Record $1.3bn spent on Australian TV and film drama in 2016-17
Total for 2016-17 financial year made up of $667m in Australian projects and $610m in foreign projects such as Thor: Ragnarok
September 2017
I'm part of the world's oldest living culture, but could I kill a zombie with a boomerang?
Tyson Yunkaporta
The apocalypse has become a running theme in First Nations art and media. So are Indigenous people ready for the end?
June 2017
Cleverman first-look review – Indigenous superhero show returns with political punch
In the expanded universe, the excitement of the original series has waned, but season two maintains the show’s ability to detonate allegorical truth bombs
March 2017
Waleed Aly up for second Gold Logie as awards criticised for lack of women
Actor Jessica Marais the sole woman vying for top award as full list of Australian television award nominees released
November 2016
AB Original on Reclaim Australia, the album: 'Being black, everything you do becomes a protest'
Briggs and Trials’ provocative new album tackles police brutality, deaths in custody and Australia Day head on
July 2016
Cleverman: episode by episode
Cleverman recap: season one, episode six – Terra Nullius
Things come to a head for the residents of the zone as Mathew’s plans for property redevelopment clash with 50,000 years of history and culture
June 2016
Cleverman: episode by episode
Cleverman, season one episode five recap – conception, death and beyond
Opening with an insemination and including a reasonable representation of Aboriginal spirituality, this hectic episode sees Koen under increasing pressure
Cleverman: episode by episode
Cleverman recap: season one, episode four – Hairy Juice meets the patriarchy
The Namarrador returns, tensions simmer in the Zone and there’s a charge against patriarchal paradigms in another plot-packed and ambitious episode
Cleverman: episode by episode
Cleverman season one, episode three recap – upping the sci-fi elements
Cleverman: episode by episode
Cleverman season one, episode two recap – black sites and beasties
Cleverman: episode by episode
Cleverman recap, season one episode one – supernatural and political
May 2016
Dreamtime, dust masks and tons of fake hair: the making of Cleverman
With its futuristic set, 80% Indigenous cast and mythical hirsute characters, the new Australian TV series is infused with obvious allegories about xenophobia
