DOCUMENTARY FILMS – AUSTRALIA

‘Rejection’: ABC snubs its stars’ film

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Original article by Steve Jackson, Stephen Rice
The Australian – Page: 3 : 26-Aug-26

The ABC continues to attract scrutiny over the role of ‘7:30’ presenter Sarah Ferguson in the production of a documentary on animal vivisection. The ABC recently advised that it will not broadcast ‘Sentient’, which has been screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival in the US. The 95-minute documentary was directed by Tony Jones, who is married to Ferguson and is the former host of ‘Q&A’. Ferguson was executive producer of the documentary, which received $200,000 in funding from Screen Australia and $3m from two animal rights activist groups that had campaigned in support of Labor and the Greens at the 2025 federal election.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

Industry hopping mad over kangaroo cull video

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Original article by Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 6-Mar-18

Australia’s kangaroo meat industry is furious over what it states are outlandish claims in a new video documentary. "Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story", produced by Michael McIntyre and Kate McIntyre Clere, is yet to be seen in Australia. However, it has been screened in the US for over a month. McIntyre and McIntyre Clere have been accused of using shock tactics and of suggesting that some species of kangaroos are close to extinction. National Farmers’ Federation president Fiona Simson says the kangaroo population has increased to "crisis proportions". The kangaroo meat industry is worth $A200 million.

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NATIONAL FARMERS’ FEDERATION LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, WAROO GAME MEATS, KANGAROO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY