What a ridiculous comment.
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Is there a video of this? Very cool!
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The full bulletin will be posted on iView at around 8pm AEST tonight.
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Awesome opener. They went the full mile with it.
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That actually looked and sounded cool, they should bring back the theme.
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NSW bulletin used the same opener. I would’ve preferred they use the Majestic Fanfare theme considering it was used across radio and television for a lot longer.
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AFAIK that exact opener was broadcast in 1986. It took over from “The National” that ended Dec 1985.
Queensland got similar treatment - also with the bad timing of the closer.
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Looks very space confined. I honestly would’ve ditched that separate standing presentation area tbh. The first cap looks odd with the different angles toward the left.
So did Western Australia 
Looks like the NT bulletin was the only one to miss out on the anniversary opener.
I love Melissa Mackay. Wish the ABC would give her some more exposure in the news channel. She’s a natural.
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Kudos to the ABC, this is how you recognise history and celebrate TV.
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agreed, should have brought it back when it was first remixed by Pendulum but years on from that it’s only got cooler.
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Agreed. The 98 remix was pretty good too, gave it more punch (used until 2005)
Could very easily be reinstated with some minor tweaks IMO
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I wonder why NT was left out?
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Just looking on iview and interesting to see the differences in the headline presentations. Some states added in white flashes between each headline (which was less traditional to the original like the east coast maintained straight cuts)
And some transition to the main titlecard different. Some just cut, some shrink into the logo and others increase the headline image to fill frame before it cuts.
Clearly each market was given the templates and they tweaked them as they saw necessary . Maybe NT don’t have the staff to load it in?
Also some themed studio graphics for the “90 years to the day” intro in some markets too.
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Too strange for the audience to launch a new set and use old titles on the same night in the NT
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The studio space itself is quite tiny but seems to be used well overall. Fantastic set for the size of the market.
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Absolutely amazing, I’ll have to look up the NSW version on iView.
I remember Tony Ansell’s son lobbying for the Ansell/Wall theme to be reinstated in 2016, and I think it’s a shame the ABC didn’t go with it. I also think it says a lot about the staying power of this theme that they chose to use this opener. It could be rose-coloured glasses, but I hope we get to hear it again in the future.
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