessed. The show screens on Apple TV Plus.

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Anne Hathaway in the Verity trailer.

Colleen Hoover cinematic universe is going full steam ahead

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Winner: Anson Cameron.

Melbourne writer wins $50,000 writing prize

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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

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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.

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