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Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kyle Sandilands makes bombshell statement about Aussie TV's golden boy: 'I hate him'
Kyle Sandilands has potentially started another war of words - this time with a golden boy of Australian television. The shock jock, 53, was chatting to his Zombie Plane co-star Sophie Monk, who was filling in for his KIIS FM co-star Jackie 'O' Henderson on Wednesday morning. The pair were discussing levels of hate that celebrities are forced to endure online. 'There is no one that doesn't get hate. Pick three people that wouldn't have hate. I've got three - Beyoncé, Ronald McDonald and Jesus,' Kyle said. 'Wrong! They all have hate sites dedicated to them.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Sophie then suggested that affable I'm A Celebrity host Robert Irwin would be one famous Aussie face that does not engender ill will. Kyle vehemently disagreed with the Love Island host's assessment, admitting: 'Oh no, hate him. I just can't stand him.' The radio host's opinion might be at odds with many Australians. However, Kyle quickly followed with a caveat before expanding on why the wildlife warrior rubs him the wrong way. 'In real life, I actually like him. But it's the whole "G'day" ... It's the juvenile presentation style,' he said. Kyle did find some positive words for Robert, referencing his recent internet-breaking turn to modelling Bonds underwear. 'He's got a rock hard body on him though,' Kyle said before admitting Robert's racy ad campaign resonated strongly with many staff members at KIIS FM. 'The gays here were all gathered around the laminating machine, laminating their posters so they could take it home and put it in the shower,' Kyle claimed. Newsreader Brooklyn Ross disagreed, saying that while attractive, Robert did not have that certain 'je ne sais quoi'. 'I don't find him ... he's obviously attractive but I'm not, like, turned on by Robert Irwin,' Brooklyn admitted. Sophie added that she thought Robert would make perfect son-in-law material. 'If I had a daughter, I'd want her to marry Robert Irwin,' she revealed. Kyle did concede he could see why he would be an attractive addition to any family with: 'I get that, because he's a sweetie pie.' It's not the first time that Kyle has fired verbal salvos toward fellow Aussie celebs. He has been famously embroiled in many wars of words throughout the years, including much publicised stouches with comedian Dave Hughes, TV and radio star Rove McManus, and Today Extra host David Campbell. Back in 2017, Kyle issued an explosive tirade against David, reigniting an already existing feud. He told News Corp the Today Extra host was 'dog' and a 'peasant' before adding: 'That c**k breath, I can't stand him.' The animosity began in 2011 after the musician publicly slammed Kyle when the radio star controversially called a female journalist a 'fat slag', with Kyle saying, 'As soon as he had a chance to have a little whinge during one of my many f**k-ups of life, he was one of the ones to first sink the boot in as many people did.' More recently, Kyle took a not-so-subtle swipe at former housemate and current radio rival Jase Hawkins. Kyle said Jase, who was once known professionally as Labby, got his first paycheck because of him and was treated like a 'slave' early on in his career. 'Jase Hawkins, who we used to call Labby, but he wanted his own name up in lights... He was a great little b***h around here, a little sidekick b***h,' Kyle said. 'And I met him when he was 16 in Brisbane, he's not even from Melbourne.' Kyle then went on to note Jase's various gigs in radio following their time together, saying he was a fame w***e. 'Then he wanted to be the big fame w***e himself and he went up to Brisbane, failed. Then went to Melbourne, worked for KIIS, failed,' Kyle said.
The Guardian
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
ABC doing ‘all the heavy lifting' as commercial networks abandon local kids' TV drama
Australian commercial television networks have all but given up on creating local children's drama, advocates say, with just $1.75m spent on the genre across all commercial free-to-air networks in 2023-2024. But that's $1.75m more than the previous year, according to the latest report card by the communications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma). In 2022-2023, not a single children's television drama was made by any commercial network. The chief executive of the Australian Children's Television Foundation, Jenny Buckland, said fallout from the previous Coalition government's 2020 decision to scrap quotas for children's free-to-air television was continuing on a downward spiral, and the current Labor government showed no inclination to reverse the trend. 'They're focusing on where the young audience has gone, and that audience has gone to the streaming platforms,' she said. 'It's being left up to the ABC to do all the heavy lifting.' Legislation to impose local content quotas on streaming platforms, a promise Labor took to the 2022 federal election with a July 2024 deadline, stalled last year over uncertainties over how it could be quarantined from Australia's free trade agreement with the US. The reelection of US President Donald Trump and subsequent confusion over his threats to slap tariffs on overseas film and television productions has turned a stalemate into chaos. An analysis by Screen Producers Australia (SPA) found that since 2018-2019, commercial network spend on children's drama had fallen 98%, while adult drama had dropped from $96m to to $49m over the same period. 'This is not an isolated failure, but rather, one part of a broader erosion of culturally significant content investment,' SPA's chief executive, Matthew Deaner, said in a statement. 'Drama is just one of several genres where commercial funding has been allowed to wither, with no other part of the system stepping in to fill the void. 'Both adult and kids' drama remain at unsustainably low levels. We cannot expect Australian stories to thrive without real structural change.' Deaner said legislation mandating revenue-linked local content investment obligations on subscription video on demand (SVOD) platforms was urgently needed. He also called on the Australian Government to increase ABC and SBS funding, specifically for independently produced children's scripted content. 'It's time to regulate all streaming services and reinvest in our national broadcasters,' Deaner's statement said. 'That's the only way to restore balance in a market that's now skewed almost entirely toward live sport and low-cost formats.' The Guardian sought comment from the communications minister Anika Wells, the arts minister, Tony Burke, and the peak body that represents Australia's commercial networks, Free TV Australia. A statement on the association's website responding to the Acma report said commercial television broadcasters had invested $1.625b in 2023-2024, including $408m on news services, demonstrating the industry's commitment to Australian journalism. 'While global streamers sell stories, we tell the stories that matter to Australians — and all for free,' the statement said. 'Australians value Australian television and the vital role it plays in our democracy, our culture, and our everyday lives. To keep delivering, we look forward to continuing to work with Government on policy settings that support a sustainable and vibrant industry.'
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Radio host Carrie Bickmore dons her famous Gold Logie outfit 10 years on for a cause that's close to her heart
Carrie Bickmore has dug up an iconic past look for a good cause. The radio presenter, 44, took to Instagram on Monday to share a picture of herself wearing her famous Gold Logie Awards dress from 2015, which she paired with a beanie in a nod to her late husband. Carrie, who won the award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the 57th annual awards show, dedicated her moment of glory to her late partner Greg Lange, using her two-minute speech to highlight brain cancer - the disease from which he died. In memory of his death, the Aussie star decided to continue his legacy through her charity, Carrie's Beanies for Brain Cancer. In the post, the media personality compared two pictures - one taken in 2015 and the other taken in 2025 - of her wearing a low-cut silver dress that showed off her slim figure, complete with a belt around the waist and a bright blue beanie. 'Same beanie, same dress, 10 years on and 25 million dollars for brain cancer research later. Thank you for the continued support,' she captioned the post. Greg tragically passed away in December 2010 at age 35 from a 10-year battle with brain cancer. Talking to Anh Do on his ABC series Anh's Brush With Fame in 2018, Carrie opened up about how her late husband's diagnosis in 2001 shattered her world. 'It was about a year after we moved to Melbourne. I think I was still 21 or 22 and he was about 25. He had a seizure at home and one thing led to another and they diagnosed him with a brain tumour,' she tearfully explained. 'It was just... in your 20s that is just the last thing that you can ever - I didn't even really know anyone that had cancer, I didn't know anything about brain cancer, neither did he. 'It completely threw everything we knew, everything we had planned, everything we thought... it just threw everything on its head.' Not knowing what the future would hold for them, the couple had their first child together, Oliver in 2005 - with Carrie admitting it was 'probably the greatest thing we ever did together.' 'This sounds so weird, but often I'll see him in the shower, the back of his body, and his frame is just a miniature version of Greg. They're very, very similar. It was a great thing for both of us, to have him and have that focus,' she said at the time. Speaking at the Logies, Carrie revealed the heartwarming story behind her charity's mission, saying: 'He [Greg] was a great father and great husband. He wore lots of hats to hide his scars and I would tell him "don't be embarrassed".' Following Greg's death, Carrie went on to date and marry Chris Walker, sharing two daughters together, Evie and Adelaide. However, the pair announced their separation via social media in 2022. Since then, Carrie has been the subject of romance rumours thanks to her on-air chemistry and flirty social media exchanges with her radio co-host Tommy Little. The pair, who works alongside each other on the radio show Carrie & Tommy, have made a number of appearances together of late, cuddling up at a golf tournament in Adelaide and enjoying a trip to Uluru together. She shared a sweet photo to Instagram of herself and Tommy embracing one another and smiling at the LIV golf tournament. Meanwhile, Tommy recently made a relationship confession which continued to fan the flames of romance rumours. The comedian confessed to Stellar he is very keen to start a family and settle down - even if he's not entirely ready to grow up yet.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Doctored TV programme revives widely-debunked 'chemtrails' conspiracy
"Spraying people with poison from the sky called #Chemtrail or #Geo-Engineering being discussed on Australian Television," says a Facebook post published on March 5, 2025. It includes a video that begins with a presenter saying: "Bombarded with a cocktail of chemicals from on high. Those white vapour trails in the sky left by aircraft are government weather modification cover-up and in the process we're all slowly being poisoned. Chemtrails are happening and that they are climate engineering." It goes on to show a proponent of chemtrails outlining "evidence" for the phenomenon. "Chemtrails/geo-engineering being discussed on Australian television. Please share this video with a friend who doesn't look up," reads the video's text overlay. Meteorologists have refuted the existence of chemtrails, but posts about the purported phenomenon continue to circulate online. Chemtrails are "probably one of the most common" conspiracies faced by the meteorology community online, US National Weather Service meteorologist, Da'Vel Reed Johnson, previously told AFP. Several US agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, have explained the facts about contrails or "condensation trails" to debunk the falsehoods shared on social media (archived link). Contrails are triggered by planes when they fly through a moist upper atmosphere and release additional water vapour from engine combustion as well as soot and metal particles into the air (archived here and here). Australian news organisation AAP has earlier fact-checked the manipulated news report that also surfaced in other Facebook posts as well as on Instagram (archived link). A reverse image search of the clip's keyframes found the original longer version published on the verified YouTube channel of Australian broadcaster Network 10 on May 23, 2019 titled, "Chemtrails: Conspiracy Or Fact?" (archived link). The show features a proponent of chemtrails and Ken McLeod, a retired air traffic controller who challenges the former's assertions and clips of purported evidence. The original video shows presenter Angela Bishop describing chemtrails as a "theory" before moving on to the part shown in the altered video. It also shows rebuttals from McLeod saying the phenomenon is actually caused by condensation trails from engine exhaust.
AFP
12-03-2025
- Science
- AFP
Doctored TV programme revives widely-debunked 'chemtrails' conspiracy
"Spraying people with poison from the sky called #Chemtrail or #Geo-Engineering being discussed on Australian Television," says a Facebook post published on March 5, 2025. It includes a video that begins with a presenter saying: "Bombarded with a cocktail of chemicals from on high. Those white vapour trails in the sky left by aircraft are government weather modification cover-up and in the process we're all slowly being poisoned. Chemtrails are happening and that they are climate engineering." It goes on to show a proponent of chemtrails outlying "evidence" for the phenomenon. "Chemtrails/geo-engineering being discussed on Australian television. Please share this video with a friend who doesn't look up," reads the video's text overlay. Image Screenshot of the Facebook post with the altered video, taken on March 7, 2025 Meteorologists have refuted the existence of chemtrails, but posts about the purported phenomenon continue to circulate online. Chemtrails are "probably one of the most common" conspiracies faced by the meteorology community online, US National Weather Service meteorologist, Da'Vel Reed Johnson, previously told AFP. Several US agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, have explained the facts about contrails or "condensation trails" to debunk the falsehoods shared on social media (archived link). Contrails are triggered by planes when they fly through a moist upper atmosphere and release additional water vapour from engine combustion as well as soot and metal particles into the air (archived here and here). Altered news Australian news organisation AAP has earlier fact-checked the manipulated news report that also surfaced in other Facebook posts as well as on Instagram (archived link). A reverse image search of the clip's keyframes found the original longer version published on the verified YouTube channel of Australian broadcaster Network 10 on May 23, 2019 titled, "Chemtrails: Conspiracy Or Fact?" (archived link). Image Screenshot comparison of the video in the false posts (L) and the Network 10 report The show features a proponent of chemtrails and Ken McLeod, a retired air traffic controller who challenges the former's assertions and clips of purported evidence. The original video shows presenter Angela Bishop describing chemtrails as a "theory" before moving on to the part shown in the altered video. It also shows rebuttals from McLeod saying the phenomenon is actually caused by condensation trails from engine exhaust.
