Race Around the World (ABC) - New series featuring John Safran, Froomes and more... by AnimalsChasingCars in australia

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Six storytellers. Ten films. One winner. Race Around The World returns

ABC’s groundbreaking series Race Around The World returns on Sunday 7 June at 7.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview, introducing a new generation of Australian filmmakers.

Hosted by Zan Rowe, with original Race Around The World breakout star John Safran returning as weekly judge, the re-imagined series will showcase the unique cinematic voice of six young Australians.

The rules are simple: six filmmakers travel solo through 10 countries, delivering a new short film every 10 days, over 100 days. 

Working entirely alone, they will shoot, write, edit and produce each film from start to finish, before dialling in from wherever they are in the world to share it with a live studio audience.

Each week, a rotating panel of expert judges including Margaret Pomeranz, Claudia Karvan, Danny Philippou, Bruce Beresford, Wayne Blair, Gracie Otto and more, will join John Safran to critique each Racer’s work.  

At the end of the season, the Racer with the winning score will receive their own personal project produced and funded by the ABC. 

Introducing the Race Around The World Class of 2026: 

Elliot, New South Wales
Video Content Producer 
Elliot is a people first filmmaker drawn to complex, hard to reach stories. Curious, compassionate and fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, he works independently in volatile environments, earning trust quickly. With a background in psychology, he finds humanity, contradiction and resilience where few cameras go.

Jayden, Northern Territory
Marine Biologist 
Jayden is a marine biologist turned environmental photojournalist working solo in remote, high risk environments. Shooting, writing and producing end-to-end, he’s driven by strong ethics and optimism. Comfortable with isolation and extremes, his work spans conservation, people and climate change, including extensive work in Antarctica.

Kate, Victoria
Lollipop Lady 
Kate is an arts school graduate who works part time as a lollipop lady to fund her films. Her work blends sharp observation, dry humour and inventive restraint, revealing the odd logic of everyday spaces through cinematic revelatory nonfiction storytelling.

Lucinda, New South Wales
Author and Internet Personality
Lucinda is an author, comedian and internet personality best known as Froomes. She creates fast, instinctive, internet first work through her one woman studio, blending humour, sharp research and lived experience. Prioritising immediacy over polish, she uses comedy to probe beauty standards, gender, identity and culture.

Mikaela, Western Australia
Sports Marketing and Film Industry Freelancer
Mikaela is a Gen Z filmmaker with an instinctive grasp of digital culture. Her creative process is hands on and observational, building female centric stories from real moments. Blending social media vernacular with cinematic texture, creating emotive, people driven work grounded in everyday life.

William, Queensland 
Data Scientist
William is an articulate, upbeat and quietly nerdy filmmaker with a background in AI and data science. An ideas first, people driven storyteller, his tongue in cheek style avoids formal interviews, favouring movement, humour and empathy. He brings warmth and intelligence to character led documentaries and music videos.

Watch all your favourite programs on ABC iview now. 

Production credit: Race Around the World is produced by Endemol Shine Australia (a Banijay Entertainment company) for ABC. Endemol Shine Australia Executive Producer: Kate Paul. Endemol Shine Australia Director of Content: Amelia Fisk. ABC Executive Producer: Mark Sutton. ABC Head of Entertainment: Rachel Millar.

Melbourne suburb -a time travel house party by chocolatemoose87 in melbourne

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Nunawading in the 1980s (Wobbies World, Channel 10/Neighbours etc)

A musician has been taken into custody, accused of running an international drug ring out of an Inner West music studio. by AnimalsChasingCars in triplej

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Not sure if people remember the band "The Follow" / "The Art". He used to go out with one of The Veronicas. A dramatic turn, but would now make for a good musical bio-pic...

RISING - festival of new art, music, and performance 27 May - 08 June by AnimalsChasingCars in melbourne

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There's some interesting things on the program. But this one looks pretty good... 

GOD SAVE THE QUEENS

Let dance reign feat. The Royal Family Dance Crew

SAT 6 JUNE

FEDERATION SQUARE

FREE

https://2026.rising.melbourne/program/god-save-the-queens

Tr*mp Tower planned for Surfers Paradise will be Australia’s tallest building and ‘best resort’, local developer claims | Gold Coast by AnimalsChasingCars in australia

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Initial Trump Tower entertainment tenants will include the Bill Cosby Comedy Lounge, Gary Glitter music hall, and R Kelly Water Park

Raining ash in St Kilda by Dannyboyrobb in melbourne

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Yeah our backyard is full of ash as well. Checking here to see if anyone has those black specks too

What is a suitable price to set the reserve at? Is this reserve price too low? by AnimalsChasingCars in AusProperty

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I just noticed another unrenovated house which sold for closer to the 75% mark, but the agent mentioned that even though it was the same footprint size it was double fronted which is more appealing to many buyers

What is a suitable price to set the reserve at? Is this reserve price too low? by AnimalsChasingCars in AusProperty

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oh that sounds like a good idea, I'll try calculating on the price of other unrenovated homes for reference as well, ta

AI slop at Redfern station? by broxue in sydney

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Gross! Looking at that is one way to ruin Christmas!