''Confidential'', a joint venture between

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and

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,The Australian
is an Australian weekly entertainment news show. Talking about the latest in Australian gossip and celebrities. The program is based on the highly successful ''Confidential'' column in

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around the country, and is Australia's answer to

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. The program made its debut on 6 June 2007.

Hosts and Reporters

Hosts

Sophie Falkiner Sophie Falkiner (born 20 March 1973, in Melbourne) is an Australian television presenter. Sophie has previously presented an entertainment news series ''Confidential'' on Fox8. She was also a presenter on '' The Great Outdoors'' and letter-tur ...

* Mike Hammond * Thomas Haynes * Jonathan Pease

Reporters

The reporters are key

''Confidential'' reporters from newspapers around Australia. ;

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Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

) * Chloe Adams * Luke Dennehy * Megan Miller ;

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) ; The Advertiser (

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References

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