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With the merge imminent on “Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains,” the remaining contestants are about to enter the second half of the game in Samoa. But before we get to Jonathan Lapaglia‘s long-awaited “Drop your buffs” moment, we want to know who You think is playing the best pre-merge game? Are you feeling the love for a certain heroic personality, or can you not get enough of one particular villainous character? Vote in our poll below.

As of this writing, there are still 13 castaways left in the game: eight original Heroes and five original Villains. However, the players are all intermingled at this point thanks to various twists, including Gerry Geltch being voted onto the opposing tribe, an official tribe swap at an auction, and Elizaveta “Liz” Parnov choosing to mutiny. Get a refresher on the complete “Australian Survivor” cast in our photo gallery above (or click here for...

The premiere episode of “Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains” ended with a shocking tribal council in which the Villains truly lived up to their name. To recap, two of their 12 tribe members, Jackie Glazier from “Champions vs. Contenders” (2018) and George Mladenov from “Brains V Brawn,” ended up getting seriously injured in the immunity challenge. They were both sent to the hospital, where they would be able to remain for 24 hours, per the show’s rules, before being permanently removed.

After the Villains tribe lost the challenge and attended tribal council, host Jonathan Lapaglia had them vote as usual, without announcing Jackie or George’s conditions. The votes were cast and then Jonathan revealed that Jackie’s fractured collarbone was too serious for her to remain on the island, so she was officially out. George’s injury was less severe, though he would still be kept overnight at the infirmary as they monitored him.

Anjali Rao

A former CNN presenter has signed on to be the host of Sbs’s Dateline.

Anjali Rao will anchor the network’s flagship current affairs program as of next Tuesday.

Rao worked at CNN International hosting both the weekday breakfast program and Talk Asia, a weekly magazine style show about Asia.

Prior to CNN, Rao worked as an anchor on both Sky News and Channel 5 News in London. Rao was also formerly a reporter and producer for Seven News in Melbourne.

Paul Cutler, Sbs director of news and current affairs said: “Anjali is a unique and exceptionally talented journalist and presenter. She comes to Dateline with a wealth of experience from around the world and is a great fit for Sbs. We’re delighted to have her on board.”

Rao said: “Dateline has a unique approach, delivering honest and compelling journalism covering important stories from around the world that many others would not.