Utopia S5 E8 recap: NBA’s ESG FOMO, SMH Culture In the season finale, Tony battles with ESG while trying to get his work done, Nat battles with increasingly older technology, and some protesters protest, uh, something.
Utopia S5 E7 recap: So many system errors July 20, 2023 By Melissa Coade Culture In Utopia S5 E7, a nightmare new starter possesses all the bad qualities of Gen Z, and an inconvenient inquiry deadline looms.
Utopia S5 E6 recap: Going off the rails July 13, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture Utopia S5 E6: the team builds a story around a rail upgrade project while a culturally appropriative photo causes havoc online.
Utopia S5 E5 recap: A song of ministerial ice and TikTok fire July 6, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture This week’s episode sees Tony in the freezer, Nat trying to save the reef, and the NBA getting on TikTok.
Utopia S5 E4 recap: The rain in Spain June 29, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture Jim pressures Tony over an inland rail tunnel tender while Nat deals with an overqualified underling in this week’s Utopia episode.
Utopia S5 E3 recap: Promises, promises, promises June 22, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture Tony tries to get an election promise actually fulfilled; respect in the workplace training gets in the way of a blooming office romance.
Utopia S5 E2 recap: NBA in the doghouse over solar panel scheme June 15, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture A failed solar scheme program, a statue’s sign roadblock, comedy show recommendations, and a chatty colleague in Utopia S5 E2.
Utopia S5 E1 recap: Freeway delays and a legalled farewell June 8, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture Utopia’s fifth season premiered with serious road problems, distracted assistant ministers, fridge issues and redacted goodbyes.
‘Shovel ready’ new Utopia season to air next month on ABC May 10, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture Utopia season five will see Jim Gibson looking for a “shovel-ready” project for the Nation Building Authority, and lanyards aplenty.
Bowen green lights fuel efficiency standard but flags more consultation April 19, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Energy & Environment Releasing the long-awaited National Electric Vehicle Strategy, Labor tries to push start Australia’s delayed electric vehicle odyssey.
Recruitment starts for the High Speed Rail Authority February 24, 2023 By Anna Macdonald News The HSRA will advise the government on the planning and construction of a high-speed rail network along Australia’s east coast.
What we want to see in the new season of Utopia January 12, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture The Mandarin asked its LinkedIn audience what topics they would like to see tackled by Utopia, which will return to the ABC in 2023.
New season of bureaucratic comedy Utopia due to air in 2023 November 28, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Culture Utopia, Working Dog Productions’s comedy about public service, will have a new season in 2023 on ABC after last airing in 2019.
Utopia returns to skewer real life bureaucratic misadventures and terminological inexactitude August 22, 2019 By Harley Dennett Economy & Industry The real life misadventures of Dr Karl, the Panama Papers, and the East West Link have inspired new storylines in the latest season of ABC’s public service satire, Utopia.
Using beloved works of literature to predict the futures of cities April 23, 2019 By Alan Marshall Editors' Picks How can we predict the futures of cities? We could study population statistics; we could analyse technological trajectories and business trends to forecast economic possibilities. Or, we could get classically creative by using works of fiction to predict likely scenarios under the ‘Literary Method of Urban Design’.