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Novak Djokovic, ranked as the world’s No. 1 tennis player, has lost his final legal battle to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open. He has been deported and has already left the country. Djokovic’s legal troubles stemmed from being unvaccinated against Covid-19, which is strictly monitored under Australia…

New restrictions on access for the unvaccinated and increasing mandates to be inoculated are sending protesters to the streets in Europe, Australia and other countries. Authorities in Rotterdam opened fire Friday on protesters during a demonstration against new restrictions on unvaccinated access to public…

Brisbane has been officially selected to host the 2032 Olympics, marking the Games’ return to Australia 32 years after the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The selection was not unexpected: In February, Brisbane was given the exclusive negotiating rights by the International Olympic Committee, essentially halting the hosting…

Russell Crowe has announced plans to back a new film studio in Australia's Coffs Harbour, situated on the country's New South Wales Mid North Coast. The state-of-the-art facility, with an estimated value of $438M, will be constructed on a sprawling pre-existing Pacific Bay resort complex and will integrate production…

La Brea, the new NBC series from writer David Applebaum, is bringing production to Australia, Universal Studio Group announced today. The Universal Group said the upcoming drama series is moving to Down Under for principal photography, visual effects and post-production. The overseas cross is part of a larger effort…

Facebook unveiled commercial agreements with three Australian publishers Friday capping a tense week that saw passage, the day before, of a law recasting how Facebook and Google must approach the use of news content. The next news battleground may be Europe where copyright directives adopted by the bloc are meant to…

Facebook will restore news to its platform in Australia after the government agreed to modify proposed legislation that had kicked off a bitter battle over how publishers are compensated for use of their content by Internet giants. On Tuesday, Australian lawmakers said the code would now include a provision that must…

Facebook will restrict publishers and users in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content as the Parliament there debates a law that would force tech and social media platforms – namely it and Google — to pay more for journalism on their sites. The announcement  came shortly after…

As Hollywood continues to grapple with the far-reaching and damaging effects of Covid-19, on the other side of the world Australia and New Zealand are bucking the downward trend. The countries are no stranger to major international productions — in part thanks to lucrative tax incentives — but they are currently…

While the domestic box office was hammered over the holidays, over in Australia, it’s been quite alive. A leading example of this last weekend was Roadshow Films’ Eric Bana thriller The Dry, based on Jane Harper’s bestselling and award-winning debut novel, which has minted $3.5M since its New Year’s Day release. I’m…

Imagine Entertainment and MGM will roll cameras on Ron Howard's upcoming drama Thirteen Lives, based on the 2018 Thai caves rescue incident, in Australia next March. The Australian government is injecting AUD $13 million into the project, which will use Queensland's Gold Coast to double for Thailand. Thirteen Lives is…

There are just a handful of independent production companies with three or more half-hour series currently on U.S. television. One of them could surprise you: It’s Australian indie Jungle Entertainment, owned by CEO Jason Burrows, director Trent O’Donnell, writer Phil Lloyd and COO Chloe Rickard. They are behind CBS…