Pia Miranda:‘I was incredibly famous but still struggling to pay my rent’

Pia Miranda:‘I was incredibly famous but still struggling to pay my rent’

The actor’s career didn’t go to plan after her breakout role in Looking for Alibrandi,but now aged 50,she’s back on top.

  • byJane Rocca

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It’s so hard to take,but I couldn’t look away from Netflix’s survival contest
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It’s so hard to take,but I couldn’t look away from Netflix’s survival contest

Elements of Alone,Bear Grylls:The Island,Survivor and The Hunger Games come together in the addictive and slightly appalling Outlast.

  • byKarl Quinn
How the internet turned this Australian real estate agent into a meme

How the internet turned this Australian real estate agent into a meme

Thanks to an obscure Instagram page,real estate agent Fraser Lack has gone from social media punching bag to starring on a reality TV series.

  • byThomas Mitchell
‘I want to be George the Terrible’:Survivor’s greatest villain returns

‘I want to be George the Terrible’:Survivor’s greatest villain returns

George Mladenov hopes “the king can deliver” as the new season of Australian Survivor pits heroes against villains.

  • byMelinda Houston
Push to let social media influencers sell sunscreen after ban on beauty ads

Push to let social media influencers sell sunscreen after ban on beauty ads

Influencers aren’t allowed be paid or get freebies in exchange for testimonials about TGA approved products. Now a sunscreen brand wants an exemption,arguing it’s for the greater good.

  • byLucy Manly
Miracle plane crash survivor credits seat choice for ‘bonus life’

Miracle plane crash survivor credits seat choice for ‘bonus life’

Surviving a crash in which 97 people were killed while he was one of just two survivors has transformed Zafar Masud’s view of life.

  • byBen Farmer
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‘There aren’t many hurdles left’:Can George win Australian Survivor?

‘There aren’t many hurdles left’:Can George win Australian Survivor?

With his dog-print shirts,parading of idols and assumed mantle of king,George Mladenov should never have succeeded on Australian Survivor.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
No live audiences for Q&A,The Project as TV hopes to avoid worst

No live audiences for Q&A,The Project as TV hopes to avoid worst

Australian film and TV productions have so far been unaffected by COVID-19,but networks are trying to stay ahead of the curve.

  • byKarl Quinn
Emerging trend of tired reality TV genres turning to'all star'power

Emerging trend of tired reality TV genres turning to'all star'power

For a decade or more,unknown amateurs drove reality and unscripted shows;but a clutch of recent shows suggests that viewers prefer to be entertained by actual stars.

  • byBen Pobjie
Survivor winner Shane Gould reveals why she's back in the game

Survivor winner Shane Gould reveals why she's back in the game

Former Australian Survivor contenders Shane Gould and David Genat return for another gruelling round. Here they explain why.

  • byMelinda Houston
Nine Network tops 2019 ratings ending Seven’s 12-year winning streak

Nine Network tops 2019 ratings ending Seven’s 12-year winning streak

Less than half a percentage point separates the two rivals,while SBS breaks another record.

  • byMichael Lallo