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The latest news and top stories on ABC. A major American commercial broadcast television network, ABC is part of the Walt Disney Company. Headquartered in New York City, with TV production in Burbank California, ABC specialises in creating acquiring and distributing original programming including drama, comedy, reality TV, news and sports. It targets a broad audience across all demographics. Notable for its innovative sports and news coverage, ABC is one of the "Big Three" US television networks.

Workers construct the front gates of California’s Disneyland in a still from Disneyland Handcrafted, a new documentary on Disney+. Photo: TNS

TV shows and streaming video

Mostly unseen footage shows the crazy year building world’s first Disneyland

The new documentary Disneyland Handcrafted on Disney+ reveals just how fragile the creation of California’s Disneyland was.

28 Jan 2026 - 9:15PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Catherine Missal, whose Tell Me Lies character Bree has a toxic love life

14 Jan 2026 - 4:42PM

Australia

‘Leave, go’: Australia declares state of disaster amid bushfires

10 Jan 2026 - 2:14PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at Trump in ‘alternative Christmas message’ to UK

Talk show host and Trump foe Kimmel tells UK TV that ‘tyranny is booming’ in the US.

26 Dec 2025 - 1:43PMvideocam

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel speaks at a conference in Los Angeles in October. Photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving US network ABC

Landmark deal with Google’s video giant ends a 50-year TV broadcast era and takes Hollywood’s biggest night fully online.

18 Dec 2025 - 1:57PM

Donald Trump

BBC vows to fight Trump’s US$10 billion defamation suit

The UK broadcaster has apologised but will fight the US president’s defamation claim over a misleading edit of his January 6 speech.

16 Dec 2025 - 8:41PM

United States

Trump urges broadcast regulator to revoke ABC licences over Khashoggi query

Trump’s suggestion to the FCC came after a reporter questioned Saudi Arabia’s crown prince about the 2018 killing of a Washington Post columnist.

20 Nov 2025 - 8:26PM

Donald Trump

Trump attacks female reporters, who he called ‘piggy’ and ‘terrible’

US president lashes ABC News and Bloomberg reporters in the Oval Office and on Air Force One.

19 Nov 2025 - 3:25PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Jake Lacy, who plays Peter on Peacock’s All Her Fault?

Lacy was known for playing nice guys on TV – then came the first season of The White Lotus, and now he’s in a new series with Sarah Snook.

10 Nov 2025 - 5:54PM

South Korea

‘Not funny’: South Koreans unamused by US jokes about Trump’s gold crown gift

The social media responses reveal lingering resentment in South Korea over US tariffs and labour issues.

3 Nov 2025 - 11:10AMvideocam

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (right) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump after presenting him with a replica of a Silla-era gold crown on Wednesday. Photo: EPA/Yonhap

Australia

Australian cruise cancelled after woman left behind on island dies

Coral Expeditions said the rest of the 60-day tour of Australia was axed following the death of Suzanne Rees on Lizard Island.

2 Nov 2025 - 11:06AM

Coral Expeditions said passengers will receive a full refund. Photo: Instagram/coralexpeditions

United States

British naturalist David Attenborough becomes oldest Emmy winner at 99

The British broadcaster broke Dick Van Dyke’s record for the oldest Daytime Emmy win with his work on Netflix’s Secret Lives of Orangutans.

18 Oct 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

United States

Major US news outlets reject new Pentagon press access policy

Many outlets refuse to sign rules, meaning they could be stripped of their press access credentials.

15 Oct 2025 - 10:00AM

Australia

Gunman in Australia fires up to 50 bullets, wounds 16 in ‘terrifying’ shooting

Police arrested a 60-year-old man and seized a rifle after he randomly fired into a busy Sydney street.

6 Oct 2025 - 11:58AM

A bus stop with a shattered glass panel is seen at the scene of a shooting in Croydon Park in Sydney on Monday. Photo: EPA

United States

Kimmel says he wasn’t trying to joke about Kirk’s death as Trump blasts host

The US president threatened to ‘test ABC’ for reinstating Kimmel’s show after a nearly week-long suspension.

24 Sep 2025 - 12:20PMvideocam

Disney

Jimmy Kimmel will return to ABC network on Tuesday, Disney says

The TV host’s talk show was suspended six days ago after he made remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

23 Sep 2025 - 9:14AM

US Open (tennis)

Explainer | Coleman Wong’s US Open debut: all you need to know as Hongkonger makes history

First men’s player from city to play at grand slam tournament since 1954 faces Aleksander Kovacevic on Monday.

28 Aug 2025 - 2:47PM

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Mostly unseen footage shows the crazy year building world’s first Disneyland

The new documentary Disneyland Handcrafted on Disney+ reveals just how fragile the creation of California’s Disneyland was.

Meet Catherine Missal, whose Tell Me Lies character Bree has a toxic love life

‘Leave, go’: Australia declares state of disaster amid bushfires

Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at Trump in ‘alternative Christmas message’ to UK

Talk show host and Trump foe Kimmel tells UK TV that ‘tyranny is booming’ in the US.

Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving US network ABC

Landmark deal with Google’s video giant ends a 50-year TV broadcast era and takes Hollywood’s biggest night fully online.

BBC vows to fight Trump’s US$10 billion defamation suit

The UK broadcaster has apologised but will fight the US president’s defamation claim over a misleading edit of his January 6 speech.

Trump urges broadcast regulator to revoke ABC licences over Khashoggi query

Trump’s suggestion to the FCC came after a reporter questioned Saudi Arabia’s crown prince about the 2018 killing of a Washington Post columnist.

Trump attacks female reporters, who he called ‘piggy’ and ‘terrible’

US president lashes ABC News and Bloomberg reporters in the Oval Office and on Air Force One.

Who is Jake Lacy, who plays Peter on Peacock’s All Her Fault?

Lacy was known for playing nice guys on TV – then came the first season of The White Lotus, and now he’s in a new series with Sarah Snook.

‘Not funny’: South Koreans unamused by US jokes about Trump’s gold crown gift

The social media responses reveal lingering resentment in South Korea over US tariffs and labour issues.

Australian cruise cancelled after woman left behind on island dies

Coral Expeditions said the rest of the 60-day tour of Australia was axed following the death of Suzanne Rees on Lizard Island.

British naturalist David Attenborough becomes oldest Emmy winner at 99

The British broadcaster broke Dick Van Dyke’s record for the oldest Daytime Emmy win with his work on Netflix’s Secret Lives of Orangutans.

Major US news outlets reject new Pentagon press access policy

Many outlets refuse to sign rules, meaning they could be stripped of their press access credentials.

Gunman in Australia fires up to 50 bullets, wounds 16 in ‘terrifying’ shooting

Police arrested a 60-year-old man and seized a rifle after he randomly fired into a busy Sydney street.

Kimmel says he wasn’t trying to joke about Kirk’s death as Trump blasts host

The US president threatened to ‘test ABC’ for reinstating Kimmel’s show after a nearly week-long suspension.

Jimmy Kimmel will return to ABC network on Tuesday, Disney says

The TV host’s talk show was suspended six days ago after he made remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | Coleman Wong’s US Open debut: all you need to know as Hongkonger makes history

First men’s player from city to play at grand slam tournament since 1954 faces Aleksander Kovacevic on Monday.

Explainer | Coleman Wong’s US Open debut: all you need to know as Hongkonger makes history