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Amanda Duthie is leaving Stan to join Netflix as its head of content for Australia and New Zealand.

Netflix poaches Amanda Duthie from Stan as new head of local content

After months of uncertainty following the departure of Que Minh Luu, Netflix has finally chosen a new head of content for Australia and New Zealand.

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With the rise of AI voices, voice artist Simon Kennedy estimates his income has fallen by at least 20 per cent in the last year.

‘Forgive me if I’m not doing cartwheels’: Scepticism over AI payment breakthrough

Despite the agreement between unions and the tech giants to work on a model that would pay creatives for content mined by AI, the sector has its doubts.

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Kangaroo Island movie.

Life, death, God: The small film tackling the biggest questions

Kangaroo Island by husband-and-wife team Timothy David and Sally Gifford is a small but perfectly judged film about some Very Big Topics.

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David Stratton with his At The Movies co-host Margaret Pomeranz in 2011

David Stratton’s colourful life: five stars for a revered figure in Australian film

The influence of the celebrated film critic and author went well beyond his gentle sparring with Margaret Pomeranz on SBS and ABC TV.

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Film fan: David Stratton.

Beloved film critic David Stratton dies aged 85

The former ABC and SBS star had been in ill health for some time.

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Emily Browning at the MIFF Festival Hub at ACMI, August 11, 2025.

How actress Emily Browning learnt to embrace the funny side of failure

Lemony Snickett made her a dramatic star in her teens. Now in her 30s, the Melbourne-born actress is finally up for a laugh.

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At the party to launch the forthcoming shoot of The Deb at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, from left, Natalie Abbott, Rebel Wilson, Charlotte MacInnes and Stevie Jean.

Star of troubled film The Deb claims Rebel Wilson defamed her

Charlotte MacInnes, who has a lead role in The Deb, alleges Wilson damaged her reputation in a series of social media posts.

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Picnic at Hanging Rock, starring (from left) Karen Robson as Irma, Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda, Jane Vallis as Marion and Christine Schuler as Edith.

The haunting Australian mystery that still captivates 50 years on

Australian director Peter Weir and his collaborators take us behind the scenes of the iconic Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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Rebel Wilson on the set of The Deb.

Rebel Wilson’s film The Deb is mired in legal action – so what happened?

The Aussie film based on a stage musical premiered 10 months ago but is yet to land in cinemas.

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Alison Brie and Dave Franco, the real-life couple who star in Aussie body-horror Together.

It was sued for plagiarism, but star couple insist their movie is one of a kind

There’s a lot more to this comedic Aussie body horror than a massive sale at Sundance and an ugly plagiarism lawsuit.

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