Paul Hogan
Forty years on, Paul Hogan’s Crocodile Dundee is still our biggest film. Here’s why it could have been a disaster
Even one of the country’s most astute businessmen, Kerry Packer, thought Paul Hogan’s comedy would be a box office failure.
- Garry Maddox
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‘Skimp on the Barbie’: Murdoch US tabloid skewers Trump tariffs with Aussie jibe
Donald Trump’s throwaway line about children having fewer dolls has gone viral in the US, and was spoofed on the front page of one of his favourite newspapers using a phrase Americans still associate with Australia.
- Michael Koziol
Hold my (zero proof) beer ... meet the new generation of booze-free blokes
Mens’ behaviour is changing for the better. And this may be the cause.
- Hannah Vanderheide
There’s a new release of Crocodile Dundee. Here’s what’s been edited out
The premiere of The Encore Cut has the first chance to see how the classic film has been updated, with “considered edits” included to give Paul Hogan’s Mick Dundee a modern makeover.
- Garry Maddox
- Analysis
- Australian film
That’s not a cut! Why is Crocodile Dundee being re-edited?
Viewers were outraged to notice trims in the Australian film for a UK TV screening. A new version of the classic comedy with “considered edits” is now headed for cinemas.
- Garry Maddox
- Opinion
- Cinema
Aussie movies used to be fun. A teen hit proves we still have it in us
A recent smash hit Australian film has shown how we can rekindle the successful 1980s and ’90s era of Crocodile Dundee, Mad Max 2 and Muriel’s Wedding.
- Roby D'Ottavi
From leading goalkicker to Kerry Packer’s lieutenant: Ocker gave life a shot
Austin Robertson junior made his mark in two sports and two very different ways. He had a rich life and a wealth of stories and his name was synonymous with the World Series Cricket upheaval.
- Greg Baum
Bad wigs, salacious romps and lawyers: Australia’s obsession with biopics
Dodgy wigs and a tsunami of social media outrage aside, the greatest revelation about the Warnie series was how little there was left to reveal about the cricketer.
- Andrew Hornery
‘Supernatural’ and ‘magic’ Olivia Newton-John farewelled at memorial
Delta Goodrem, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman helped farewell Olivia Newton-John at her state memorial.
- Martin Boulton
- Opinion
- Smoking & vaping
‘If you want to change the world, answer your phone’: Simon Chapman on public advocacy
Professor Simon Chapman is a powerful advocate for anti-smoking legislation, gun control and the virtues of renewable energy.
- Peter FitzSimons