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Two Australian journalists were assaulted by police on live TV during a protest outside the White House on Monday evening. Channel 7 News cameraman Tim Myers was punched and hit with a shield and U.S. correspondent Amelia Brace was hit with a truncheon while trying to escape. The police, dressed in riot gear, were…

While the Hollywood unions and studios are still deliberating over protocols for safe return to production amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Australian film and TV industry has released its COVID-Safe Guidelines to help get their industry back to work. Spanning 41 pages, this is the most comprehensive set of official…

Movie theaters in Australia are aiming to re-open in July, the National Association of Cinema Operators said late Tuesday local time. Cited by local media, the org said it was “enthusiastic about the prospect” and “is hopeful of conditions enabling it to do so in July.” Oz cinemas began to partially shutter in…

As Hollywood begins mounting an industrywide effort to create protocols for films and TV shows to safely return to production, there will be a test case to draw upon. Australia’s long-running soap Neighbours will resume filming next week after a monthlong production shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. It is…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison ordered on Sunday evening local time that all cinemas, pubs, restaurants, casinos, places of worship and health clubs will shutter as of midday Monday. Schools though will remain open as Australia practices safety guidelines during the coronavirus global climate. Several…

Amid concerns over the coronavirus spread, and along with the cancellation of the Sydney Film Festival, there have been some cinema closures in Australia, while iconic TV soap Neighbours has temporarily shut down production. In the case of the former, Melbourne-based exhibition chain Palace Cinemas has said it will…

Australian director Baz Luhrmann has taken himself and his family into voluntary quarantine after coming into contact with Tom Hanks on the set of his new, untitled Elvis film. Luhrmann, his wife and two teenage children are isolating and Luhrmann on Thursday shut down work on his  Elvis film, now in pre-production in…

Thor has swooped in to help with Australian wildfire relief efforts. Actor Chris Hemsworth and his family have donated $1M  to the crisis, which has destroyed an area the size of South Korea. The Australian actor announced the donation on Twitter and called on others to “chip in” and contribute funding. He joins a…

UPDATED with video from speech: Russell Crowe won a Golden Globe Award on Sunday in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television category for his role in The Loudest Voice. Crowe, who played late Fox News boss Roger Ailes in the Showtime miniseries, didn’t attend the…

Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban are among the celebrities offering help to those affected by the wildfires ravaging Australia. The actress and country superstar, who are native Australians, took to Instagram Saturday to announce that they plan to donate $500,000. “Our family's support, thoughts and prayers are…

Amazon has scheduled its first scripted Australian Amazon Original series, Back to the Rafters, which will launch on Prime Video in Australia and around the world. Production on the series is expected to start next year. Back to the Rafters offers the next chapter in the story of the Rafter family, who appeared for…

It’s not a googly or a doosra, but it is a video that Amazon Prime hopes that audiences find a lolly. The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team is an exclusive new docuseries following the Australian Men's Cricket Team that will be coming to Amazon Prime Video in Australia and more than 200 countries and territories in…