ABC presenter Patricia Karvelas has reacted to online backlash from Daniel Andrews supporters after she suggested the former Victorian Premier had “cut out accountability” by refusing to speak to certain journalists. A brief clip of comments by the Q+A host during a panel discussion on Sunday’s Insiders has gone viralContinue Reading
Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Virginia Trioli has announced she is quitting her high profile post on ABC radio, declaring “life makes its own demands, and now is the right time to heed those”. Trioli told her listeners on Thursday morning that “after many years of daily broadcasting and almost twoContinue Reading
Mary-Louise McLaws, a respected epidemiologist who provided valuable advice to Australians throughout the Covid pandemic, has died at the age of 70. Professor McLaws, a health expert at the University of New South Wales, was a frequent presence on our television screens during the crisis, and also worked for aContinue Reading
ABC News Breakfast presenter Michael Rowland has rejoined the panel, after announcing he would be taking a long break in late May. The popular TV host’s initial announcement had viewers shocked, after he abruptly made the announcement live on air just before the program was scheduled to finish. “Hey, listen,Continue Reading
ABC bosses have reportedly narrowed down options to find a replacement for Q+A host Stan Grant who is due to step aside from presenting duties following Monday night’s program after he was targeted with racist abuse. While many names are familiar ABC talent, one frontrunner may be less well knownContinue Reading
An increase in alleged anti-social habits from conspiracy theorist groups and sovereign citizens has forced one Victorian local government to shut its doors to the public for in-person council meetings. The Yarra Ranges Council, located on the eastern outskirts of Melbourne, has reported an “increasing pattern” of verbal abuse duringContinue Reading
Aussies have been left divided over the decision to install three tree stumps in a children’s playground. The unique design appeared at a playground in the Canterbury Bankstown City council in Sydney’s south west. Sharing a photo of the playground on Reddit, one confused local questioned the purpose of theContinue Reading