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The Newsreader


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Geraldine gets in a time machine and travels back to her 30-year-old self ... thanks to a new series called "The Newsreader" on the ABC.

In 1986 (the year the TV series is set) Geraldine had just finished up as a newsreader on the ABC. She'd go on to work in commercial radio before a stint reading the news on Channel 10.

Geraldine and Eliza reflect on the TV series and just how far the professional women have come in the decades since.

Also this week, the desperation of Afghanistan.

And Eliza watches a wonderful, joyful movie free of horrible themes! Hooray!

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*The Newsreader

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/newsreader

Broadcast News

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092699/

Kitchen Cabinet -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_Cabinet_(TV_program)

After the fall: what’s next for Afghanistan - David Kilcullen

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/after-the-fall-whats-next-for-afghanistan/news-story/08e3f61b9550b2a744b89d8536d2995d

The Crossroad Mark Donaldson VC

https://www.amazon.com.au/Crossroad-Mark-Donaldson/dp/1742612288

Carrillo Gantner on ABC’s Late Night Live program

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/rebooting-australias-relationship-with-china-through-the-perfo/13501862

CODA

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366460/

War of the Worlds Season 2

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1927219267839/war-of-the-worlds-s2-ep1

*Nine Perfect Strangers - Amazon Prime

On All Fronts - Clarissa Ward

https://www.penguin.com.au/books/on-all-fronts-9780525561477

The Enemy Within Tim Ayliffe

https://www.amazon.com.au/Enemy-Within-Tim-Ayliffe-ebook/dp/B08YB6V22Y

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Long Distance CallBy Eliza Harvey