25 years on, Karla laments lack of change
The secret to Australia’s queen of Indigenous television Karla Grant’s seemingly endless energy may well lie in a treadmill in a Sydney gym. For a decade and a half, Grant has maintained a breakneck pace […]
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Mystery Road to ratings bonanza
A Who’s Who of Australian television will join Aboriginal actor Aaron Pedersen on the set of the new ABC drama, Mystery Road, which is being filmed in the East Kimberley and directed by acclaimed Aboriginal […]
US journalist shines light on Oz race relations
Race relations in Australia will be put under the microscope in a special edition of current affairs program Foreign Correspondent filmed on home soil. In a one-off special, The New York Times national correspondent John […]
Lavinia Collins finds her voice on Cairns airwaves
There’s a new voice gracing the Black Star airwaves. Ewamian woman Lavinia Collins has landed her dream job with Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media in Cairns after graduating from TAFE Queensland North with a Certificate III […]
Snapper captures Islamic spirit in a different light
NITV is celebrating Race Week by collaborating with leading Australian photographer, Stuart Miller, to present a photo essay of portraits of Indigenous Australian Muslims. The concept stemmed from a thought-provoking quote from boxing legend Anthony […]
Biripi man goes undie-cover to find love
First impressions count, so 26-year-old John Ridgeway chose with great care the underpants in which he would make his national TV debut in his search for Mr Right. Ridgeway arrived on the set of the […]
ABC ‘shouldn’t forget about remote Australia’, say NT pollies
The ABC’s decision to switch off shortwave radio services in the Northern Territory could cost lives, according to NT federal Labor MPs Malarndirri McCarthy and Warren Snowdon. The MPs said the broadcaster had advised them […]
Walkley winner Grant is journalism giant
Stan Grant has again cemented his reputation as one of the nation’s finest journalists with a stunning win in Australia’s most respected journalism awards, the Walkley Awards. The national broadsheet, The Australian, was also honored […]
Bring back Hoges says Ernie as he launches latest TV project
Ernie Dingo is hoping to put the ‘Australia’ back in Australian television. The television presenter and actor says Australian networks are losing their national identity as shows capturing the Aussie spirit disappear from the small […]
Kardashians no match for Daniella and her daughters
They’ve been called the black Kardashians. But a family of nine beautiful daughters raised by their mother and about to feature in a new, fly-on-the-wall television series reject the comparison. The six-part series called Family […]
