Swinburne University researchers Liam Burke and Joanna McIntyre highlight the perceived stability of Australian kids' TV, despite ongoing challenges in maintaining local content. Their study reveals parents value relatability, diversity, educational messages, and an Aussie sense of humor in children's television.
Swinburne researcher Dr Joanna McIntyre says the success of shows like Bluey may make it seem like Australian kids' TV is "stable and solid" when it isn't.For almost four years, this question has consumed Swinburne University of Technology researchers Liam Burke and Joanna McIntyre.
With its Queensland setting, diversity, localised jokes and turns of phrase from "bush wees" to bilbies, the International Emmy Award-winning ABC iview show couldn't be more Australian if it tried.The ACTC team found the ABC was still the top destination that children and parents alike head to for children's content .
made high-profile Australian content in recent years, like Heartbreak High and Boy Swallows Universe. "And we can't leave it up to Bluey. It's too much for one little blue dog to shoulder on her own," she says.
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