6.2
Always Was Tonight (2026)
January 21, 202626mEN
7.0
1 votes
Overview
Proud Gamilaroi man Tony Armstrong and a stellar line-up of First Nations talent are set to decolonise the news - one headline at a time. This fast, funny and unflinching special has an agenda to go where no other show dares.
Director
Todd DeckerWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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User Reviews
PantaOz
7.0There is a particular cruelty to scheduling Always Was Tonight on Australia Day. Not because it mocks the holiday—though it certainly does, with Gamilaroi host Tony Armstrong delivering lines like describing January 26 as "the only day of the year when white people argue about which date to be racist" from behind a desk shaped unmistakably like a boomerang. No, the cruelty lies in the mathematics. On an average night in Australia—say, Sunday 26 January 2026—35 Indigenous children under the age of thirteen are incarcerated nationwide. They are 21 times more likely to be imprisoned than their…
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