Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stated that he views Donald Trump‘s admiration for Vladimir Putin as very unsettling.
“When you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occasions, he’s like the 12-year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team,” Turnbull declared on the Australian ABC talk show, Q+A. “‘My hero!’ It is really creepy. It’s really creepy.”
The former Australian prime minister admitted that he found this Trump’s admiration for Putin as striking at the time while also saying that it “struck everybody.”
“It was like you could touch it,” he then mentioned, “It was creepy. The creepiness was palpable.”
Turnbull said that there was no bromance between Trump and Putin.
He also stated that it is unfortunate that the Republican Party under the former president and “particularly the right wing of the Republican...
“When you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occasions, he’s like the 12-year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team,” Turnbull declared on the Australian ABC talk show, Q+A. “‘My hero!’ It is really creepy. It’s really creepy.”
The former Australian prime minister admitted that he found this Trump’s admiration for Putin as striking at the time while also saying that it “struck everybody.”
“It was like you could touch it,” he then mentioned, “It was creepy. The creepiness was palpable.”
Turnbull said that there was no bromance between Trump and Putin.
He also stated that it is unfortunate that the Republican Party under the former president and “particularly the right wing of the Republican...
- 3/1/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has returned to LiSTNR with a new season of his successful podcast series Defending Democracy with Malcolm Turnbull.
Expanded to eight episodes for season two, Mr Turnbull continues to examine the threat to democracy through insightful interviews with leading experts on key issues such as artificial intelligence, defence capabilities and social media algorithms.
Following the impressive season one roll call, which featured former British Prime Minister Theresa May and veteran Homeland Security official John Cohen, the subject matter and guest list for the new season is equally thought-provoking and includes conversations with guests such as Australian Strategic Policy Institute Executive Director Justin Bassi and Moby Group Chairman and CEO Saad Mohseni.
Former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, said: “In this series we discuss artificial intelligence, Tik Tok, killer robots and ask the question - is technology driving the decline of democracy?
LiSTNR Head of News and Information,...
Expanded to eight episodes for season two, Mr Turnbull continues to examine the threat to democracy through insightful interviews with leading experts on key issues such as artificial intelligence, defence capabilities and social media algorithms.
Following the impressive season one roll call, which featured former British Prime Minister Theresa May and veteran Homeland Security official John Cohen, the subject matter and guest list for the new season is equally thought-provoking and includes conversations with guests such as Australian Strategic Policy Institute Executive Director Justin Bassi and Moby Group Chairman and CEO Saad Mohseni.
Former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, said: “In this series we discuss artificial intelligence, Tik Tok, killer robots and ask the question - is technology driving the decline of democracy?
LiSTNR Head of News and Information,...
- 7/18/2023
- Podnews.net
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, revisit some of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s green outfits. From red-carpet appearances to moments that will go down in royal family history, the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex have rocked varying green hues for years. Without further ado, here are some of Kate and Meghan’s most stunning green looks.
1. Meghan Markle wore green to her engagement announcement before repeating the outfit in 2019 Meghan Markle | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
Initially hidden by a white coat, Meghan wore a dark green P.A.R.O.S.H. dress for her and Prince Harry’s 2017 engagement announcement (via Town & Country).
After posing for photos at Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden, Meghan offered a better glimpse of her dress when she and the Duke of Sussex headed inside for their engagement interview.
In 2019, Meghan recycled the green dress, wearing it...
1. Meghan Markle wore green to her engagement announcement before repeating the outfit in 2019 Meghan Markle | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
Initially hidden by a white coat, Meghan wore a dark green P.A.R.O.S.H. dress for her and Prince Harry’s 2017 engagement announcement (via Town & Country).
After posing for photos at Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden, Meghan offered a better glimpse of her dress when she and the Duke of Sussex headed inside for their engagement interview.
In 2019, Meghan recycled the green dress, wearing it...
- 3/17/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A body language expert examined a 2018 video of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle where they appeared to show a “possible conflict of styles.” Harry needed to herd Meghan along to meet people at an event because her pacing wasn’t quite the same as his.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle | Alastair Grant/Afp via Getty Images Prince Harry tried to get Meghan Markle’s attention at a 2018 engagement
Before Harry and Meghan were married, they attended events together, one of which was an appearance in London with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ahead of the Invictus Games in Sydney.
Meghan was speaking to someone and Harry tried to get her attention to move her along to meet other people.
A video showed Harry calling Meghan, then she noticed him and apologized before moving to shake hands with the people Harry wanted her to meet.
“Meg? Meg, Meg. Let me introduce you to somebody,...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle | Alastair Grant/Afp via Getty Images Prince Harry tried to get Meghan Markle’s attention at a 2018 engagement
Before Harry and Meghan were married, they attended events together, one of which was an appearance in London with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ahead of the Invictus Games in Sydney.
Meghan was speaking to someone and Harry tried to get her attention to move her along to meet other people.
A video showed Harry calling Meghan, then she noticed him and apologized before moving to shake hands with the people Harry wanted her to meet.
“Meg? Meg, Meg. Let me introduce you to somebody,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Wendy Michaels
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Presented by comedian Christiaan Van Vuuren and directed by Craig Reucassel, Big Deal takes a look at Australia’s billion-dollar political lobbying industry. For every federal politician, there’s millions of dollars devoted just to swinging their opinion, or their vote.
The two-part factual series Big Deal premieres on the ABC October 19 following its theatrical run via Madman Entertainment, with both episodes instantly available to binge on ABC iview.
In the series, Christiaan meets with a range of politicians, journalists, and experts, such as Malcolm Turnbull, Jason Falinski, Sam Dastyari, Scott Ryan, Kate McClymont, Dr Andrew Leigh, Helen Haines, Jacqui Lambie, Katharine Murphy, Linda Burney, and Zali Steggall, to ask, ‘Is Australia’s democracy for sale?’
Big Deal is produced by Aline Jacques, and executive produced by Jen Peedom, Bridget Callow-Wright, Jason Burrows, Malinda Wink and Paul Wiegard. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Screen Nsw.
The...
The two-part factual series Big Deal premieres on the ABC October 19 following its theatrical run via Madman Entertainment, with both episodes instantly available to binge on ABC iview.
In the series, Christiaan meets with a range of politicians, journalists, and experts, such as Malcolm Turnbull, Jason Falinski, Sam Dastyari, Scott Ryan, Kate McClymont, Dr Andrew Leigh, Helen Haines, Jacqui Lambie, Katharine Murphy, Linda Burney, and Zali Steggall, to ask, ‘Is Australia’s democracy for sale?’
Big Deal is produced by Aline Jacques, and executive produced by Jen Peedom, Bridget Callow-Wright, Jason Burrows, Malinda Wink and Paul Wiegard. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Screen Nsw.
The...
- 9/24/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Eight of Australia’s most celebrated personalities from the world of music, politics, stage, television and film join the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? when it returns to Sbs on Tuesday 8 June at 7.30pm.
Celia Pacquola, Malcolm Turnbull, Denise Drysdale, Jeff Fatt (The Wiggles) and Uncle Jack Charles join the cast of the genealogy series, which takes personalities on a revealing journey into their past, sharing their emotion and surprise as they uncover stories at the heart of their family history. The 12th season also features Grant Denyer, Chris Bath and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
Who Do You Think You Are? is produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia for Sbs.
The post ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ (Season 12 Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
Celia Pacquola, Malcolm Turnbull, Denise Drysdale, Jeff Fatt (The Wiggles) and Uncle Jack Charles join the cast of the genealogy series, which takes personalities on a revealing journey into their past, sharing their emotion and surprise as they uncover stories at the heart of their family history. The 12th season also features Grant Denyer, Chris Bath and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
Who Do You Think You Are? is produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia for Sbs.
The post ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ (Season 12 Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 5/14/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sydney, Nov 5 (Ians) Australia cricketer Usman Khawaja's brother has been given a jail sentence of at least two and a half years for his actions in trying to frame a colleague in a fake terror plot.
According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, Arsalan Khawaja wrote a series of detailed threats in a book belonging to his colleague Mohamed Kamer Nizamdeen, then handed it to his project manager at University of New South Wales in August 2018.
When the police became involved, the 40-year-old misled investigators about the book's origin and claimed he simply found it.
Arsalan wrote the notebook after being jealous of Nizamdeen's contact with a mutual female friend. Following the incident, Nizamdeen was then arrested until police discovered the book was a hoax.
Judge Robert Weber, in the New South Wales District Court, on Thursday said Arsalan wrote the notebook because he believed Nizamdeen was interested...
According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, Arsalan Khawaja wrote a series of detailed threats in a book belonging to his colleague Mohamed Kamer Nizamdeen, then handed it to his project manager at University of New South Wales in August 2018.
When the police became involved, the 40-year-old misled investigators about the book's origin and claimed he simply found it.
Arsalan wrote the notebook after being jealous of Nizamdeen's contact with a mutual female friend. Following the incident, Nizamdeen was then arrested until police discovered the book was a hoax.
Judge Robert Weber, in the New South Wales District Court, on Thursday said Arsalan wrote the notebook because he believed Nizamdeen was interested...
- 11/5/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Exclusive: The Revenant and 12 Years A Slave producer-financier New Regency looks to have come out on top in the heated contest for screen rights to the remarkable true story of a group of boys who survived for more than a year on a deserted Pacific island.
We understand a low seven-figure deal is in final negotiations and the project will be lined up as a feature film. The firm was understood to be chasing life and book rights. UK outfit The Agency has been handling the sale.
Dubbed ‘the real Lord Of The Flies‘, the story exploded after being published by the Guardian last week in their preview of historian and author Rutger Bregman’s new book Humankind.
As we reported on Monday, a collection of top studios and producers were in the mix for this one so it’s a coup for New Regency, who this week was...
We understand a low seven-figure deal is in final negotiations and the project will be lined up as a feature film. The firm was understood to be chasing life and book rights. UK outfit The Agency has been handling the sale.
Dubbed ‘the real Lord Of The Flies‘, the story exploded after being published by the Guardian last week in their preview of historian and author Rutger Bregman’s new book Humankind.
As we reported on Monday, a collection of top studios and producers were in the mix for this one so it’s a coup for New Regency, who this week was...
- 5/22/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman and Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Film and TV producers are chasing hard to win screen rights to the remarkable true story of a group of boys who survived for more than a year on a deserted Pacific island.
Dubbed ‘the real Lord Of The Flies‘, the story has exploded since being published by the Guardian last week in their preview of historian and author Rutger Bregman’s uplifting book Humankind, which is published in the UK today.
The narrative follows how in 1965 six friends, teenagers bored with their life at a boarding school on the Pacific island of Tonga, stole a fishing boat and set off on an adventure. A massive storm destroyed their vessel and after eight days drifting on the open waters, they washed up on a remote, uninhabited island. Marooned there, the boys overcame incredible adversity, largely through team work, ingenuity and resolve. Unlike William Golding’s classic tale of savagery,...
Dubbed ‘the real Lord Of The Flies‘, the story has exploded since being published by the Guardian last week in their preview of historian and author Rutger Bregman’s uplifting book Humankind, which is published in the UK today.
The narrative follows how in 1965 six friends, teenagers bored with their life at a boarding school on the Pacific island of Tonga, stole a fishing boat and set off on an adventure. A massive storm destroyed their vessel and after eight days drifting on the open waters, they washed up on a remote, uninhabited island. Marooned there, the boys overcame incredible adversity, largely through team work, ingenuity and resolve. Unlike William Golding’s classic tale of savagery,...
- 5/18/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Fletcher and Scott Morrison.
The screen sector is hoping the appointment of Paul Fletcher as Minister for Communications and the Arts will signal an end to government policy paralysis towards the industry.
The director of corporate and regulatory affairs at Optus before he entered Parliament in 2009, Fletcher takes over from Senator Mitch Fifield, who is being appointed Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
The industry has welcomed Fletcher’s appointment. “Paul Fletcher is a great choice for the Communications portfolio. He is smart, pragmatic and has a deep understanding of our industry,” a spokesperson for Network 10 said.
“Paul is definitely the right person to be dealing with the big and complex issues that need to be sorted in this area.”
Australian Children’s Television Foundaation CEO Jenny Buckland tells If: “I think Paul Fletcher’s a great choice – he has experience in the portfolio from his Parliamentary...
The screen sector is hoping the appointment of Paul Fletcher as Minister for Communications and the Arts will signal an end to government policy paralysis towards the industry.
The director of corporate and regulatory affairs at Optus before he entered Parliament in 2009, Fletcher takes over from Senator Mitch Fifield, who is being appointed Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
The industry has welcomed Fletcher’s appointment. “Paul Fletcher is a great choice for the Communications portfolio. He is smart, pragmatic and has a deep understanding of our industry,” a spokesperson for Network 10 said.
“Paul is definitely the right person to be dealing with the big and complex issues that need to be sorted in this area.”
Australian Children’s Television Foundaation CEO Jenny Buckland tells If: “I think Paul Fletcher’s a great choice – he has experience in the portfolio from his Parliamentary...
- 5/26/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ita Buttrose.
Publishing and media doyenne Ita Buttrose has been confirmed as the new chair of the ABC.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today that the government will recommend Buttrose’s appointment to the Governor-General.
Buttrose is the founder of Cleo magazine, and a former editor-in-chief of The Australian Women’s Weekly, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and The Sun-Herald. Over her career, she has worked for all of the commercial broadcasters, and also served on the board of a variety of organisations, including News Ltd.
The former Australian of the Year will be the second woman to hold the role of ABC chair in the broadcaster’s 87 year history – the other being Leonie Kramer in the early 1980s.
Morrison said Buttrose was an “outstanding candidate”. “Ita is an extraordinary Australian who will bring decades of media and management experience to the ABC. I can think of no-one better to lead the national broadcaster.
Publishing and media doyenne Ita Buttrose has been confirmed as the new chair of the ABC.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today that the government will recommend Buttrose’s appointment to the Governor-General.
Buttrose is the founder of Cleo magazine, and a former editor-in-chief of The Australian Women’s Weekly, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and The Sun-Herald. Over her career, she has worked for all of the commercial broadcasters, and also served on the board of a variety of organisations, including News Ltd.
The former Australian of the Year will be the second woman to hold the role of ABC chair in the broadcaster’s 87 year history – the other being Leonie Kramer in the early 1980s.
Morrison said Buttrose was an “outstanding candidate”. “Ita is an extraordinary Australian who will bring decades of media and management experience to the ABC. I can think of no-one better to lead the national broadcaster.
- 2/28/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
An Australian man allegedly drove an SUV into a central Melbourne street packed with Christmas shoppers on Thursday, injuring 19 people in an act police believe was deliberate but not terror-related, multiple sources report.
The incident occurred outside Flinders Street train station in Melbourne’s central business district just after 4:45 p.m, the Associated Press reported. Witnesses on the scene say the SUV ran a red light and sped up to hit crossing shoppers. More than a dozen people were hit before the car slammed into a traffic barrier by a cable car stop.
Of the 19 admitted to the hospital,...
The incident occurred outside Flinders Street train station in Melbourne’s central business district just after 4:45 p.m, the Associated Press reported. Witnesses on the scene say the SUV ran a red light and sped up to hit crossing shoppers. More than a dozen people were hit before the car slammed into a traffic barrier by a cable car stop.
Of the 19 admitted to the hospital,...
- 12/21/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Love wins in Australia! On Tuesday, the Land Down Under revealed that an overwhelming majority of the population supports same-sex marriage, following a two-month long national survey, prompting Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to call for the Parliamentary to institute marriage equality before the end of the year. The results crossed borders and seas, reaching far further than the […]...
- 11/15/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Love wins in Australia!
On Tuesday, the Land Down Under revealed that an overwhelming majority of the population supports same-sex marriage, following a two-month long national survey, prompting Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to call for the Parliamentary to institute marriage equality before the end of the year.
The results crossed borders and seas, reaching far further than the millions of Australians who cast their vote, including many Lgbtq advocates and celebrities worldwide, who took to social media to celebrate the outcome.
More: See Miley Cyrus' Evolution in Et's New Series 'When We First Met'
"Yes!!!!! Congrats Australia! Every step taken is one closer to World Peace! Love love love you!" Miley Cyrus tweeted, before adorably giving a shout-out to her Aussie fiancé, Liam Hemsworth. "Proud to be Australian by association lol."
Ellen DeGeneres, wife of Australian actress Portia de Rossi, also spoke out, tweeting, "It’s a g’day. Way to go Australia. #MarriageEquality...
On Tuesday, the Land Down Under revealed that an overwhelming majority of the population supports same-sex marriage, following a two-month long national survey, prompting Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to call for the Parliamentary to institute marriage equality before the end of the year.
The results crossed borders and seas, reaching far further than the millions of Australians who cast their vote, including many Lgbtq advocates and celebrities worldwide, who took to social media to celebrate the outcome.
More: See Miley Cyrus' Evolution in Et's New Series 'When We First Met'
"Yes!!!!! Congrats Australia! Every step taken is one closer to World Peace! Love love love you!" Miley Cyrus tweeted, before adorably giving a shout-out to her Aussie fiancé, Liam Hemsworth. "Proud to be Australian by association lol."
Ellen DeGeneres, wife of Australian actress Portia de Rossi, also spoke out, tweeting, "It’s a g’day. Way to go Australia. #MarriageEquality...
- 11/15/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The results are in! Australia has voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. Malcolm Turnbull, the Prime Minister of Australia, announced Wednesday (Tuesday evening in the United States) that 61.6 percent of people who responded to the voluntary survey voted in favor of same-sex marriage. After hearing the results, Turnbull wrote on his Twitter account, "The people of Australia have spoken and I intend to make their wish the law of the land by Christmas. This is an overwhelming call for marriage equality." The Prime Minister also included a video message, saying that it's now the job of the Australian Parliament to make this happen before Christmas. ...
- 11/15/2017
- E! Online
In the leaked transcripts of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the two world leaders argued over a deal President Obama made in 2015 concerning refugees. Obama had agreed to accept about 2,000 refugees who had been denied entry to Australia and were currently stuck on the island of Naru and Papau New Guinea’s Manus Island at detention camps. “I hate taking these people,” Trump said in the transcripts, which were obtained and published by The Washington Post Thursday. Also Read: Trump Says He Won New Hampshire Primary Because It's a 'Drug-Infested Den' “I guarantee you they are.
- 8/3/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Prince Harry had a sweet reunion in Sydney on Wednesday when he reconnected with a war widow he first met in 2015.
Daphne Dunne, 97, waited in the rain to see the prince as he arrived at Sydney Harbour by boat. And when he spotted her in her wheelchair, Harry excitedly embraced Dunne, whose late husband fought in WWII, like old friends.
Dunne also served as a corporal in the Australian Women’s Army Service.
Harry first met Dunne after ending his month-long attachment with the Australian Defense Force in May 2015. And she memorably gave him a kiss on the cheek.
The...
Daphne Dunne, 97, waited in the rain to see the prince as he arrived at Sydney Harbour by boat. And when he spotted her in her wheelchair, Harry excitedly embraced Dunne, whose late husband fought in WWII, like old friends.
Dunne also served as a corporal in the Australian Women’s Army Service.
Harry first met Dunne after ending his month-long attachment with the Australian Defense Force in May 2015. And she memorably gave him a kiss on the cheek.
The...
- 6/7/2017
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
Melania Trump opted for a bold and bright look while accompanying husband President Donald Trump to dinner with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in New York Thursday. The First Lady wore a one shoulder lemon yellow silk crepe Christian Dior gown. The dinner took place at the Intrepid Sea Air and Space museum, aka the USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier docked in the Hudson River. The event commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea, a naval battle American and Australian forces fought against Japan during World War II. Melania's dress marked one of her most daring color choices since her husband was elected in November. She wore...
- 5/5/2017
- E! Online
Donald Trump is attempted to put to bed rumors that he hung up on the Australian Prime Minister after a heated exchange during their first phone call in January.
Trump met Malcolm Turnbull Thursday night in New York and addressed the rumors of bad blood between the two leaders.
“We had a good telephone call. You guys exaggerated that call,” the business mogul said of the media during a meeting with Turnbull, 62, aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. “That was a big exaggeration. We had a great call. I mean, we’re not babies … That was a little bit of fake news.
Trump met Malcolm Turnbull Thursday night in New York and addressed the rumors of bad blood between the two leaders.
“We had a good telephone call. You guys exaggerated that call,” the business mogul said of the media during a meeting with Turnbull, 62, aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. “That was a big exaggeration. We had a great call. I mean, we’re not babies … That was a little bit of fake news.
- 5/5/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
No one can ever say that Donald Trump isn’t a man of contradictions. Just hours after the House Republicans passed a bill to repeal Obamacare on his urging on Thursday, the president praised Australia’s universal health care system, which gives citizens free access to doctors and public hospitals with the government footing the bill. In a press conference with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Trump said: “You have better health care than we do. Alrighty then … “We have a failing health care — I shouldn’t say this to our great gentleman and my friend from Australia, because you have...
- 5/5/2017
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Happy Feet and Master and Commander scribe John Collee is writing a TV show with Mel Gibson based.on the book The Barbary Coast by Herbert Asbury, who also wrote The Gangs of New York.
The plan is for Gibson to direct the pilot and have a recurring role on the show.
.It.s about the birth of a city,. Collee tells If. .There was a period between the Wild West gangsterism and the settlement of America and the birth of these cities. There was a period in San Francisco when a city was just emerging. A lot of stuff had to be worked out from scratch. And it.s all about the rule of law, the stuff we.re wrestling with now in the Middle East. And of course in America they.re readdressing all that stuff..
The project, first announced last April, has been put together by The Mark Gordon Company,...
The plan is for Gibson to direct the pilot and have a recurring role on the show.
.It.s about the birth of a city,. Collee tells If. .There was a period between the Wild West gangsterism and the settlement of America and the birth of these cities. There was a period in San Francisco when a city was just emerging. A lot of stuff had to be worked out from scratch. And it.s all about the rule of law, the stuff we.re wrestling with now in the Middle East. And of course in America they.re readdressing all that stuff..
The project, first announced last April, has been put together by The Mark Gordon Company,...
- 4/25/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
John Clarke..
Renowned satirist, writer and actor John Clarke, died Sunday, aged 68..
New Zealand-born Clarke and comedy partner Bryan Dawe sent up Aussie politics in mock interviews on the ABC.s 7.30 Report.and before that on Nine.s A Current Affair.
Clarke created and starred in mockumentary series The Games. His screenwriting credits include Lonely Hearts with Paul Cox, the original screenplay Billy Connolly's.The Man Who Sued God, and mini-series Anzacs.
As an actor he appeared in features such as.Death of Brunswick opposite Sam Neill, and more recently in Matthew Saville.s A Month of Sundays and the ABC.s The Ex-pm..
He died of natural causes while on a hike in the Grampians National Park, Victoria. He is survived by his wife Helen, daughters Lorin and Lucia and grandchildren Claudia and Charles.
A statement from his family said: .John died doing one of the things he...
Renowned satirist, writer and actor John Clarke, died Sunday, aged 68..
New Zealand-born Clarke and comedy partner Bryan Dawe sent up Aussie politics in mock interviews on the ABC.s 7.30 Report.and before that on Nine.s A Current Affair.
Clarke created and starred in mockumentary series The Games. His screenwriting credits include Lonely Hearts with Paul Cox, the original screenplay Billy Connolly's.The Man Who Sued God, and mini-series Anzacs.
As an actor he appeared in features such as.Death of Brunswick opposite Sam Neill, and more recently in Matthew Saville.s A Month of Sundays and the ABC.s The Ex-pm..
He died of natural causes while on a hike in the Grampians National Park, Victoria. He is survived by his wife Helen, daughters Lorin and Lucia and grandchildren Claudia and Charles.
A statement from his family said: .John died doing one of the things he...
- 4/10/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has had some trouble with names. For one, he mistakenly called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “Joe.” He also called Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull “Malcolm Trumble” — not once, but twice. “SNL” impersonator Melissa McCarthy has had fun with Spicey’s misnomers when she called other reporters “Glenn” after moving on from New York Times Reporter Glenn Thrush (played by Bobby Moynihan) in her now infamous first skit, playing the press secretary as angry and addicted to chewing gum. Also Read: Say It Ain't Joe: Sean Spicer Botches Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Name (Video) Now,...
- 2/17/2017
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
Alec Baldwin returned to “Saturday Night Live” for last night’s cold open, which means you should expect a series of angry tweets from Donald Trump any minute now. Rather than Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) or Rex Tillerson (John Goodman), this time he was joined by Steve Bannon (Mikey Day), who bears a striking resemblance to the Grim Reaper and is clearly pulling all the so-called president’s strings. Watch below.
Read More: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: Kristen Stewart Has A Message For President Trump
It’s Grim Bannon who advises Trump to call the Prime Minister of Australia despite how woefully unprepared he is to do so, leading Trump to end the conversation by angrily telling Malcolm Turnbull to “prepare to go to war” — which is, of course, also how he ends his disastrous chats with the leaders of Mexico (who refuses to pay for the wall) and Germany...
Read More: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: Kristen Stewart Has A Message For President Trump
It’s Grim Bannon who advises Trump to call the Prime Minister of Australia despite how woefully unprepared he is to do so, leading Trump to end the conversation by angrily telling Malcolm Turnbull to “prepare to go to war” — which is, of course, also how he ends his disastrous chats with the leaders of Mexico (who refuses to pay for the wall) and Germany...
- 2/5/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Saturday Night Live poked fun at Donald Trump's diplomacy skills in a cold open where the president, played once again by Alec Baldwin, and his chief advisor Steve Bannon, played by the Grim Reaper, cold-call world leaders and threaten them with war.
"I've had a long day, I'm tired and cranky and feel like I could just freak out on somebody," "Trump" said.
"Maybe you should call Australia," Bannon suggested.
(Trump reportedly had a disastrous talk with the Australian prime minister, with John McCain performing some unsolicited damage control...
"I've had a long day, I'm tired and cranky and feel like I could just freak out on somebody," "Trump" said.
"Maybe you should call Australia," Bannon suggested.
(Trump reportedly had a disastrous talk with the Australian prime minister, with John McCain performing some unsolicited damage control...
- 2/5/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Kristen Stewart’s accidental F-bomb turned out to be anything but a bad omen for the first-time Saturday Night Live host.
The Twilight alum managed to hold her own in an episode that also featured Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump in his first appearance since the inauguration (as seen below), and the unforgettable introduction of Melissa McCarthy as White House press secretary Sean Spicer.
VideosSNL: Melissa McCarthy as Trump Press Sec. Sean Spicer Is Amazing, Period
Sure, we’ll all be talking about McCarthy’s cameo for weeks — possibly months (or years!), but the installment was a veritable embarrassment of comedy riches.
The Twilight alum managed to hold her own in an episode that also featured Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump in his first appearance since the inauguration (as seen below), and the unforgettable introduction of Melissa McCarthy as White House press secretary Sean Spicer.
VideosSNL: Melissa McCarthy as Trump Press Sec. Sean Spicer Is Amazing, Period
Sure, we’ll all be talking about McCarthy’s cameo for weeks — possibly months (or years!), but the installment was a veritable embarrassment of comedy riches.
- 2/5/2017
- TVLine.com
Kristen Stewart's Saturday Night Live monologue was going so well… right until the very end!
The Personal Shopper star hosted SNL this weekend, which included a fun (albeit a bit nervous) opening monologue where some SNL castmates – Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant – tried to show Stewart that they were just as cool as she was by pretending to be stereotypical badasses.
"I'm too cool for school too, I don't even care about this show, "McKinnon said as she came out in tattered black clothes smoking a cigarette. "I don't even want to be on it, right? I just want to be like you, right? Sleep all day, party all night."
"Yeah, that's cool. That sounds cool," Stewart said, laughing. "I don't really do that, though. I worked on five movies last year."
Watch: Kristen Stewart Publishes Research Paper on Using Artificial Intelligence to Create Art
Then Bryant rolled out on stage on the back of a black...
The Personal Shopper star hosted SNL this weekend, which included a fun (albeit a bit nervous) opening monologue where some SNL castmates – Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant – tried to show Stewart that they were just as cool as she was by pretending to be stereotypical badasses.
"I'm too cool for school too, I don't even care about this show, "McKinnon said as she came out in tattered black clothes smoking a cigarette. "I don't even want to be on it, right? I just want to be like you, right? Sleep all day, party all night."
"Yeah, that's cool. That sounds cool," Stewart said, laughing. "I don't really do that, though. I worked on five movies last year."
Watch: Kristen Stewart Publishes Research Paper on Using Artificial Intelligence to Create Art
Then Bryant rolled out on stage on the back of a black...
- 2/5/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
You may have heard about Trump’s latest gaffe in foreign relations. Apparently Donald Trump had a conversation with Australia’s prime minister Malcolm Turnbull that ended in a “not so nice” way. Australia is one of the United States’s stanchest allies and somehow our President managed to threaten Australia. Turnbull denies that the phone call ended abruptly but that has stopped the internet from going wild about the call. Speaking of which, even entertainers are calling out Donald Trump. The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen happens to be touring in Melbourne, Australia right now. He decided to open his show with a
Bruce Springsteen Trolls Donald Trump Australia Call with a Song...
Bruce Springsteen Trolls Donald Trump Australia Call with a Song...
- 2/3/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Does Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull think Donald Trump is a drongo? Maybe after this week’s interaction … What should have been a civilized conversation between two world leaders got heated when President Trump blasted the Australian leader over an agreement forged under President Obama for the U.S. to accept up to 1,250 refugees detained in Australia, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. In addition, senior U.S. officials told the paper that the president bragged about the size of his electoral college victory. The call should have lasted up to an hour, however President Trump cut it short after just 25 minutes,...
- 2/2/2017
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
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Four people were killed while riding a water rapids attraction at Australian’s biggest theme park Tuesday afternoon.
Ambulance service official Gavin Fuller said two victims were thrown from their raft and two others became trapped inside after a “malfunction” on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on Queensland’s Gold Coast, 35 miles south of Brisbane on the eastern coast of Australia.
Queensland police investigator announced the victims are a 42-year-old woman, a 38-year-old man, a 35-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, the New York Times reports.
Gold Coast Inspector...
Four people were killed while riding a water rapids attraction at Australian’s biggest theme park Tuesday afternoon.
Ambulance service official Gavin Fuller said two victims were thrown from their raft and two others became trapped inside after a “malfunction” on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on Queensland’s Gold Coast, 35 miles south of Brisbane on the eastern coast of Australia.
Queensland police investigator announced the victims are a 42-year-old woman, a 38-year-old man, a 35-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, the New York Times reports.
Gold Coast Inspector...
- 10/25/2016
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Chasing Asylum director, Eva Orner.
The director of documentary Chasing Asylum has offered Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a free ticket and a box of popcorn to entice him to the cinema after the film collected $144,236 at the box office.
Chasing Aslyum has been in cinemas for four days and has held premiere screenings around the country.
From Academy Award winning Eva Orner (Taxi to the Dark Side; The Network), the film is an explosive look inside Australia.s offshore detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru. .
The film features secretly filmed footage from inside the centres, testimonials from whistleblowers and stories from asylum seekers and refugees who have tried to make Australia home..
Orner has visited and spoken with 21 audiences in the last few weeks with 16 Q and As still to come..
Extra Q and A sessions have been added at the Sun Theatre Yarraville and Cinema Nova Carlton on June 11-12.
Cinema Nova,...
The director of documentary Chasing Asylum has offered Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a free ticket and a box of popcorn to entice him to the cinema after the film collected $144,236 at the box office.
Chasing Aslyum has been in cinemas for four days and has held premiere screenings around the country.
From Academy Award winning Eva Orner (Taxi to the Dark Side; The Network), the film is an explosive look inside Australia.s offshore detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru. .
The film features secretly filmed footage from inside the centres, testimonials from whistleblowers and stories from asylum seekers and refugees who have tried to make Australia home..
Orner has visited and spoken with 21 audiences in the last few weeks with 16 Q and As still to come..
Extra Q and A sessions have been added at the Sun Theatre Yarraville and Cinema Nova Carlton on June 11-12.
Cinema Nova,...
- 5/31/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Treasurer, Scott Morrison.
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The Australian screen and arts community have been "shortchanged" in the 2016 Federal Budget with no extra funding for the arts and cuts to ABC news funding.
However the television industry is "cautiously optimistic" about cuts to spectrum licensing fees revealed in last night's budget announcement.
While base funding of the ABC has been maintained, funding for specialist news services will be cut by cut by $18.6 million over the next three years, putting further pressure on already undermanned staff and raising the prospect of cuts to its regional news operations.
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance chief executive, Paul Murphy, said the new triennial funding agreement was a disappointment.
.The ABC.s base funding may be untouched, but of course the true damage to the corporation was done in 2014 and 2015, where about $250 million was cut,. he said.
.None of that money has been restored, while the special funding allocated...
.
The Australian screen and arts community have been "shortchanged" in the 2016 Federal Budget with no extra funding for the arts and cuts to ABC news funding.
However the television industry is "cautiously optimistic" about cuts to spectrum licensing fees revealed in last night's budget announcement.
While base funding of the ABC has been maintained, funding for specialist news services will be cut by cut by $18.6 million over the next three years, putting further pressure on already undermanned staff and raising the prospect of cuts to its regional news operations.
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance chief executive, Paul Murphy, said the new triennial funding agreement was a disappointment.
.The ABC.s base funding may be untouched, but of course the true damage to the corporation was done in 2014 and 2015, where about $250 million was cut,. he said.
.None of that money has been restored, while the special funding allocated...
- 5/3/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Treasurer, Scott Morrison.
.
The Australian screen and arts community have been "shortchanged" in the 2016 Federal Budget with no extra funding for the arts and cuts to ABC news funding.
However the television industry is "cautiously optimistic" about cuts to spectrum licensing fees revealed in last night's budget announcement.
While base funding of the ABC has been maintained, funding for specialist news services will be cut by cut by $18.6 million over the next three years, putting further pressure on already undermanned staff and raising the prospect of cuts to its regional news operations.
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance chief executive, Paul Murphy, said the new triennial funding agreement was a disappointment.
.The ABC.s base funding may be untouched, but of course the true damage to the corporation was done in 2014 and 2015, where about $250 million was cut,. he said.
.None of that money has been restored, while the special funding allocated...
.
The Australian screen and arts community have been "shortchanged" in the 2016 Federal Budget with no extra funding for the arts and cuts to ABC news funding.
However the television industry is "cautiously optimistic" about cuts to spectrum licensing fees revealed in last night's budget announcement.
While base funding of the ABC has been maintained, funding for specialist news services will be cut by cut by $18.6 million over the next three years, putting further pressure on already undermanned staff and raising the prospect of cuts to its regional news operations.
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance chief executive, Paul Murphy, said the new triennial funding agreement was a disappointment.
.The ABC.s base funding may be untouched, but of course the true damage to the corporation was done in 2014 and 2015, where about $250 million was cut,. he said.
.None of that money has been restored, while the special funding allocated...
- 5/3/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Flickerfest Director Bronwyn Kidd
The 25th Flickerfest kicks off tomorrow night at a precarious time for the short-form filmmaker.
Sydney's Metro Screen has closed, and just a couple of days ago Australia's screen guilds roundly condemned the latest cuts to Screen Australia.
Long-time Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd agrees: "[the cuts] should be condemned"..
Echoing Malcolm Turnbull's worthy but now rather disingenous-looking line that "culture is at the very essence of who we are", Kidd told If that the "screen industry is a an incredibly valuable part of our national storytelling.
"It's very difficult for a country like Australia to continue to produce quality cinema when there's such enormous pressure from Hollywood. When I look at the incredible talent that comes out of the short film industry, I'm astounded every year."
"I've been doing Flickerfest for nineteen years now. If the films got worse every year I wouldn't be continuing to do what I do!
The 25th Flickerfest kicks off tomorrow night at a precarious time for the short-form filmmaker.
Sydney's Metro Screen has closed, and just a couple of days ago Australia's screen guilds roundly condemned the latest cuts to Screen Australia.
Long-time Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd agrees: "[the cuts] should be condemned"..
Echoing Malcolm Turnbull's worthy but now rather disingenous-looking line that "culture is at the very essence of who we are", Kidd told If that the "screen industry is a an incredibly valuable part of our national storytelling.
"It's very difficult for a country like Australia to continue to produce quality cinema when there's such enormous pressure from Hollywood. When I look at the incredible talent that comes out of the short film industry, I'm astounded every year."
"I've been doing Flickerfest for nineteen years now. If the films got worse every year I wouldn't be continuing to do what I do!
- 1/6/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
The story of would-be refugees who wash up on Australian shores hardly rings of non-stop hilarity but this is a surprisingly effective comedy
One question sometimes asked of the Australian film industry comes straight from the lips of Heath Ledger’s Joker: “Why so serious?”
Related: Shaun Micallef's new comedy dilemma: how to make Malcolm Turnbull funny?
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One question sometimes asked of the Australian film industry comes straight from the lips of Heath Ledger’s Joker: “Why so serious?”
Related: Shaun Micallef's new comedy dilemma: how to make Malcolm Turnbull funny?
Continue reading...
- 10/25/2015
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Annabel Crabb's Kitchen Cabinet will return for its fifth season on .October 28.
The new six-episode series will feature Treasurer, Scott Morrison, Motor Enthusiast Party senator, Ricky Muir, Labor senaotor, Nova Peris and Greens leader Richard Di Natale.
Join Morrison as he cooks a Sri Lankan fish curry and opens up about his childhood acting career, his faith and reflections on his time as Immigration Minister. .
Muir takes Annabel for a spin in two vehicles (one bumpy, one fast) and talks about his unexpected rise to political prominence..
Di Natale, invites Annabel to his off-the-grid farm and makes nearly every element of his meal from scratch, including the pizza oven..
Peris takes Annabel to her family.s country nestled in beautiful Kakadu, where they cook by a campfire, eat by a billabong teeming with crocodiles and discuss Senator Peris. life to date..
In a Kitchen Cabinet first, at a Chinese...
The new six-episode series will feature Treasurer, Scott Morrison, Motor Enthusiast Party senator, Ricky Muir, Labor senaotor, Nova Peris and Greens leader Richard Di Natale.
Join Morrison as he cooks a Sri Lankan fish curry and opens up about his childhood acting career, his faith and reflections on his time as Immigration Minister. .
Muir takes Annabel for a spin in two vehicles (one bumpy, one fast) and talks about his unexpected rise to political prominence..
Di Natale, invites Annabel to his off-the-grid farm and makes nearly every element of his meal from scratch, including the pizza oven..
Peris takes Annabel to her family.s country nestled in beautiful Kakadu, where they cook by a campfire, eat by a billabong teeming with crocodiles and discuss Senator Peris. life to date..
In a Kitchen Cabinet first, at a Chinese...
- 10/7/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
The director of Alien and Blade Runner met the foreign minister who said she would take the matter up with the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull
Director Ridley Scott is so keen to film in Australia that he has been lobbying the Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, while she is in New York for the Un general assembly.
Related: Prometheus sequel to be shot in Australia or Canada, says Ridley Scott
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Director Ridley Scott is so keen to film in Australia that he has been lobbying the Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, while she is in New York for the Un general assembly.
Related: Prometheus sequel to be shot in Australia or Canada, says Ridley Scott
Continue reading...
- 9/30/2015
- by Monica Tan
- The Guardian - Film News
Malcom Turnbull.s ascension to Prime Minister makes long-awaited media reforms more likely, even without a consensus among the major players, according to one analyst.
Credit Suisse believes a a reduction in the commercial broadcasters. licence fees and the abolition of the rule preventing any media proprietor from reaching more than 75 per cent of the population have bipartisan support and won.t require complex negotiations with the Senate.
Removing the reach restriction would trigger a wave of mergers between the metropolitan networks and regional affiliates, with Nine Entertainment best positioned to merge with either Southern Cross or Win Corp.
Alternatively the broker sees a Southern Cross/Ten Network merger as a possibility, which could prompt Seven West Media to buy Prime TV.
.Malcolm Turnbull has been an advocate for media reform and we expect he will be willing to push ahead with reform even without media proprietor consensus,. Credit Suisse...
Credit Suisse believes a a reduction in the commercial broadcasters. licence fees and the abolition of the rule preventing any media proprietor from reaching more than 75 per cent of the population have bipartisan support and won.t require complex negotiations with the Senate.
Removing the reach restriction would trigger a wave of mergers between the metropolitan networks and regional affiliates, with Nine Entertainment best positioned to merge with either Southern Cross or Win Corp.
Alternatively the broker sees a Southern Cross/Ten Network merger as a possibility, which could prompt Seven West Media to buy Prime TV.
.Malcolm Turnbull has been an advocate for media reform and we expect he will be willing to push ahead with reform even without media proprietor consensus,. Credit Suisse...
- 9/16/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Meaa is holding events around Australia to try to enlist the public support to protest the government.s cuts to ABC and Sbs funding.
Screen Producers Australia exec director Matt Deaner also criticised Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull's announcement that the broadcasters will lose nearly $280 million over five years.
"It's disappointing that funding to public sector broadcasting has been made, however the fact that there is clear direction around where these cuts should be found and that programming and content funding should be sacrosanct provides some comfort to the sector," said Deaner.
Sbs MD Michael Ebeid has said. the local content is locked in for next year and. there will be no changes despite the cuts. .We were already and are implementing back-of-house measures which will largely help to absorb this funding cut, net of additional revenues,. he said.
"Sbs.s focus and my personal commitment as Managing Director...
Screen Producers Australia exec director Matt Deaner also criticised Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull's announcement that the broadcasters will lose nearly $280 million over five years.
"It's disappointing that funding to public sector broadcasting has been made, however the fact that there is clear direction around where these cuts should be found and that programming and content funding should be sacrosanct provides some comfort to the sector," said Deaner.
Sbs MD Michael Ebeid has said. the local content is locked in for next year and. there will be no changes despite the cuts. .We were already and are implementing back-of-house measures which will largely help to absorb this funding cut, net of additional revenues,. he said.
"Sbs.s focus and my personal commitment as Managing Director...
- 11/19/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sbs has commissioned a 6-part series based on Benjamin Law's novel about growing up as a Chinese Australian in a small town on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Sbs MD Michael Ebeid announced the project, Family Law, at today.s Screen Forever conference while assuring producers he did not expect the looming government budget cuts would force the broadcaster to reduce spending on content. Ebeid said Screen Australia agreed to fund the series at Sunday.s board meeting and that 90% of the cast would be Asian. Matchbox Pictures. Tony Ayres and Debbie Lee will serve as executive producers and Sophie Miller and Julie Eckersley will produce the 6 x 30 series based on Law.s novel The Family Law;. casting is about to start. According to media reports, the ABC and Sbs both facing funding cuts of $200 million- $300 million. Ebeid knows exactly how much the Sbs will lose but can.t pre-empt the announcement by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Sbs MD Michael Ebeid announced the project, Family Law, at today.s Screen Forever conference while assuring producers he did not expect the looming government budget cuts would force the broadcaster to reduce spending on content. Ebeid said Screen Australia agreed to fund the series at Sunday.s board meeting and that 90% of the cast would be Asian. Matchbox Pictures. Tony Ayres and Debbie Lee will serve as executive producers and Sophie Miller and Julie Eckersley will produce the 6 x 30 series based on Law.s novel The Family Law;. casting is about to start. According to media reports, the ABC and Sbs both facing funding cuts of $200 million- $300 million. Ebeid knows exactly how much the Sbs will lose but can.t pre-empt the announcement by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
- 11/17/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The ABC will generate revenue from iview by enabling users to buy current and classic series and episodes starting in the first quarter of next year.
ABC director of television Richard Finlayson said today that programming that is no longer in the two week, free catch-up window will be available to download by clicking through to iTunes. Most of that content is already on iTunes but users will be able to buy titles via the iview platform.
He made that announcement as part of the ABC.s upfronts presentation today under the catch-cry .It.s all good,. which emphasises local drama, comedy, factual entertainment and documentaries.
Finlayson told If the iview initiative stems from viewers who had complained they could not access older ABC shows on the catch-up platform. The Lewis report and Communication Minister Malcolm Turnbull had recommended the broadcaster boost its commercial revenues.
.We.re obviously keen to...
ABC director of television Richard Finlayson said today that programming that is no longer in the two week, free catch-up window will be available to download by clicking through to iTunes. Most of that content is already on iTunes but users will be able to buy titles via the iview platform.
He made that announcement as part of the ABC.s upfronts presentation today under the catch-cry .It.s all good,. which emphasises local drama, comedy, factual entertainment and documentaries.
Finlayson told If the iview initiative stems from viewers who had complained they could not access older ABC shows on the catch-up platform. The Lewis report and Communication Minister Malcolm Turnbull had recommended the broadcaster boost its commercial revenues.
.We.re obviously keen to...
- 11/12/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Malcolm Turnbull has derided the ABC.s warnings it may be forced to axe shows such as Lateline after threatening to can Peppa Pig earlier this year.
The Communications Minister said the ABC board and management. know there is ample capacity to achieve substantial savings in back office and administrative costs without cutting programming budgets.
Turnbull branded the threat to Peppa Pig as a joke, stating on his website, .No government, no management would ever take on the 3 year olds of Australia (not to speak of their parents).. The Minister defended the 1% reduction in the ABC.s base funding over the next four years in the May Budget as a necessary measure to reduce the federal deficit.
The efficiency review of the public broadcaster headed by Peter Lewis, which he commissioned, had identified savings through increased efficiencies and reduced expenses but made no recommendations on spending on programming. .It is...
The Communications Minister said the ABC board and management. know there is ample capacity to achieve substantial savings in back office and administrative costs without cutting programming budgets.
Turnbull branded the threat to Peppa Pig as a joke, stating on his website, .No government, no management would ever take on the 3 year olds of Australia (not to speak of their parents).. The Minister defended the 1% reduction in the ABC.s base funding over the next four years in the May Budget as a necessary measure to reduce the federal deficit.
The efficiency review of the public broadcaster headed by Peter Lewis, which he commissioned, had identified savings through increased efficiencies and reduced expenses but made no recommendations on spending on programming. .It is...
- 9/30/2014
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Forcing community TV stations off broadcast TV and onto the internet will enable these channels to reach new audiences, according to Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The government announced last week it will extend the community television (CTV) transmitter licences that were due to expire at the end of this year to December 31 2015. After that the CTV stations will use the internet as their distribution platform.
Channel 31 Melbourne general manager Richard McLelland said the deadline for the switch-off was too soon and he asked for financial assistance and a three-year transition.
.It will, in all likelihood, see the death of community television in this country,. he told the Australian Financial Review.
Turnbull said the migration of CTV stations online will free up the .sixth channel. spectrum in the five state mainland capitals in the transition to the more efficient Mpeg-4 compression technology, which will allow free-to-air broadcasters to deliver more channels...
The government announced last week it will extend the community television (CTV) transmitter licences that were due to expire at the end of this year to December 31 2015. After that the CTV stations will use the internet as their distribution platform.
Channel 31 Melbourne general manager Richard McLelland said the deadline for the switch-off was too soon and he asked for financial assistance and a three-year transition.
.It will, in all likelihood, see the death of community television in this country,. he told the Australian Financial Review.
Turnbull said the migration of CTV stations online will free up the .sixth channel. spectrum in the five state mainland capitals in the transition to the more efficient Mpeg-4 compression technology, which will allow free-to-air broadcasters to deliver more channels...
- 9/14/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Making entertainment content available in Australia at the same time or shortly after its overseas release, and at a comparable price, will reduce piracy, according to Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull. .The greater the restrictions on the availability of content in Australia and the higher the cost relative to the rest of the world, the less public support there will be for whatever action is taken to sanction copyright infringers whether it is action by the ISP or a civil suit by the rights owners themselves,. Turnbull said on his website.
.If you make it hard and expensive to acquire content legally and at the same time it is easy and free to acquire it illegally and if the owners of that content are reluctant to take legal action against those who do acquire it illegally, well it.s pretty obvious, in the absence of any other sanction, that is going to incentivise copyright infringement.
.If you make it hard and expensive to acquire content legally and at the same time it is easy and free to acquire it illegally and if the owners of that content are reluctant to take legal action against those who do acquire it illegally, well it.s pretty obvious, in the absence of any other sanction, that is going to incentivise copyright infringement.
- 8/5/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Marta Dusseldorp, Equity president Simon Burke, Matt Day, Tina Bursill and Foxtel.s Bruce Meagher in Canberra..
A delegation of producers, performers and broadcasters have spent the past two days in Canberra voicing concerns on the effect piracy is having on the Australian screen industry.
Actors Equity representatives (president Simon Burke, acting director Zoe Angus and actors Marta Dusseldorp, Matt Day and Tina Bursill) were joined by a number of representatives from Foxtel, Spa, Matchbox, Goal Post Pictures and Taylor Media in a series of meetings held in the nation.s capital on Monday and Tuesday.
.The aim was to keep the dialogue going between both the Government and the opposition to see what can be done about the increasing and continuing problems of illegal downloading,. Actors Equity President tells If. .It.s always great to go to Canberra as an industry rather than individual stakeholders..
Recent piracy figures have...
A delegation of producers, performers and broadcasters have spent the past two days in Canberra voicing concerns on the effect piracy is having on the Australian screen industry.
Actors Equity representatives (president Simon Burke, acting director Zoe Angus and actors Marta Dusseldorp, Matt Day and Tina Bursill) were joined by a number of representatives from Foxtel, Spa, Matchbox, Goal Post Pictures and Taylor Media in a series of meetings held in the nation.s capital on Monday and Tuesday.
.The aim was to keep the dialogue going between both the Government and the opposition to see what can be done about the increasing and continuing problems of illegal downloading,. Actors Equity President tells If. .It.s always great to go to Canberra as an industry rather than individual stakeholders..
Recent piracy figures have...
- 6/18/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
The Meaa is awaiting a response from ABC managing director Mark Scott to its call for the broadcaster to minimise job losses resulting from the $120 million cut in funding over the next four years.
Officials from the Meaa and Community and Public Sector Union (Cpsu) have met with ABC management to seek information on how it plans to deal with the funding cut imposed in the budget, including axing the pan-Asian Australia Network.
.We are still waiting on management to give us a definitive response,. the Meaa said in a circular to its members.
Meaa noted comments made by Scott to a Senate Estimates hearing yesterday when he said: .The Australia Network impact will have an impact on news that can be seen locally but will not have direct impact on news created in Australia.We will lose some reporting positions in foreign bureaus on the back of the Australia...
Officials from the Meaa and Community and Public Sector Union (Cpsu) have met with ABC management to seek information on how it plans to deal with the funding cut imposed in the budget, including axing the pan-Asian Australia Network.
.We are still waiting on management to give us a definitive response,. the Meaa said in a circular to its members.
Meaa noted comments made by Scott to a Senate Estimates hearing yesterday when he said: .The Australia Network impact will have an impact on news that can be seen locally but will not have direct impact on news created in Australia.We will lose some reporting positions in foreign bureaus on the back of the Australia...
- 5/28/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The ABC and Sbs will lose a combined $43.5 million in funding over four years and the ABC's contract for the pan-Asian Australia Network is being terminated.
Screen Australia will incur a $25.1 million funding cut: $5.2 million in 2014-2015 and $5.3 million, $7.3 million and $7.3 million in the ensuing years. This may affect programs such as the revamped Enterprise Industry scheme, whose annual allocation depended on the Budget.
In the financial year ending June 30 the agency received $100.8 million.. The government will achieve savings of $87.1.million over four years by reducing funding to arts programs administered by the Attorney-General's Department, the Australia Council and Screen Australia. It said these savings would be redirected to "repair the Budget and fund policy priorities."
The federal Budget imposes a 1% cut in base funding of both public broadcasters, described as a "down payment" on an efficiency study commissioned by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
.By sharing the load, we lighten the load,...
Screen Australia will incur a $25.1 million funding cut: $5.2 million in 2014-2015 and $5.3 million, $7.3 million and $7.3 million in the ensuing years. This may affect programs such as the revamped Enterprise Industry scheme, whose annual allocation depended on the Budget.
In the financial year ending June 30 the agency received $100.8 million.. The government will achieve savings of $87.1.million over four years by reducing funding to arts programs administered by the Attorney-General's Department, the Australia Council and Screen Australia. It said these savings would be redirected to "repair the Budget and fund policy priorities."
The federal Budget imposes a 1% cut in base funding of both public broadcasters, described as a "down payment" on an efficiency study commissioned by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
.By sharing the load, we lighten the load,...
- 5/13/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The ABC and Sbs will lose a combined $43.5 million in funding over four years and the ABC's the contract for the pan-Asian network Australia Network is being terminated.
The federal Budget imposes a 1% cut in the base funding of both public broadcasters, described as a "down payment" on an efficiency study comissioned by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
.By sharing the load, we lighten the load," said Turnbull, while claiming better work practices would make it easier for both broadcasters to find the savings.
The government claims the savings can be achieved without cutting programs or compromising editorial independence. The ABC will lose about $35 million and Sbs about $8 million.
The ABC's 10-year contract for the Australia Network was worth $223 million, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs. As slight compensation for breaking the contract, the ABC will get $10.6 million.
The government will cut $3.3million over four years from the Australian Communications and Media Authority,...
The federal Budget imposes a 1% cut in the base funding of both public broadcasters, described as a "down payment" on an efficiency study comissioned by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
.By sharing the load, we lighten the load," said Turnbull, while claiming better work practices would make it easier for both broadcasters to find the savings.
The government claims the savings can be achieved without cutting programs or compromising editorial independence. The ABC will lose about $35 million and Sbs about $8 million.
The ABC's 10-year contract for the Australia Network was worth $223 million, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs. As slight compensation for breaking the contract, the ABC will get $10.6 million.
The government will cut $3.3million over four years from the Australian Communications and Media Authority,...
- 5/13/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia executive director Matt Deaner has called on the ABC to preserve its commitments to adult and children.s drama in the face of the efficiency audit ordered by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Deaner also made an impassioned plea to the Australian government not to meddle with TV quotas and screen industry funding.
.The ABC needs to publicly loudly and proudly reassure the production community and the Australian public that there has not been and will not be a reduction in the level of investment it makes in children.s content,. Deaner told the Kidscreen summit in New York today.
.In particular, 2012/13 budget levels must be maintained in order for ABC to successfully deliver on its two children.s channels, as was the intention of Government.
.In the search for operational efficiencies the programming budgets to drama and children.s must be ring-fenced and openly and proudly defined...
Deaner also made an impassioned plea to the Australian government not to meddle with TV quotas and screen industry funding.
.The ABC needs to publicly loudly and proudly reassure the production community and the Australian public that there has not been and will not be a reduction in the level of investment it makes in children.s content,. Deaner told the Kidscreen summit in New York today.
.In particular, 2012/13 budget levels must be maintained in order for ABC to successfully deliver on its two children.s channels, as was the intention of Government.
.In the search for operational efficiencies the programming budgets to drama and children.s must be ring-fenced and openly and proudly defined...
- 2/10/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen industry guilds and producers fear a trade treaty which the Australian government is negotiating with the Us and 10 other countries will threaten local content regulations.
Guilds representing writers, directors, actors and technicians and Screen Producers Australia have been lobbying the government to exempt audio-visual and cultural goods and services from the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (Tppa).
The government wants to finalise the agreement with the Us, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Vietnam, Brunei, Chile and Malaysia by the end of this year.
Australian Writers. Guild executive director Jacqueline Elaine tells If she believes the government will surrender at least some parts of the exemption, known as a cultural carve-out.
.I am absolutely convinced there will be a trade-off against other national priorities,. says Elaine, who, together with reps from Screen Producers Australia, the Australian Directors Guild and the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, has maintained close contact with the relevant negotiators.
Guilds representing writers, directors, actors and technicians and Screen Producers Australia have been lobbying the government to exempt audio-visual and cultural goods and services from the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (Tppa).
The government wants to finalise the agreement with the Us, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Vietnam, Brunei, Chile and Malaysia by the end of this year.
Australian Writers. Guild executive director Jacqueline Elaine tells If she believes the government will surrender at least some parts of the exemption, known as a cultural carve-out.
.I am absolutely convinced there will be a trade-off against other national priorities,. says Elaine, who, together with reps from Screen Producers Australia, the Australian Directors Guild and the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, has maintained close contact with the relevant negotiators.
- 12/5/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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