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The Logie Awards recognize excellence in Australian television.
Sam Pang has won the Gold Logie for 2026, with ABC shows Goolagong and Dog Park the night's other big winners, taking home two awards each. Pang was presented with the top award by surprise guest Sharon Strzelecki (aka Magda Szubanski), dressed as the newest employee of Australia Zoo after a nasty run-in with some of the animals. Deborah Mailman became the first Indigenous person to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and only the sixth woman to join the list in just over 40 years. The show A Country Practice and broadcaster, TV presenter and advocate Andrew Denton were also inducted into the Hall of Fame. You can watch all the ABC's Logie-nominated programs on ABC iview and check out all the winners below. ... [Full list of winners and categories omitted for brevity] ... See more ABC coverage in your search results Make ABC a preferred source in Google
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