9 April 1996: Jana Wendt‘s new Seven Network current affairs program, Witness, debuts with reporters Graham Davis, Paul Barry, Mark Llewellyn, Tracey Bowden and Prue Lewarne.
9 April 2000: The Nine Network debuts lifestyle show Backyard Blitz, hosted by Jamie Durie.
9 April 2008: ABC1 debuts Travel Oz, a travel documentary series hosted by Greg Grainger. The Nine Network debuts reality show My Kid’s A Star, hosted by Cameron Daddo, following ten junior performers vying for the title of “child star” and a cash prize of $50,000.
9 April 2013: Shutdown of analogue television services — Tasmania
10 April 1965: New TV Stations — NEN9, Tamworth, New South Wales; WBQ8, Wide Bay, Queensland
10 April 1967: ABC premieres its new nightly current affairs program This Day Tonight, hosted by Bill Peach. And GTV9 has highlights of the ninth annual TV Week Logie Awards, the first Logies to be hosted by Bert Newton
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10 April 1979: Nine has a delayed telecast of the 51st Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.
10 April 1981: Michael Parkinson hosts the 23rd annual TV Week Logie Awards from the Centrepoint Convention Centre, Sydney. It is the first time that the awards are televised on Network Ten and the first time the awards are held in Sydney since the mid-1960s. Parkinson’s hosting of the awards also marks the end of Bert Newton‘s 14 consecutive years of hosting the awards. Newton did, however, win the Gold Logie. The ABC, Seven, Nine and Ten networks also break into programming to cross to the US for live coverage of the latest Space Shuttle launch.
10 April 1984: Seven has a delayed telecast of the 56th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.
11 April 1993: Seven presents the Easter Sunrise Service from the Sydney Opera House from 7.00am. Tim Webster hosts Ten’s coverage of the James Hardie 12-Hour Race at Mount Panorama — starting at 6.00am for an hour, then with updates at 10am and 11am before five hours of coverage from midday.
11 April 1999: Andrew Denton hosts the 41st annual TV Week Logie Awards from the Crown Palladium, Melbourne, and televised on the Nine Network. Blue Heelers star Lisa McCune won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.
11 April 2009: Richard Wilkins hosts Tropfest Finals (Nine), featuring the finalists from the world famous short film festival.
11 April 2010: Underbelly: The Golden Mile, the third series in the Underbelly franchise, debuts on the Nine Network. Cast included Firass Dirani, Emma Booth and Dieter Brummer.
12 April 1995: The ABC comedy special World Series Debating discusses the topic That Australia Is The Arts End Of The World, featuring Robyn Archer, Louise Adler, Jean Kittson, John Herouvim, Bob Ellis, Margaret Scott and moderated by Campbell McComas.
12 April 1996: Paul McDermott hosts the debut of ABC‘s new comedy show Good News Week with panellists Mikey Robins, Kate Fischer, James O’Loghlin, Anthony Ackroyd, Alison Whyte and Sandy Ireland.
12 April 1999: Pre-school children’s program Hi-5 makes its debut on the Nine Network. The Seven Network debuts game show All-Star Squares, hosted by Ian Rogerson.
Yeah cause i believe on ABC they had Good News Week and Good News Weekend then when it moved to 10 ot was Good News Week on a Sunday night then GNW Nightlight on a Thursday
