Big Brother Australia

This article is about the Australian reality television series. For the most recent series, see Big Brother 9 (Australia). For the Big Brother awards pertaining to privacy, see Big Brother Awards (Australia).

Big Brother Australia
The eye used for Big Brother 9
Network
Channels Network Ten 2001–2008 Nine Network 2012–present
Presenters
Current presenters Mike Goldman 2001–2008 2012–present Sonia Kruger 2012–present
Former presenters Gretel Killeen 2001–2007 Tim Ferguson 2003 Bree Amer 2005–2008 Ryan Fitzgerald 2005–2008 Kyle Sandilands 2008 Jackie O 2008 Tony Squires 2008 Rebecca Wilson 2008
Shows
Editions Big Brother 2001–2008 2012–present Celebrity Big Brother 2002
Current shows Daily Show 2001–2008 2012–present Big Brother Nominations 2001–2007 2012–present Big Brother Live Eviction 2001–2008 2012–present Special Shows 2001–2008 2012–present Big Brother Confidential 2012–present Big Brother's Little Sister 2012–present
Former shows Uncut 2001–2005 Saturday 2001 Big Brother UpLate 2003–2007 The Insider 2003 Friday Night Live 2005–2008 Adults Only 2006 Big Mouth 2008
Series
Previous series Big Brother 9 Housemates Winner: Benjamin Norris Runner-up: Layla Subritzky Others: Estelle Landy, Michael Beveridge, Zoe Westgarth, Sam Wallace, Stacey Wren, Angela Murray, Josh Moore, Bradley Darke, Ava David, George Baramily, Ray Baxter, Sarah Wentworth-Perry, Ryan Buckingham, Charne Louise Big Brother 8 Housemates Winner: Terri Munro Runner-up: Rory Ammon Others: Ben McCallum, Travis Gilyana, Alice Redwood, Ed Cherry, Brigitte Stavaruk, Bianca Benigno, Terrence Hardie, Nobbi Tanaka, Rhianna Baxter, Renee Black, Dixie Crawford, David Tchappat, Nathan Strempel, Rebecca Morgan, Saxon Pepper, Barney Barnett, Michael Crafter, Rima Hadchiti Big Brother 7 Housemates Winner: Aleisha Cowcher Runner-up: Zach Douglas Others: Travis Perkins, Kris "Billy" Bentley, Zoran Vidinovski, Joel Scalzi, Daniela Da Silva Pola, Michelle Olsen, Jamie MacDonald, Thomas Haynes, Andrew Temmet, Laura Clare, Rebecca Dent, Emma Cornell, Susannah Murray, Nick Sady, Hayley Zalewski, Demet Sahan, Bodie Czeladka, Theresa Jane "TJ" Whitlock, Kate Gladman, Harrison, Kara, Travers "Cruz" Chue Big Brother 6 Housemates Winner: Jamie Brooksby Runner-up: Camilla Halliwell Others: David Graham, James "Max" Panebianco, Chris Agnew, Krystal Forscutt, Claire Madden, Darren Bowley, Perry Apostolou, Gaelan Walker, Michael "Ashley" Cox, Michael "John" Bric, Rob Rigley, Lauren Clayton, Katie Hastings, Danielle Foote, Dino Delic, Jade Stack, Michael McCoy, Anna Lind-Hansen, Karen Forscutt, Elise Chen, Matilda "Tilli" Clapham Big Brother 5 Housemates Winner: Greg Mathew Runner-up: Tim Brunero Others: Vesna Tofevski, Melanie Smerdon, Richelle "Kate" Benson, Christie Mills, Rita Lazzarotto, David Mathew, Dean Glucina, Simon Deering (Hotdogs), Heath Tournier, Glenn Dallinger, Geneva Loader, Rachael Burns, Michelle Carew-Gibson, Michael Farnsworth, Jane "Gianna" Pattison, Angela Aiken, Nelson Russell, Constance Hall Big Brother 4 Housemates Winner: Trevor Butler Runner-up: Bree Amer Others: Paul Dyer, Ryan Fitzgerald, Catherine Tremolada, Ashalea McWalters, Monica de Balso, Wesley Denning, Violeta, Kane Dignum, Terri Mann, Merlin Luck, Bree "Elle" Quartermaine, Krystal Ince, Igor Vurmeski, Aphrodite Vuitton Big Brother 3 Housemates Winner: Regina Bird Runner-up: Chrissie Swan Others: Daniel McInness, Patrick Flanagan, Vincent Amato, Jamie O'Brien, Kim Drury, Daniel 'Saxon' Small, Joanne Ashton, Claire Bellis, Ben Archbold, Belinda Thorpe, Leah White, Carlo Marino, Jaime Cerda, Irena Bukhshtaber Celebrity Big Brother Australia Housemates Winner: Dylan Lewis Runner-up: Jay Laga'aia Others: Kyle Sandilands, Adriana Xenides, Anthony Mundine, Sara-Marie Fedele, Gabby Millgate, Carla Bonner, Red Symons, Warwick Capper Big Brother 2 Housemates Winner: Peter Corbett Runner-up: Nathan "Marty" Martin Others: Turkan Aksoy, Aaron Benton, Alex Christie, Shannon Cleary, Nicole Dickmann, Jessica Hardy, Damian Hoo, Katrina Miani, Nathan Morris, Mirabai Peart, Kieran Tanner, Brodie Young Big Brother 1 Housemates Winner: Ben Williams Runner-up: Blair McDonough Others: Sara-Marie Fedele, Christina Davis, Jemma Gawned, John "Johnnie" Cass, Anita Bloomfield, Peter Timbs, Lisa Standing, Rachel Corbett, Gordon Sloan, Todd James, Sharna West, Andy Silva

Big Brother Australia is the Australian version of the international Big Brother reality television series. Big Brother Australia was produced from 2001 and ran for eight seasons. The show was cancelled in July 2008 after experiencing audience erosion and controversy. All eight seasons were produced by Endemol Southern Star and shown on Network Ten.

The show returned 13 August 2012 with a ninth season on the Nine Network with repeats on GO!.

From its first season until its seventh season in 2007 the show was hosted by Gretel Killeen. With a revamp of the series in 2008 she was replaced by radio duo Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. The show returned in 2012 hosted by Sonia Kruger. Mike Goldman narrated all nine seasons of the series. Between 2001 and 2005 it was also shown in New Zealand on TV2 and Prime.

The purpose built Big Brother house for the 2001 through to the 2012 seasons was in a compound at theme park Dreamworld, Queensland.

Big Brother Australia was officially renewed for a tenth season on November 24, 2012.

History

Original Network Ten series

Each season of Big Brother began April or early May, with the first Australian broadcast on 23 April 2001. It was hosted by Gretel Killeen from 2001 to 2007. In late 2007 it was announced that Gretel Killeen would not host the show for its 2008 return as part of a revamp of the formula.

In 2008 Big Brother returned for its eighth season with hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. Ten's chief programmer David Mott admitted the series had recently experienced "audience erosion" inherent with the show's long run. Mott defended the new hosts saying that the ratings for eviction shows held up.

Mike Goldman provided narration and voice-overs for all eight seasons.

Cancellation

Big Brother Australia was axed by Network Ten on 14 July 2008 with the broadcaster confirming that the 2008 season would be the last to air on the channel. A decrease in ratings for the daily shows was cited as the reason for Network Ten opting not to renew its contract for another season.

Since the show was axed in 2008, there have been many rumours about a possible revival by Nine, Seven, Ten or SBS. SBS Programmer Shawn White has denied the show would be revived on their channel despite rumours with Nine CEO David Gyngell notably 'interested' in the idea soon after the cancellation, only to turn it down days later. The Seven Network has expressed interest since bidding for the show after the seventh season finale however denied any revival occurring a week after the 2008 finale on morning program Sunrise.

Most notably, Network Ten expressed some interest in the format when on 3 June 2011, News Limited posted an article suggesting the network may be interested in putting it on its digital channel, Eleven. In the article, Chief Programming Officer David Mott stated that '...Ten have considered ways to bring the show back on a number of occasions' however was worried that audiences had 'moved on'. Made mention was the US version where the show has had 12 successful seasons, and a thirteenth on the way. Mott said; "It's a summer show for CBS, it doesn't play in the heart of the ratings season but it's done a pretty good job for them.'

Nine Network revival

On 9 September 2011, it was reported and later confirmed that the Nine Network had signed a deal with Southern Star Group to bring the Australian version of Big Brother back. On 22 February 2012 it was confirmed that Dreamworld will be used again as the location for the 2012 series.

The first episode of the revived series premiered on 13 August 2012 with its daily show airing five nights a week at a family friendly timeslot of 7pm.

After a successful season in 2012, Nine confirmed that the series would be renewed for Season 10 in 2013 during their Nine Network 2013 promotion.

Series summary

Network Ten series (2001–2008)

Series	Launch date	Finale date	Days	Housemates	Winner	Prizemoney	Average viewership
Big Brother 1	02001-04-2323 April 2001	02001-07-1616 July 2001	85	14	Williams, BenBen Williams	$250,000	1.4 million
Big Brother 2	02002-04-088 April 2002	02002-07-011 July 2002	86	15	Corbett, PeterPeter Corbett	$250,000	1.5 million
Celebrity Big Brother 1	02002-07-2121 July 2002	02002-08-1212 August 2002	24	12	Lewis, DylanDylan Lewis	$100,000	1.1 million
Big Brother 3	02003-04-2727 April 2003	02003-07-2121 July 2003	86	16	Bird, ReginaRegina Bird	$250,000	1.7 million
Big Brother 4	02004-05-022 May 2004	02004-07-2626 July 2004	86	16	Butler, TrevorTrevor Butler	$1,000,000	1.5 million
Big Brother 5	02005-05-088 May 2005	02005-08-1515 August 2005	100	20	Mathew, GregGreg Mathew	$836,000	1.2 million
Big Brother 6	02006-04-2222 April 2006	02006-07-3131 July 2006	100	23	Brooksby, JamieJamie Brooksby	$426,000	1.3 million
Big Brother 7	02007-04-2222 April 2007	02007-07-3131 July 2007	100	24	Cowcher, AleishaAleisha Cowcher	$450,000	1.1 million
Big Brother 8	02008-04-2828 April 2008	02008-07-2121 July 2008	85	20	Munro, TerriTerri Munro	$250,000	945,000

Nine Network series (2012–present)

Series	Launch date	Finale date	Days	Housemates	Winner	Prizemoney	Average viewership
Big Brother 9	02012-08-1313 August 2012	02012-11-077 November 2012	87	16	Benjamin Norris	$250,000	1.04 million
Big Brother 10	02013-01-012013	02013-01-012013	TBA	TBA	TBD	$500,000	TBD

Format

Big Brother Australia is based on the international Big Brother series produced by Endemol in the Netherlands which began in 1999. The show's name comes from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which revolves around a dystopia in which dictator Big Brother is the all-seeing leader. The series generally constitutes 14 or more contestants who live in an isolated house for several months. Housemates are at all times under the control of Big Brother, a rule enforcing authority figure who monitors behaviour of the housemates, set tasks and punishments and provides the mechanism for contestants to make external requests.

Housemates are filmed 24 hours per day with edited highlights broadcast during prime time slots, and late night footage broadcast live in all the shows broadcast by channel 10, but not by channel 9. Live footage was also broadcast via the Internet using, Internet streaming Only by channel 10 but not in 2012 by channel 9. Housemates must remain in the house, and avoid being evicted by viewers of the show with the aim of winning a substantial cash prize at the end of the series. In order to support the housemates' well-being, all participants have access to the Big Brother psychologist Carmel Hill, and a doctor, at all times.

After the series housemates are invited to attend promotional appearances around Australia.

Prize money

The winner of Big Brother Australia receives a cash prize for being the last remaining housemate.

In Big Brother 2001, Big Brother 2002, and Big Brother 2003, the cash prize stood at a guaranteed A$250,000. In Big Brother 2004, the prize money was raised to a guaranteed $1,000,000. Big Brother 2005 and Big Brother 2006 both continued to offer the $1,000,000 prize money, however, with the introduction of the fines system, the winner of Big Brother 2005 received $836,000 in prize money, while the winner of Big Brother 2006 received $426,000. Housemates in Big Brother 2005 and Big Brother 2006 were given opportunities to regain lost prize money in special Friday Night Live events named The Prize Fight. Big Brother Australia 2007 was advertised as having no prize money at all. When the season began it was revealed that prize money could be accumulated upon the successful completion of tasks. The prize money at the end of the season stood at $450,000. In Big Brother Australia 2008, the prize money was not mentioned until halfway through the series, eventually being revealed as $250,000. In Big Brother Australia 2012, the prize fund was not mentioned until Charne's eviction at the end of the second week where Sonia revealed that the prize is a guaranteed $250,000.

In Celebrity Big Brother 2002 the winner was awarded $100,000 to the charity of their choice.

Fines

Big Brother 2005 introduced a fines system in which the $1,000,000 cash prize is decreased by $5,000 each time a housemates violates a Big Brother rule. The house used for the 2006 season featured a Punishment Room, which was revealed following the first week of that season, where housemates would sometimes be sent for punishment additional to the $5,000 fine. In Big Brother 2007, monetary fines were subtracted from the household budget rather than from the prize money, while the Punishment Room remained. In Big Brother Australia 2012 there was a small, rectangular sort of shaped room, linked to the lounge. This room was the Naughty Corner. At one point, during the Blue vs Red challenge, Michael was caught abusing one of the red team's cushions. He had to go into the Naughty Corner and crack open a whole basket of peanuts. About five minutes into this, Big Brother told Michael he could stop. For the past five minutes, Sam, another member of the blue team, was sitting on the white chair. Sam had to take Michael's place and no further blues were sent in. Sam had to crack all of the remaining peanuts. The 2008 and 2012 seasons featured no fines system at all. Instead Big Brother used the original striking system more frequently. When a housemate receives three strikes they are evicted.

Nominations

A fundamental and strongly-enforced rule of Big Brother Australia is that nominations, and the use of the Twist, are not to be discussed at all. Specifically, all housemates are forbidden from disclosing to other housemates who they have previously nominated, who they plan to nominate in the future, or who their Twist has been used on; and they must not engage in conjecture about who may attract nomination votes and why. These discussions are banned and are deemed collusion by Big Brother, as they may give housemates a competitive advantage. Breaking this rule incurs fines, punishment, or loss of the right to nominate in the following round.

During the 2007 series the winner of Friday Night Games and their chosen companion in the rewards room were permitted to privately discuss who they plan to nominate, whilst in the rewards room.

2008 introduced a nominations room where housemates were allowed to discuss who they wanted to nominate; this appeared halfway through the season.

In Big Brother 2012, the housemates are allowed to nominate a total of 5 points, but cannot nominate no more or less house mates than 2. So, that means, one housemate can give another housemate 3 points and then another housemate 2 points or a housemate 4 points and then 1 point.

Intruders

Every series of Big Brother Australia included "Intruders": new housemates added to the house by the show's producers as an on-going housemate after the series has started. Producers try to add housemates that they think might stir things up, or add a significant change to the house. They are eligible to win the final prize. They usually don't last very long in the house, however in Big Brother 2007, Zach made it to the final two and missed the win by 2%.

Location

The interior of the 2005 Big Brother House.

Banners advertising the show in Dreamworld's Main Street.

The purpose built Big Brother house is located at 27°51′32″S 153°18′53″E within Dreamworld, a theme park in Coomera, a northern suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland.

The exterior is a large shell, housing the interior living area and camera runs. The interior of the house was usually rebuilt between seasons with a new layout and new design. Series production was occurred between April and July. The house was open to the public until late December, after which public access closed as renovations and rebuilding was undertaken.

Only slight modifications were made to the interior of the house for the second season and the special Celebrity Big Brother Australia series that were screened in 2002. Subsequent to those seasons, the interior of the house was rebuilt or extensively remodeled for each new series. Two separate houses were built for Big Brother 2003, and they were merged 23 days into the season when previously-hidden connecting rooms were revealed. The 2005 season introduced a Friday Night Games arena. An animal enclosure was added to the side of the compound for the 2006 season. It was retained for 2007.

Footage from the house is monitored and edited in Dreamworld Studios, There is also an open air auditorium where live audience shows such as the eviction and finale episodes are staged.

During production on the series, visitors could access the Big Brother auditorium and view live footage from the house.

The auditorium was an existing facility at Dreamworld used for live stage shows prior to the first season of Big Brother. It was leased to Endemol Southern Star for the duration of the series each year. The front section is covered with seating. There is also an open-air grass area at the back of the auditorium (cheapest tickets) where audience members bring their own chairs or blankets to sit on. This area is sometimes unavailable due to weather conditions.

In November 2009, the house was opened to the public as a function room.

On 22 February 2012, it was confirmed that Dreamworld will be used again as the location for the upcoming 2013 series.

In August 2012, a second Gold Coast house was featured in the series for a two-week period, as part of a prank played on the 2012 Housemates. The Housemates were led to believe they were competing with a second 'Big Brother' house, referred to as 'House One' (leading the real Housemates to believe they were in fact staying in 'House Two'). The property featured was a waterfront holiday house situated in the suburb of Paradise Point, called 'Paradise at the Point'. http://www.paradiseatthepoint.com.au/ The home has become a popular accommodation choice for fans of the show visiting the Gold Coast.

Theme music

The theme music was adapted from the original theme used in the original Big Brother, which aired in the Netherlands. The theme for Big Brother Australia was written by Siew Ooi and 001 Productions in Melbourne. The track is an extended version of the main title theme used in the first two seasons of Big Brother Australia, and tracks heard throughout the seasons that followed are shorter, remixed versions of this track. The original track can sometimes be heard in the background when eviction votes, or the nomination tally in the Nominations show, are shown on screen, or when eviction phone numbers are during a show. In 2008, the theme music was retooled into an electric amplified remix, in counterpart of the format changes that were made that year. Four years later in the 2012 revival of the program, the original theme song returned with a futuristic remix.

The title theme was initially released as a single. The track was an extended mix of the main title theme used in the first two seasons, and was released with an acoustic "Diary Room" mix and more trance influenced "Eviction" mix. It barely scraped in the top 50, but was re-released a few months later where it reached #12 on the ARIA charts in 2001 with a B-Side of The Sirens' hit "Don't You Think That It's Strange", which was also co-written by Big Brother 2001 housemates; the Diary Room mix; and an extended version of the Big Brother Uncut theme.

Companion shows

Main article: List of Big Brother Australia shows

Reception

Criticism and controversy

The series received some criticism from commentators and audiences for its sexual content. The series was occasionally referred to as "Big Brothel" in the press, in reference to the sexual content of the Uncut episode. Criticism was also voiced in the Australian Government, with one politician referring to it as "toxic television" Complaints about Uncut led to it being rebranded Big Brother: Adults Only for the 2006 season. Adults Only was cancelled early in the season due to continuing controversy.

After the 2005 series, complaints prompted the Australian Communications and Media Authority to launch an investigation into Big Brother: Uncut. The main complaint was that Network Ten had breached the industry code of practice by broadcasting footage that went past the maximum MA15+ rating for Australian commercial television. The ACMA found Network Ten had breached the code on two occasions: the airing of housemate Michael massaging Gianna with his penis exposed, and the song about sexual fetishes. The ACMA did not impose any direct punishment on Network Ten, however outlined requirements for the 2006 series of Uncut. Included in those requirements is a commitment by Network Ten to compile episode footage early enough for censors to evaluate it. Two censors were taken on by the network specifically for Big Brother, and crew were trained on the restrictions of the MA15+ television rating. As a result of criticism, the show was renamed Big Brother: Adults Only for the 2006 season.

2006 alleged sexual assault controversy

See also: Big Brother Australia 2006 - Controversy

On 1 July 2006 two housemates, Michael Cox (using the alias Ashley for the show) and Michael Bric (using the alias John), were removed from the house for allegedly sexually assaulting, "Turkey slapping" female housemate, Camilla Halliwell, in a season of the series that had already attracted significant controversy. Following the incident the live feed was temporarily replaced by an old UpLate update of the housemates completing their football task, continuously looped^{[citation needed]}, and the forums on the Big Brother website were removed. Queensland Police were shown the relevant footage, but opted not to conduct a criminal investigation. Subsequent to this incident former housemate Rita Lazzarotto reported that she had been subjected to a similar incident during her time in the Big Brother house in the 2005 series.

Then Australian Prime Minister John Howard asked for Big Brother to be cancelled, saying, "Here's a great opportunity for Channel 10 to do a bit of self-regulation and get this stupid program off the air"; Leader of the Opposition Kim Beazley and Senator Steve Fielding supported this view. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie argued that the show employed many Australians in production and that, because of the already diminished size of the Australian television industry, the show should continue.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2002	Logie Awards	Most Popular Reality Program	Won
2003		Most Popular Reality Program	Nominated
2004		Most Popular Reality Program	Nominated
2005		Most Popular Reality Program	Nominated
2006		Most Popular Reality Program	Nominated
2007		Most Popular Reality Program	Nominated
2008		Most Popular Reality Program	Nominated
2013		Most Popular Reality Program	Nominated

Other media

On 8 July 2003, a DVD entitled Big Brother: Unseen/Uncut/Unreal by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, featuring risqué moments from the series was released and became marginally successful. It was rated M which means that the DVD requires a mature perspective, however there is no legal restriction on access. The DVD is broken down into three sections. Unseen showed Launch and Eviction episodes, while Uncut features clips from Big Brother Uncut; speaks of how television censorship laws of different countries that have Big Brother seasons differ to Australia's; footage of the audition process; and a package where Peter Abbott, the voice of Big Brother for the first three seasons, was "Big Brother'd" for a day, where a camera followed him from the time he woke up to when he went to sleep. Unreel section has information on the first three seasons' housemates, including Big Brother 2003's housemates' introduction packages shown at In They Go; an image gallery with information on what the 24 original housemates of the first two seasons were doing at the time of the DVD's release; and an interactive tour of Big Brother 2003's Houses before and after they were merged.

Notable contestants

2001

• Rachel Corbett is currently heard across the Triple M and Southern Cross Austereo Local Works Radio Networks co-hosting Merrick and The Highway Patrol with Merrick Watts and Julian Schiller. She had previously co-hosted the All New Paul Murray show with Rachel Corbett across the Triple M Networks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane until Paul Murray signed on with Sydney AM talkback station 2UE, to do his own show.
• Christina Davis is a stand-up comedian, actress and voiceover artist.
• Sara-Marie Fedele enjoyed significant celebrity status after the series, releasing a CD single, pyjamas, a book, and endorsed Nicorette Patches in television advertisements. She was a celebrity contestant in Celebrity Big Brother Australia in 2002 and Dancing with the Stars in 2005.
• Blair McDonough had an on-going acting role with daily serial Neighbours from 2001 to April 2006, then worked as a television presenter, and acted in Winners and Losers.
• Gordon Sloan from Big Brother Australia 2001 died in Beijing on 13 September 2007, supposedly of a drug overdose.
• Pete Timbs is a journalist for TV Week magazine, co-hosts The Know on the subscription channel MAX and is part of the breakfast radio show on Triple M 4MMM in Brisbane. He also appeared on the chat show The Catch-Up as the gossip columnist.

2002

• Jess Hardy was a contestant on the second season of The Mole prior to her famous Big Brother appearance. Hardy was eliminated in the first episode of The Mole.
• Nathan Morris is now a radio host in Perth on Nova 93.7's breakfast show "Nathan and Nat"; was a regular guest on Big Mouth in 2008.
• Brodie Young, an intruder in Big Brother 2002, hosted Quizmania.

2003

• Regina Bird taped a pilot for her own show for Network Ten which never made it to air. Was a frequent guest on Big Brother UpLate, and a contestant on Nine Network's celebrity skating competition series Skating on Thin Ice in 2005.
• Chrissie Swan is currently doing breakfast radio for Melbourne radio station Mix 101.1 FM. She was previously a talk show host on The Circle and replaced Ian Dickson as host of Can of Worms, among other television appearances. She has been nominated for a Gold Logie.

2004

• Bree Amer was a regular co-host of Big Brother Friday Night Live and Friday Night Games.
• Wesley Dening hosted children's television show, Totally Wild
• Ryan Fitzgerald was a regular co-host of Big Brother Friday Night Live and Friday Night Games. He is also a radio host on the breakfast show on Nova 96.9 in Sydney, and appears frequently on Network Ten's Before The Game and The Project (he is a former AFL Footballer having played for the Sydney Swans and Adelaide Crows.)

2005

• Tim Brunero wrote a weekly column on The Chaser; was a regular guest on Big Mouth in 2008
• Simon Deering hosted The Uplate Game Show in 2005-2006.
• Greg and David Mathew, the Logan twins from Big Brother 2005, filmed a trek to the North Pole and had selected segments aired on Big Brother UpLate in May 2006.

2006

• Danielle Foote released a single, a cover of the song Underneath the Radar in 2006.
• Krystal Forscutt had a one-year contract in 2006 with Zoo Weekly to feature in a weekly column. In 2007 Forscutt was a contestant on It Takes Two. She also appeared as a character in the video game Need for Speed: ProStreet.
• Rob Rigley was a regular co-host of The Uplate Game Show with Simon Deering
• Camilla Severi was one of the three hosts of Labby, Camilla and Stav on Brisbane's B105 but now works on Brisbane's Nova FM.

2007

• Jamie McDonald went from "Australia's favourite nerd" hosting a low-rating video games TV show to hosting breakfast radio with the Southern Cross/Austereo network.

2008

• Michael Crafter, previously a member of metalcore band I Killed The Prom Queen.
• Nathan Strempel currently is a presenter on Adelaide's Life FM and on Australia Live TV Xtreme Sports Hour.

2012

• Michael Beveridge now co-hosts SAFM's morning show in Adelaide.
• Layla Subritzky appeared on the third season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia in 2013.

See also

• List of Australian game shows
• List of Australian television series

Bibliography

• Johnson-woods, Toni (2002). Big Bother: Why Did That Reality TV Show Become Such a Phenomenon?. Australia: University of Queensland Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-7022-3315-3. 

External links

• Big Brother Australia
• Big Brother Australia at the Internet Movie Database