Ros Childs returned today
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Saturday 16 November and Sunday 17 November
Lorna Dunkley is presenting the daytime bulletins this weekend, filling in for Ruby Cornish.
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Thursday 21 November & Friday 22 November
Kathryn Robinson will be filling in for Dan Bourchier on mornings.
Melissa Mackay will be presenting the Friday afternoon shift.
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Changes to the ABC News Channel late shift - Tetlow is back:
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Some final episodes for 2024
Asia News Week Friday, 6 December 10:30 pm
National Press Club Address Wednesday, 11 December 12:30 pm
That Pacific Sports Show Wednesday, 11 December 12:30 am (overnight)
The Business Thursday, 12 December 8:45 pm
Afternoon Briefing Friday, 13 December 4:00 pm
Close Of Business Friday, 13 December 9:30 pm
The World This Week Saturday, 14 December 11:30 am
ABC News Regional Saturday, 14 December 12:30 pm
7:30 Thursday, 19 December 7:30 pm
The World Friday, 20 December 9:00 pm
If Youâre Listening Saturday, 21 December 1:30 pm
Stateline Thursday, 19 December 10:30 pm
Some special programming:
Asia News Week: Summer Special Friday, 13 December 10:30 pm
In a Summer Special, we look back at some of the best stories from Asia News Week in 2024.
The Business: Summer Special Friday, 20 December 9:30 pm
A look back at some of the best stories from 2024 presented by Kirsten Aiken, Alicia Barry and The Business team.
The World In 2024 Friday, 20 December 10:30 pm
2024 was a year of conflict and change. The ABCâs team of foreign correspondents travel the globe to bring back stories that shape our world. In this half hour special we look back at the past year.
The Breakfast Couch: Best of 2024 Friday, 20 December 11:30 pm
A look back at some of the most candid conversations and revealing, moving or entertaining guests who joined us on the couch for News Breakfast in 2024.
The Pacific: Summer Special Saturday, 21 December 6:30 pm
In a Summer Special, Johnson Raela and Alice Lolohea take a look back at some of the stories we brought to you in 2024 as we shared the culture, people and issues making news from across the Pacific region.
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The weather graphic is back, finally.
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It came back Thursday afternoon during Question Time, letâs hope it sticks!
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Yes. I was going to say something yesterday but i wasnât ready to jink it!
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I wonder why the weather graphic is only on the news channel and not on the main channel during News Breakfast?
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Monday November 25 & Tuesday November 26
Andrea Nierhoff will be presenting the 8pm and 10pm bulletins, filling in for Yvonne Young
Wednesday November 27
Girish Sawlani will be presenting the 8pm and 10pm bulletins in addition to The World
Thursday November 28
Kathryn Robinson will be presenting mornings, filling in for Dan Bourchier
Andrea Nierhoff will be presenting the 8pm & 10pm bulletins
Friday November 29
Kathryn Robinson will be presenting mornings
Lorna Dunkley will be doing the afternoons shift
Iskhandar Razak (Victoria Friday & Saturday news presenter) will be presenting The World, and the 8:20pm and 10pm bulletins
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Thanks for the update, always good to know what is planned for the coming week. In addition, as you noted in one of your earlier posts, Ruby appears to have âpermanentlyâ taken over the weekend slots, although Lorna did them last week. I think this was only because Ruby had been over-worked the weekend before. On Saturday(9/11), Ruby was forced to read the news all day ⌠starting at 11.00am and finishing at 11.30pm, albeit with half-hour breaks. Mariam Saab didnât turn up for her regular shift on Saturday night, and clearly the ABC couldnât find another replacement?
Ruby is a very capable newsreader, and the ABC clearly see the potential in her.
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IIRC her absence was already noted in the advance guides prior to this - could be that she already had leave booked - very surprised they couldnât find someone who would dash into the studio at the last minute for a shot on the desk.
Yes the ABC does have a lot of depth in the talent available to them.
Someone mustâve hit the buttons in the wrong order⌠issues with the intro sequence at the start of todayâs 7pm bulletin, also causing the music to play twice in the background haha
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Do the boffins at the ABC read this forum? After all the discussion about 6 weeks ago concerning the number of hours chalked up by NC presenters, suddenly Kath and Lorna went missing! Kath for about a month, although she is now back just doing Th/Fri Mornings, and Lorna has been pared back to one shift/week, apart from having to help the overworked Ruby for one weekend.
Did the ABC hierarchy suddenly realise who was doing the heavy lifting for a lot of the year and quickly rectified the situation. If not, itâ a mighty big coincidence, particularly over this period the NC daytime presenters have mostly worked their allocated slots. With the end of the year rapidly looming, perhaps they are desperate to secure their roles for next year by not absenting themselves?
Iâm going to take a guess that they are entitled to take time off or if they are casualâs, refuse shifts that are offered to them.
I would also assume they have time off if they are working over summer to fill in in for others. For example, Kathryn is on Weekend Breakfast next weekend.
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Yes, of course they can take time off, itâs just the timing? And Lorna still worked through, albeit one shift/week. Kath does take single weeks off which always coincide with the NSW school holidays, presumably to be with her kids⌠so, 3 weeks already this year. The jury is still out on whether Kath is casual or full-time ⌠her LinkedIn profile, which has been updated, still states that she is a full-time employee of the ABC. She certainly puts in enough hours!
However, you may be right, as I didnât consider possible work over Summer. Kath co-hosting Weekend Breakfast next weekend is interesting ⌠I assume itâs Johanna who is missing, as it appears that Johanna is heavily pregnant again, and will be missing for at least 6 months of next year, and of course Kath is the obvious replacement. Not only is Kath outstanding in that role, but she is also a steady and constraining influence on Fauziah.
Late last year, with Kath and Fauziah co-hosting, Fauziah couldnât resist the sexual innuendo associated with a story about a loose man-hole cover at the Adelaide(?) GP causing the race to stop. She couldnât contain her smirk, and continually referred to it as just a âman-holeâ. Every time this story surfaced, knowing that Fauziah had been given a holiday for similar indiscretions, Kath rescued her by emphasising that it was a man-hole COVER! Some people are slow learners!
Nope - Kath and Joannah next weekend