''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
.
National bulletins are presented from Seven's
high definition studios in
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. ,
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
,
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
, and
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
city based studios. The network also produces local news bulletins and updates for the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
, as well as regional markets in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
,
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
(including the ACT),
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
and
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
It draws upon the resources of
ITN,
NBC
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,
Warner Bros. Discovery
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,
CBC,
CNN
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
,
APTN and
Reuters
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The agency was estab ...
for select international coverage. The network's Director of News and Current Affairs is Craig McPherson.
History
![Seven News Studio 201708](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Seven_News_Studio_201708.jpg)
''7NEWS'' — previously known as ''ATVN News'', ''Channel Seven News'', ''Seven Eyewitness News'', ''Seven National News'', ''Seven Nightly News'' and ''Seven News'' — is one of Australia's longest-running television news services, founded in 1958, along with ''
Nine News'' on the rival
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
.
In 2003, former
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
news and current affairs chief
Peter Meakin
Peter Jeremy Meakin (born 12 October 1942) is an English Australian journalist who has worked as news/current affairs director for all three of Australia's commercial television networks ( Nine Network, Seven Network and Network Ten).
Early l ...
was appointed to ''7NEWS'',
tasked with lifting ratings in the struggling east coast markets by including more local content in those bulletins.
''7NEWS'' has been the top rating news service nationally for all but three years since 2005, partly attributed to the success of television game show ''
Deal or No Deal
''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch ''Miljoenenjacht (Netherlands), Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this f ...
'' (and later ''
The Chase Australia
''The Chase Australia'' is an Australian television quiz show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be part ...
''),
which provided the flagship 6pm bulletin with a significant lead-in audience.
In recent years, under the guidance of former longtime ''
National Nine News
''Nine News'' (stylised ''9News'') is the national news service of the Nine Network in Australia. Its flagship program is the hour-long 6:00 pm state bulletin, produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in TCN, Sydney, GTV (Australia) ...
'' chief Peter Meakin, Seven's news and current affairs division has produced more locally focused content, which has been lifting ratings for key markets such as Sydney and
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
.
Since February 2005, the ratings of ''
Deal or No Deal
''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch ''Miljoenenjacht (Netherlands), Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this f ...
'', ''7NEWS'' and ''Today Tonight'' have gradually increased. ''7NEWS'' was the highest-rating news service nationally in both the 2005 and 2006 ratings seasons.
A key aspect of Seven's recent ratings dominance in news and current affairs has been attributed to ''Deal or No Deals (and, since late 2015, ''
The Chase Australia
''The Chase Australia'' is an Australian television quiz show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be part ...
'') top rating audience, which provides ''7NEWS'' with a large lead-in audience. Between 2007 and 2010 inclusive, ''7NEWS'' completed a clean sweep across the five capital cities in terms of being the most watched 6 pm news bulletin. On 5 July 2008, Channel Seven introduced a watermark on news and current affairs programmes.
In 2007, ''7NEWS'' beat ''
National Nine News
''Nine News'' (stylised ''9News'') is the national news service of the Nine Network in Australia. Its flagship program is the hour-long 6:00 pm state bulletin, produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in TCN, Sydney, GTV (Australia) ...
'' and ''
10 News First'' in ratings for the first time in the Melbourne market. During the year, they ranked highest twenty weeks compared to Nine's nineteen weeks, while one week was tied. Previously, in 2006, Seven had ranked on top 16 weeks in while Nine had 24 weeks on top in Melbourne.
During 2008, from weeknight to weeknight, Seven and Nine had similar ratings, often changing the most popular show from night to night.
As of 2013, ''Nine News'' retains a national lead, although Seven still has a tight grip on the Adelaide and Perth bulletins.
In November 2012, Peter Meakin resigned as director of news and current affairs of the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
after nine years in the role, with Rob Raschke named as his successor.
In October 2013, it was announced that the Saturday 6pm bulletins would be extended to one hour, likely as a reaction to ''Nine News'' regaining its national lead in 2013.
On Monday 20 January 2014, the news theme was overhauled with the traditional ''The Mission'' piece removed after two decades, however, due to viewer backlash, ''The Mission'' was reinstated on Friday 24 January 2014.
In February 2014, ''
Today Tonight
''Today Tonight'' is an Australian current affairs television program produced by the Seven Network. It aired from January 1995 to November 2019 in Adelaide and Perth. Editions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were previously produced befor ...
'' was axed in the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane markets and the news bulletins were extended to one hour. The Adelaide and Perth bulletins remained at 30 minutes with ''Today Tonight'' being retained in only those two markets.
In 2015, ''7NEWS'' suffered its worst ratings year for over a decade, with all three of its east coast bulletins, as well as its regional Queensland bulletins, languishing behind ''Nine News'' and its Adelaide bulletin also starting to lose to Nine on weeknights.
However, ''Seven News'' soon reclaimed the lead nationally the following year, aided by the new game show lead-in ''
The Chase Australia
''The Chase Australia'' is an Australian television quiz show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be part ...
'', which helped to increase numbers in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as a narrow 3,000 viewer loss to Nine in Brisbane.
In July 2016, a new locally focused bulletin for the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
was introduced, airing at 5.30pm every evening from the network's
Surfers Paradise studios. The debut bulletin won its timeslot with 49,000, compared to the rival ''
Nine Gold Coast News
''Nine Gold Coast News'' is a weeknight, local news bulletin of the Nine Network. It is screened on the Gold Coast, Queensland relay of Channel Nine from Brisbane. The bulletin first aired in 1996.
Unlike all Nine News bulletins, the Gold Coas ...
'' which drew 34,000 viewers. However, Nine still remained ahead of Seven overall in the Gold Coast market until 2019, when that newscast finally emerged as the top newscast there.
In November 2019, the Adelaide and Perth editions of ''Today Tonight'' were axed finally bringing their nightly news shows to an hour edition in line with the east coast. In December 2022 the Martin Place studio will close with all operations transferred to Seven's facility in
Eveleigh
Eveleigh is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.
...
.
National bulletins
''7NEWS Early Edition''
''7NEWS Early Edition'' airs at 5am on weekdays and is presented by
Jodie Speers, and includes news, business, finance, sport and weather. It airs from Seven's
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. studios. Fill in presenters include
Edwina Bartholomew
Edwina Louise Christie Bartholomew (born 5 July 1983) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Bartholomew is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise''. She has previously been a co-ho ...
, Shaun White and
Monique Wright
Monique Wright (born 18 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Wright is currently co-host of ''Weekend Sunrise''. . The bulletin is followed by ''
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology
Al ...
''.
The bulletin first aired on 14 July 2008, presented by
Simon Reeve, with sport presented by
Mark Beretta
Mark Beretta (born 16 June 1966) is an Australian journalist, best known as a sports reporter on Seven Network program ''Sunrise''.
In July 2008, Beretta began presenting ''Seven Early News'' sport alongside Natalie Barr at 5.30 am, which le ...
. Reeve presented the first bulletin as
Natalie Barr
Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian journalist, news presenter and television presenter.
Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside David Koch. She was previously new ...
was hosting ''
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology
Al ...
'' at the time.
In January 2016, it was announced that
Jodie Speers would replace
Natalie Barr
Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian journalist, news presenter and television presenter.
Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside David Koch. She was previously new ...
and
Mark Beretta
Mark Beretta (born 16 June 1966) is an Australian journalist, best known as a sports reporter on Seven Network program ''Sunrise''.
In July 2008, Beretta began presenting ''Seven Early News'' sport alongside Natalie Barr at 5.30 am, which le ...
due to ''
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology
Al ...
'' starting at 5:30am. The bulletin also moved to the earlier time of 5am.
''7NEWS Morning Edition''
''7NEWS Morning Edition'' airs at 11.30 am on weekdays in three separate markets:
* The east coast edition is presented by
Ann Sanders
Ann Sanders (born 15 March 1960), is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
Sanders currently presents '' Seven Morning News'' and '' Seven Afternoon News Sydney.''
Career
Sanders began her broadcasting career with SAS-7 in A ...
(Monday – Thursday) and
Sally Bowrey
Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia.
Bowrey is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's ''Weekend Sunrise''.
Early life and education ...
(Friday) from Seven's
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. studios with sport presented by Abbey Gelmi (Monday), Matt Carmichael (Tuesday) and
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for ...
(Wednesday – Friday), and weather presented by
meteorologist Tony Auden (Monday).
* The Adelaide edition is presented by Mike Smithson or Rosanna Mangiarelli, who both alternate in presenting the bulletin solo, with sport presented by Tom Wilson.
* The Perth edition is presented by rotating presenters from Seven Perth's Osborne Park studios.
Garry Wilkinson,
Chris Reason
Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a senior reporter and presenter for ''Seven News'' in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his coverage of the Lindt Cafe siege in December 2014 ...
and
Chris Bath
Christine Bath (born 13 May 1967) is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter and news anchor.
Bath was host of Evenings on ABC Radio Sydney from 2017 to 2019, and has previously been a weekend presenter of ''Seven News'' in Sy ...
have previously presented the bulletin. In 2006, Bath and Sanders swapped roles with Bath appointed weekend presenter on ''7NEWS Sydney'' and Sanders appointed presenter of ''7NEWS Morning Edition''.
Ryan Phelan was the initial sport presenter when a sport presenter was added to the bulletin. Jim Wilson started to present sport shortly after, and continued to present Tuesday – Friday sport until his resignation from the Seven Network in June 2020. Jacqueline Felgate presented Monday sport from June 2019 until March 2022, the role which was previously shared between Ryan Phelan and Matt Carmichael.
A weather presenter was added to the bulletin in 2014.
Fill in presenters for the bulletin include Angela Cox,
Robert Ovadia
Robert Ovadia is an Australian journalist.
Ovadia is currently a reporter and fill-in presenter for ''Seven News'' in Sydney.
Career
Ovadia studied Communications and French at Macquarie University, and began his career in regional televi ...
,
Chris Reason
Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a senior reporter and presenter for ''Seven News'' in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his coverage of the Lindt Cafe siege in December 2014 ...
,
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
(from Melbourne), Katrina Blowers, Kendall Gilding (from Brisbane) and Sally Bowrey (News),
Matt Carmichael,
Mel McLaughlin
Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born September 1979) is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including ''Kick Off'', Indian Super League and '' F ...
, Michelle Bishop and
Ben Davis (Sport), Samantha Brett, Angie Asimus, Sally Bowrey and Amber Laidler (Weather).
''7NEWS Afternoon Edition''
The 7NEWS Afternoon Edition is a national version of the latest news presented from Seven's Martin Place studio. The bulletin is presented by
Ann Sanders
Ann Sanders (born 15 March 1960), is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
Sanders currently presents '' Seven Morning News'' and '' Seven Afternoon News Sydney.''
Career
Sanders began her broadcasting career with SAS-7 in A ...
(Monday – Thursday) and
Sally Bowrey
Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia.
Bowrey is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's ''Weekend Sunrise''.
Early life and education ...
(Friday)
This bulletin is a semi-national bulletin because it airs across Australia except SA and WA who have their own local 4pm News.
Fill in presenters include
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
, Alex Hart and
Angie Asimus
Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a news presenter and journalist.
Asimus is currently a weather presenter on '' Seven News Sydney'' and presents '' Seven News at 5.''
Career
Asimus was originally from Gundagai (in rural New South Wales) ...
(News)
''7NEWS Updates''
Short localised updates are presented during the afternoons by various state-based reporters and eventually presenters and evenings by the state-based presenters.
When breaking stories occur, newsflashes are presented from Seven's Martin Place studio or
Seven Melbourne's national broadcast centre.
''7NEWS at 5''
''7NEWS at 5'' airs at 5pm every Saturday and Sunday and is presented by
Sally Bowrey
Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia.
Bowrey is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's ''Weekend Sunrise''.
Early life and education ...
(Saturday) and
Angie Asimus
Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a news presenter and journalist.
Asimus is currently a weather presenter on '' Seven News Sydney'' and presents '' Seven News at 5.''
Career
Asimus was originally from Gundagai (in rural New South Wales) ...
(Sunday), which includes news, sport, finance and weather. Sport is presented by
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for ...
(Saturday) and
Mel McLaughlin
Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born September 1979) is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including ''Kick Off'', Indian Super League and '' F ...
(Sunday). It airs from Seven's
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. studios. The bulletin does not air on a Sunday in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth during the AFL season. Seven's affiliate Seven Tasmania in Tasmania airs the bulletin on tape delay at 5:30pm right before the main bulletin at 6pm.
The bulletin first aired on 1 March 2015 as a 'Special Presentation' until it became permanent on 29 March 2015. Fill-in presenters include
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
, Angela Cox,
Sally Bowrey
Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia.
Bowrey is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's ''Weekend Sunrise''.
Early life and education ...
, Katrina Blowers and
Robert Ovadia
Robert Ovadia is an Australian journalist.
Ovadia is currently a reporter and fill-in presenter for ''Seven News'' in Sydney.
Career
Ovadia studied Communications and French at Macquarie University, and began his career in regional televi ...
.
''The Latest: 7NEWS''
''The Latest: 7NEWS'' airs at or sometime after 10pm on Monday – Thursday and is presented by Angela Cox (Monday) and
Michael Usher
Michael Usher is an Australian television presenter and reporter. Usher presents ''Seven News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday with Angela Cox and ''The Latest: Seven News''.
Career
Usher graduated from All Saints' College, Perth in 1987. He we ...
(Tuesday – Thursday) from Seven's Martin Place studios. As the title suggests, the late-night bulletin provides up-to-date information on the latest news of the day.
Previously known as ''7NEWS Late Edition'', it was presented by
Chris Bath
Christine Bath (born 13 May 1967) is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter and news anchor.
Bath was host of Evenings on ABC Radio Sydney from 2017 to 2019, and has previously been a weekend presenter of ''Seven News'' in Sy ...
or
Anne Fulwood
Anne Fulwood (born 5 February 1959) is an Australian-born former reporter, journalist and writer with a long association as a newsreader and current affairs host, she was born in South Australia's Riverland region and began her career in the sta ...
from 1995 to 2003, with
Natalie Barr
Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian journalist, news presenter and television presenter.
Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside David Koch. She was previously new ...
filling in. The bulletin was cancelled in December 2003 due to declining ratings.
Chris Bath
Christine Bath (born 13 May 1967) is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter and news anchor.
Bath was host of Evenings on ABC Radio Sydney from 2017 to 2019, and has previously been a weekend presenter of ''Seven News'' in Sy ...
was moved to ''7NEWS Morning Edition'' (later ''7NEWS Sydney'') and
Natalie Barr
Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian journalist, news presenter and television presenter.
Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside David Koch. She was previously new ...
was moved to ''
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology
Al ...
''.
Angela Cox,
Chris Reason
Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a senior reporter and presenter for ''Seven News'' in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his coverage of the Lindt Cafe siege in December 2014 ...
and Gemma Acton are the main fill-in presenters for the bulletin.
Capital-based bulletins
Afternoon news
National bulletin
Seven's national afternoon bulletin was introduced in 2003 as ''Target Iraq'', during extensive coverage of the
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a United States-led invasion of the Republic of Iraq and the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, including 26 ...
, and presented from Sydney by
David Johnston
David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served from 2010 to 2017 as Governor General of Canada, the 28th since Canadian Confederation. He is the commissioner of the Leaders' Debates Commis ...
. The program was retained after the initial invasion and moved production to Melbourne and was subsequently renamed the ''Seven 4.30 News''. Johnston retired in September 2005 and was succeeded by
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Mike Amor and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
She has worked a ...
until production returned to Sydney in July 2006. Former US correspondent
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
took over as anchor and the bulletin was relocated to the Martin Place Sydney studio. Amor was later replaced three months later by
Samantha Armytage
Samantha Armytage (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Armytage was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2013 to 2021 alongside David Koch. She also pr ...
. On 3 December 2010, the bulletin was extended to 60 minutes and began to feature a sports bulletin. However, on 7 May 2012, the bulletin was truncated back to 30 minutes as ''
The Price is Right
''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also inc ...
'' returned to the 5:00 pm timeslot.
On 2 April 2012, a 30-minute Perth edition was launched, airing as a
cutaway half-hour bulletin at 4:30pm, following the first half-hour of the national bulletin at 4pm. Regional and Remote Western Australia did not receive the 4.30 afternoon news on
Seven Regional WA, rather, the network substituted it with its own local news service at 5:30pm.
In December 2012, the bulletin was renamed as ''7NEWS Afternoon Edition''. In January 2013, the bulletin returned to an hour due to the axing of ''
The Price Is Right
''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also inc ...
'' and returned to the Melbourne studio with
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Mike Amor and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
She has worked a ...
replacing
Samantha Armytage
Samantha Armytage (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Armytage was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2013 to 2021 alongside David Koch. She also pr ...
.
However, in August 2013 Maddern was replaced by
Melissa Doyle
Melissa Jane Doyle (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter, author and journalist.
She was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2002 to 2013 alongside David Koch and ho ...
and
Matt White and the bulletin expanded to start at 4pm.
In April 2014,
Matt White resigned from the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
to join
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
. The bulletin was presented solo by
Melissa Doyle
Melissa Jane Doyle (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter, author and journalist.
She was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2002 to 2013 alongside David Koch and ho ...
up until July 2015.
In June 2015, the Seven Network announced senior presenter
Chris Bath
Christine Bath (born 13 May 1967) is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter and news anchor.
Bath was host of Evenings on ABC Radio Sydney from 2017 to 2019, and has previously been a weekend presenter of ''Seven News'' in Sy ...
's resignation and that
Melissa Doyle
Melissa Jane Doyle (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter, author and journalist.
She was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2002 to 2013 alongside David Koch and ho ...
would take over as ''7NEWS Sydney'' weekend presenter from July.
The last incarnation of the national bulletin was broadcast from the network's
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. studios and was presented by
Ann Sanders
Ann Sanders (born 15 March 1960), is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
Sanders currently presents '' Seven Morning News'' and '' Seven Afternoon News Sydney.''
Career
Sanders began her broadcasting career with SAS-7 in A ...
(Monday – Thursday) and
Chris Reason
Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a senior reporter and presenter for ''Seven News'' in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his coverage of the Lindt Cafe siege in December 2014 ...
(Friday). Sport was presented by
Mel McLaughlin
Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born September 1979) is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including ''Kick Off'', Indian Super League and '' F ...
(Monday) and
Jim Wilson (Tuesday – Friday) and weather was presented by
David Brown (Monday – Thursday) and Amelia Mulcahy or
Angie Asimus
Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a news presenter and journalist.
Asimus is currently a weather presenter on '' Seven News Sydney'' and presents '' Seven News at 5.''
Career
Asimus was originally from Gundagai (in rural New South Wales) ...
(Friday). The national edition simulcasted in Griffith through
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Netwo ...
's Seven Griffith, Tasmania through
Seven Tasmania and South Australia through
WIN Television SA and
Seven GTS/BKN.
Local bulletins
Hour–long local afternoon bulletins were launched periodically in the capital cities, replacing the National bulletin in full. Melbourne and Brisbane launched local afternoon bulletins in August 2015.
In July 2017, Adelaide launched their own local edition,
while the half-hour Perth bulletin was extended to replace the national bulletin in full.
Presently, ''7NEWS Afternoon Edition'' is aired at 4pm on weekdays in five separate local editions:
* The Sydney edition is broadcast from the network's
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. studios and is presented by
Ann Sanders
Ann Sanders (born 15 March 1960), is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
Sanders currently presents '' Seven Morning News'' and '' Seven Afternoon News Sydney.''
Career
Sanders began her broadcasting career with SAS-7 in A ...
(Monday – Thursday) and Sally Bowrey (Friday). Sport is presented by
Mel McLaughlin
Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born September 1979) is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including ''Kick Off'', Indian Super League and '' F ...
(Monday – Thursday) and
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for ...
(Friday) and weather is presented by
Angie Asimus
Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a news presenter and journalist.
Asimus is currently a weather presenter on '' Seven News Sydney'' and presents '' Seven News at 5.''
Career
Asimus was originally from Gundagai (in rural New South Wales) ...
(Monday – Thursday) and Amber Laidler (Friday). Fill-in presenters include Angela Cox and
Chris Reason
Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a senior reporter and presenter for ''Seven News'' in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his coverage of the Lindt Cafe siege in December 2014 ...
(News) and
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for ...
(Sport). The local edition simulcasted across New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory through Seven-owned regional stations
CBN and
NEN, and in Griffith through
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Netwo ...
's Seven Griffith.
* The Melbourne edition is broadcast from the network's
Docklands studios in Melbourne and is presented by
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
and
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Mike Amor and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
She has worked a ...
(Monday),
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
solo (Tuesday – Wednesday) and
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Mike Amor and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
She has worked a ...
solo (Thursday and Friday), with sport presented by Andrew McCormack, and weather presented by
meteorologist
A meteorologist is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmospheric phenomena including the weather. Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists in research, while t ...
Jane Bunn
Jane Bunn (born 2 August 1979) is an Australian meteorologist and weather presenter.
Bunn is the weather presenter on ''Seven News Melbourne''.
Career
Bunn completed a Bachelor of Science at Monash University in 2005, where she had majors in ...
. Fill in presenters include Blake Johnson and Jayde Vincent (News) and Abbey Gelmi, Tom Browne and Laura Spurway (Sport) and Sonia Marinelli (Weather).
The local edition simulcasts across Victoria and New South Wales/South Australian border areas through Seven's
AMV and
PTV, as well as Tasmania through 7 Tasmania.
* The state-based Queensland edition is broadcast from the network's
Mount Coot-tha
Mount Coot-tha is a mountain and a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , there were no residents in the suburb. Visible from much of the city, Mount Coot-tha is a popular bushland tourist destination including the Mou ...
studios in Brisbane and is presented by Kendall Gilding.
Shane Webcke
Shane Webcke (born 28 September 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who spent his entire club career playing for the Brisbane Broncos. Webcke represented Queensland in the State of Origin 21 times and also captai ...
presents sport (Monday – Wednesday) and
Pat Welsh (Thursday and Friday) and
meteorologist
A meteorologist is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmospheric phenomena including the weather. Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists in research, while t ...
Tony Auden
Anthony "Tony" Auden is an Australian meteorologist.
He is currently weather presenter on ''Seven News Brisbane''.
Career
Auden studied a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Meteorology and Mathematics at Monash University which he completed in ...
presenting the weather (Monday – Thursday) and Coastal Expert Paul Burt (Friday). Fill in presenters include Joel Dry (News), Marlina Whop (News),
Max Futcher
Max Futcher is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
He currently co-anchors the Brisbane edition of ''Seven News'' with Sharyn Ghidella each weeknight after being chosen to replace Bill McDonald in March 2018. Prior to joining S ...
(News), Katrina Blowers (News), Samantha Heathwood (News), Amanda Abate (News),
Ben Davis (Sport) and Laura Dymock (Weather). Initially launched as a separate 90-minute bulletin in the South East Queensland region (Brisbane and surrounding areas received by BTQ transmitters), it is now simulcast across the state via
Seven Queensland
STQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving the regional areas of Queensland. The station is owned and operated by the Seven Network from studios located in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast. The callsign STQ stands for ' ...
and across central and remote areas of eastern Australia on
Seven Central
QQQ is an Australian television station broadcasting in remote central and eastern areas of Australia, owned by Southern Cross Austereo. The station is available via satellite and terrestrial platforms – mostly through community retransmissio ...
. It is also being aired in
Darwin,
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
through affiliate Seven Central
(TND–34), where it broadcasts live into all relevant time zones, thus ending the bulletin at 4:30pm in Darwin. On the Gold Coast, the bulletin ends at 4:30 pm, due to the launch of the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
service on 4 July. On 10 August 2017, two years to the day since the bulletin launched, the local service claimed victory in the 4:00 pm timeslot, winning 21 weeks to the rival ''
Nine Live Queensland’s'' two weeks.
*The Adelaide edition is broadcast from the network's
Hindmarsh studios in Adelaide and is presented by
Rosanna Mangiarelli
Rosanna Mangiarelli (born 1974) is an Australian television presenter.
She is best known for anchoring ''Seven News'' bulletins on SAS (television station), Channel 7 in Adelaide and for hosting the South Australian edition of ''Today Tonight#So ...
(Tuesday – Thursday) and
Mike Smithson Mike Smithson may refer to:
* Mike Smithson (British journalist) (born 1946), British journalist, Liberal Democrat politician, and political betting expert
*Mike Smithson (Australian journalist), Australian news reporter
*Mike Smithson (baseball)
...
(Monday and Friday). Sport is presented by
Theo Doropoulos
Theo Paul Doropoulos (born 25 April 1985) is a former Australian cricketer of Greek origin. He played for South Australia, Western Australia and Wellington.
Career
Doropoulos represented Australia at under-19 level, Western Australia at both un ...
or Andrew Hayes and weather is presented by Amelia Mulcahy. It is simulcast across South Australia through
WIN Television SA and
GTS/BKN
GTS/BKN are Australian regional television stations serving the Spencer Gulf of South Australia and the Broken Hill area of New South Wales. Based in Port Pirie with satellite offices in Broken Hill, Port Augusta, Whyalla and Port Lincoln, and s ...
. On 26 June 2020, the local Adelaide afternoon news formerly presented by Rosanna Mangiarelli was axed due to budget cuts, with that market receiving the Melbourne edition until 23 October. At the time, Adelaide received a local insert in the last segment of the bulletin, presented by a local state based presenter, and a localised weather update with Amelia Mulcahy. The bulletin was later reinstated on 26 October, but the axing affected ''Seven News'' in the Adelaide ratings, and helped rival ''Nine News'' to close the afternoon and evening news gap with Seven ever since.
* The Perth edition is broadcast from the network's
Osborne Park studios in Perth and is presented by Samantha Jolly (Monday – Thursday) and Amelia Broun (Friday), who also present weather and sport is presented by Ryan Daniels. Unlike the former breakaway, the bulletin runs for a full hour.
In regional WA, the bulletin ends at 4:30 pm, due to its weeknight regional bulletin at 5:30 pm.
Nightly news
Sydney
''7NEWS Sydney'' is presented by
Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson (born 28 February 1961) is a New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter.
Biography
Born in Sydney, Australia, Ferguson attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and graduated in 1981. In 1982, he p ...
from Sunday to Thursday and
Michael Usher
Michael Usher is an Australian television presenter and reporter. Usher presents ''Seven News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday with Angela Cox and ''The Latest: Seven News''.
Career
Usher graduated from All Saints' College, Perth in 1987. He we ...
and Angela Cox on Friday and Saturday from the
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. studios (until the end of 2022, the studio will be moving to
Eveleigh
Eveleigh is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.
...
). Sport is presented by
Mel McLaughlin
Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born September 1979) is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including ''Kick Off'', Indian Super League and '' F ...
from Sunday to Thursday and
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for ...
on Friday and Saturday. Weather is presented by
Angie Asimus
Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a news presenter and journalist.
Asimus is currently a weather presenter on '' Seven News Sydney'' and presents '' Seven News at 5.''
Career
Asimus was originally from Gundagai (in rural New South Wales) ...
from Sunday to Thursday and
Sally Bowrey
Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia.
Bowrey is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's ''Weekend Sunrise''.
Early life and education ...
on Friday and Saturday.
The Sydney bulletin is simulcast to Seven-owned regional transmitters in
New South Wales
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, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
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, es ...
and
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...
, and to Griffith via
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Netwo ...
's Seven Griffith.
After decades of trailing ''
Nine News Sydney
''Nine News Sydney'' is the local news bulletin for the Nine Network station in Sydney, airing across New South Wales each night.
Like all ''Nine News'' bulletins, the Sydney bulletin runs for one hour. from 6pm every day. It covers the day's ...
'' and ''
10 News First Sydney'' in the ratings, which led to the sackings of
Ross Symonds
Ross Symonds (born 1942) is an Australian former news presenter and reporter, television and radio personality and spokesman, best known for his association with the ABC and later the Seven Network in Sydney from the 1980s until the early 2000s.
...
and
Ann Sanders
Ann Sanders (born 15 March 1960), is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
Sanders currently presents '' Seven Morning News'' and '' Seven Afternoon News Sydney.''
Career
Sanders began her broadcasting career with SAS-7 in A ...
as the weeknight presenters in 2003, ''7NEWS Sydney's'' attempts to boost ratings began in December with the appointment of Ian Ross as main weeknight anchor and the relocation of the bulletin, and other national bulletins, to new street-level studios in Martin Place in August 2004, thus allowing bystanders to watch bulletins being broadcast live. After two years of presenting the national morning news,
Chris Bath
Christine Bath (born 13 May 1967) is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter and news anchor.
Bath was host of Evenings on ABC Radio Sydney from 2017 to 2019, and has previously been a weekend presenter of ''Seven News'' in Sy ...
returned to her former role as weekend news presenter in 2006, swapping roles with Ann Sanders. Ross presented his final bulletin for ''7NEWS Sydney'' on Friday 27 November 2009. Bath took over as main weeknight presenter from Monday 30 November 2009 while former ''
Nine News'' presenter
Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson (born 28 February 1961) is a New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter.
Biography
Born in Sydney, Australia, Ferguson attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and graduated in 1981. In 1982, he p ...
took over as weekend presenter on Saturday 28 November 2009.
The bulletin retained its ratings lead until 2011, when it lost to the rival ''Nine News'' bulletin for the first time in seven years.
In January 2014,
Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson (born 28 February 1961) is a New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter.
Biography
Born in Sydney, Australia, Ferguson attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and graduated in 1981. In 1982, he p ...
was appointed weeknight presenter, replacing
Chris Bath
Christine Bath (born 13 May 1967) is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter and news anchor.
Bath was host of Evenings on ABC Radio Sydney from 2017 to 2019, and has previously been a weekend presenter of ''Seven News'' in Sy ...
due to poor ratings. Bath became weekend presenter and continued to host ''Sunday Night'' until her resignation in July 2015, after which Melissa Doyle took over. More changes to Sydney's news presenting team in subsequent months saw former Melbourne weather presenter David Brown replace
Sarah Cumming
Sarah Cumming is an Australian journalist.
Career
Cumming completed her Journalism degree at the University of South Australia, where she majored in International Relations. She covered many stories and gained a wealth of experience at a number ...
as the Sunday-Thursday weather presenter,
Mel McLaughlin
Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born September 1979) is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including ''Kick Off'', Indian Super League and '' F ...
replace
Jim Wilson as the Sunday-Thursday sports presenter and Wilson replace
Ryan Phelan
Ryan Phelan is an Australian television journalist, media personality and presenter.
Phelan has previously presented news updates on ''The Morning Show'' and was co-host of '' The Daily Edition''.
Career
Phelan’s television career starte ...
as the Friday-Saturday sports presenter.
In August 2016, it was announced that
Michael Usher
Michael Usher is an Australian television presenter and reporter. Usher presents ''Seven News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday with Angela Cox and ''The Latest: Seven News''.
Career
Usher graduated from All Saints' College, Perth in 1987. He we ...
would replace
Melissa Doyle
Melissa Jane Doyle (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter, author and journalist.
She was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2002 to 2013 alongside David Koch and ho ...
as Friday and Saturday presenter. Doyle moved into a new expanded role as senior correspondent and host of ''
Sunday Night''.
In June 2020, Jim Wilson left Seven after 28 years with the network, to become a new host of 2GB's Drive program. His last sports bulletin was 27 June 2020. It was later announced that
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for ...
will replace him.
In November 2020,
David Brown left the Sydney newsroom to return to Melbourne with
Angie Asimus
Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a news presenter and journalist.
Asimus is currently a weather presenter on '' Seven News Sydney'' and presents '' Seven News at 5.''
Career
Asimus was originally from Gundagai (in rural New South Wales) ...
promoted to weeknights weather presenter.
In December 2020, it was announced Angela Cox would be joining
Michael Usher
Michael Usher is an Australian television presenter and reporter. Usher presents ''Seven News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday with Angela Cox and ''The Latest: Seven News''.
Career
Usher graduated from All Saints' College, Perth in 1987. He we ...
as co-host of the weekend news bulletin from January 2021.
Fill-in presenters include
Chris Reason
Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a senior reporter and presenter for ''Seven News'' in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his coverage of the Lindt Cafe siege in December 2014 ...
,
Angie Asimus
Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a news presenter and journalist.
Asimus is currently a weather presenter on '' Seven News Sydney'' and presents '' Seven News at 5.''
Career
Asimus was originally from Gundagai (in rural New South Wales) ...
,
Ann Sanders
Ann Sanders (born 15 March 1960), is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.
Sanders currently presents '' Seven Morning News'' and '' Seven Afternoon News Sydney.''
Career
Sanders began her broadcasting career with SAS-7 in A ...
and
Natalie Barr
Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian journalist, news presenter and television presenter.
Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside David Koch. She was previously new ...
(News),
Matt Carmichael (Sport), and Sally Bowrey (Weather). Late night news updates are usually presented by either Samantha Brett or
Susannah Carr from
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
.
Melbourne
''7NEWS Melbourne'' is directed by Shaun Menegola and presented by
Peter Mitchell Peter or Pete Mitchell may refer to:
Media
*Pete Mitchell (broadcaster) (1958–2020), British broadcaster
*Peter Mitchell (newsreader) (born 1960), Australian journalist
*Peter Mitchell (photographer) (born 1943), British documentary photographer
...
on weeknights and
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
and
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Mike Amor and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
She has worked a ...
on weekends from
Broadcast Centre Melbourne. Sport is presented by
Tim Watson
Timothy Michael Watson (born 13 July 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). After retiring from the game, he has continued working in the Australian footb ...
on weeknights and Abbey Gelmi on weekends. Weather is presented by
Jane Bunn
Jane Bunn (born 2 August 1979) is an Australian meteorologist and weather presenter.
Bunn is the weather presenter on ''Seven News Melbourne''.
Career
Bunn completed a Bachelor of Science at Monash University in 2005, where she had majors in ...
on weeknights and Melina Sarris on weekends.
Peter Mitchell Peter or Pete Mitchell may refer to:
Media
*Pete Mitchell (broadcaster) (1958–2020), British broadcaster
*Peter Mitchell (newsreader) (born 1960), Australian journalist
*Peter Mitchell (photographer) (born 1943), British documentary photographer
...
previously held the role of weekend presenter for ''Seven Nightly News'' between 1987 and 2000 when he replaced the short-lived presenting duo of
David Johnston
David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served from 2010 to 2017 as Governor General of Canada, the 28th since Canadian Confederation. He is the commissioner of the Leaders' Debates Commis ...
and
Anne Fulwood
Anne Fulwood (born 5 February 1959) is an Australian-born former reporter, journalist and writer with a long association as a newsreader and current affairs host, she was born in South Australia's Riverland region and began her career in the sta ...
as weeknight presenter.
Jennifer Keyte
Jennifer Anne Keyte (born 21 January 1960) is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Keyte currently presents the Melbourne and Adelaide editions of ''10 News First''. She was previously a weekend news presenter on ''Seven News'' in Mel ...
was appointed as weeknight presenter in 1990, becoming Australia's first solo female primetime commercial news presenter. In a network reshuffle in 1996, Keyte terminated her employment after the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
attempted to pair her with David Johnston, who went to present solo for three years. She returned in 2003, assuming the role as weekend presenter, succeeding Jennifer Adams.
In May 2018,
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
announced that
Jennifer Keyte
Jennifer Anne Keyte (born 21 January 1960) is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Keyte currently presents the Melbourne and Adelaide editions of ''10 News First''. She was previously a weekend news presenter on ''Seven News'' in Mel ...
would join the network to present ''
Ten Eyewitness News Melbourne'' replacing
Stephen Quartermain. In August 2018, it was announced that
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
will move back to Australia after 17 years as United States Bureau Chief to replace Keyte.
Following decades of coming third in television ratings to ''
Nine News Melbourne
''Nine News Melbourne'' is the weeknight, flagship news bulletin of the Nine Network in Australia. It is screened in Melbourne and Tasmania, and across Victoria.
Like all ''Nine News'' bulletins, the Melbourne bulletin runs for one hour, from 6 ...
'' and ''
10 News First Melbourne'' (previously ''Ten Eyewitness News'', ''Ten News at Five'', ''Ten Evening News'' and ''Ten News: First at Five''), ''7NEWS Melbourne'' went into a tight contest to win the ratings battle in 2005. ''7NEWS'' overtook the rival Nine bulletin in the ratings in 2007.
This was subsequently followed by a series of advertisements and promos which have touted ''Seven News Melbourne'' as ''Melbourne's New #1'' and Nine altering their promotions to simply say ''Melbourne's Best News'' - a throwback to the 1980s when ''
National Nine News Melbourne'' was being beaten in the ratings by
ATV-10
ATV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia, part of Network 10 – one of the three major Australian free-to-air commercial television networks. The station is owned by Paramount Networks UK & Australia.
History
In April 1963, the ...
's ''
Ten Eyewitness News
''10 News First'' is an Australian television newscast, produced by Network 10. The network's ninety-minute long news program airs at 5pm each evening covering local, national and world news, including sport and weather. Weekend editions are p ...
''. As of 2011, Seven has lost its ratings lead at 6pm to 9pm.
In January 2022, it was announced that
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Mike Amor and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
She has worked a ...
will return to the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
to present ''7NEWS Melbourne'' on weekends with
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
.
Until 2022, during the AFL season,
Peter Mitchell Peter or Pete Mitchell may refer to:
Media
*Pete Mitchell (broadcaster) (1958–2020), British broadcaster
*Peter Mitchell (newsreader) (born 1960), Australian journalist
*Peter Mitchell (photographer) (born 1943), British documentary photographer
...
and the weeknight team would present from Sunday to Thursday and
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News#Melbourne, Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
Previously, he was th ...
,
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Mike Amor and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne.
She has worked a ...
and the weekend team would present on Friday and Saturday nights.
The bulletin is simulcast throughout regional Victoria and New South Wales/South Australia border areas that receive television services from Seven's
AMV and
PTV (with the NSW Border receiving a trimmed down 30-minute version of the full-hour news on weeknights), and to viewers in
Darwin,
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
through
(TND-34). During the AFL season, the Saturday edition of ''7NEWS Melbourne'' airs for only 30 minutes to fit in with the Seven Network's
Saturday night AFL
AFL may refer to:
Sports
* American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues:
** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...
coverage.
Fill-in presenters include Blake Johnson and Jayde Vincent (News), Andrew McCormack, Tom Browne and Nat Yoannidis (Sport) and Sonia Marinelli and Estelle Griepink (Weather).
Brisbane
''7NEWS Brisbane'' is directed by Neil Warren and presented by
Max Futcher
Max Futcher is an Australian television presenter and journalist.
He currently co-anchors the Brisbane edition of ''Seven News'' with Sharyn Ghidella each weeknight after being chosen to replace Bill McDonald in March 2018. Prior to joining S ...
and
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Ghidella currently presents '' Seven News Brisbane'' with Max Futcher from Monday to Friday. on weeknights and Katrina Blowers on weekends from Seven's Brisbane studios, located at
Mount Coot-tha
Mount Coot-tha is a mountain and a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , there were no residents in the suburb. Visible from much of the city, Mount Coot-tha is a popular bushland tourist destination including the Mou ...
. Sport is presented by
Shane Webcke
Shane Webcke (born 28 September 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who spent his entire club career playing for the Brisbane Broncos. Webcke represented Queensland in the State of Origin 21 times and also captai ...
from Sunday to Wednesday and
Pat Welsh from Thursday to Saturday. Weather is presented by
Tony Auden
Anthony "Tony" Auden is an Australian meteorologist.
He is currently weather presenter on ''Seven News Brisbane''.
Career
Auden studied a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Meteorology and Mathematics at Monash University which he completed in ...
from Sunday to Thursday and Paul Burt on Friday and Saturday.
The bulletin is also simulcast in Brisbane on local radio station 96.5 Family FM, and across central and remote areas of eastern Australia, on
Southern Cross Central
QQQ is an Australian television station broadcasting in remote central and eastern areas of Australia, owned by Southern Cross Austereo. The station is available via satellite and terrestrial platforms – mostly through community retransmissio ...
. Regional
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
viewers in the
Sunshine Coast,
Wide Bay-Burnett
WIDE or Wide may refer to:
* Wide (cricket)
* Wide and narrow data, terms used to describe two different presentations for tabular data
* WIDE Project, Widely Integrated Distributed Environment
* Wide-angle Infinity Display Equipment
* WIDE-LP, a ...
,
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...
,
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...
,
Mackay Mackay may refer to:
*Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives
Mackay may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Mackay Region, a local government area
** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region
*** Mackay Airpor ...
,
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
and
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
television markets receive a trimmed down 30-minute version of the newshour on weeknights via
Seven Queensland
STQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving the regional areas of Queensland. The station is owned and operated by the Seven Network from studios located in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast. The callsign STQ stands for ' ...
, with a live simulcast on weekends.
Previously,
Tracey Challenor
Tracey Challenor is an Australian journalist and media consultant and former news presenter/reporter for ''Seven News'' in Brisbane from November 1991 until February 2007.
Career
Challenor began her journalism career in 1989 as a cadet report ...
presented the weekend news for sixteen years until her resignation in February 2007. Cummins was first appointed to the weekday weather in 2005 after more than a year of the Brisbane bulletin not having a weather presenter; former kids show presenter
Tony Johnston
Tony Johnston (born 9 April 1970) is an Australian television presenter, producer and radio broadcaster. Tony began his career in 1986, as a presenter on the music video show ''Saturday Jukebox'' on the Seven Network in Australia.
In 1987, he ...
had this role in 2003. Cummins was replaced by former
Nine
9 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
9 or nine may also refer to:
Dates
* AD 9, the ninth year of the AD era
* 9 BC, the ninth year before the AD era
* 9, numerical symbol for the month of September
Places
* Nine, Portugal, a parish in the ...
weatherman
John Schluter
John Schluter (born 1955) is an Australian journalist and weather presenter.
Schluter currently presents a weekly "Flashback" report and is a fill-in weather presenter on ''Seven News'' in Brisbane.
Career Nine Network
Schluter presented the we ...
in early 2007 and she was moved to weekends. Ghidella joined ''Seven News'' in 2007 and replaced Challenor.
In October 2002, Rod Young moved from ''
ABC News
ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...
'' in Brisbane to co-anchor with Kay McGrath. She had presented ''7NEWS Brisbane'' solo for the previous nine months following the retirement of Frank Warrick. Following a couple of lean years coming third to ''
Nine News Brisbane'' and ''
Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane'', ''7NEWS Brisbane'' regained its ratings lead by 2007, helped by the recruitment of ex-Nine weatherman
John Schluter
John Schluter (born 1955) is an Australian journalist and weather presenter.
Schluter currently presents a weekly "Flashback" report and is a fill-in weather presenter on ''Seven News'' in Brisbane.
Career Nine Network
Schluter presented the we ...
, former ''
Today
Today (archaically to-day) may refer to:
* Day of the present, the time that is perceived directly, often called ''now''
* Current era, present
* The current calendar date
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Today'' (1930 film), a 1930 ...
'' news presenter
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Ghidella currently presents '' Seven News Brisbane'' with Max Futcher from Monday to Friday. and director of news Rob Raschke. In 2008, ''7NEWS Brisbane'' was officially the #1 bulletin in Brisbane, winning all 40 ratings weeks. As of 2013, Seven has lost its ratings lead at 6 pm to 9 pm.
In January 2013,
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Ghidella currently presents '' Seven News Brisbane'' with Max Futcher from Monday to Friday. and
Bill McDonald were appointed Sunday to Thursday (later changed to weeknights) presenters with
Kay McGrath and
Rod Young moving to present on Friday and Saturday (later changed to weekends). It was also announced that Ghidella will present a local edition of ''
Today Tonight
''Today Tonight'' is an Australian current affairs television program produced by the Seven Network. It aired from January 1995 to November 2019 in Adelaide and Perth. Editions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were previously produced befor ...
'', which was axed in January 2014 in favour of the bulletin's one hour extension.
In June 2016, it was announced that
Rod Young would leave ''7NEWS Brisbane'' to present a new local bulletin for ''7NEWS Gold Coast''.
In March 2018, McDonald was removed as co-anchor of the bulletin, and was replaced by Max Futcher following poor ratings.
In December 2019,
Kay McGrath announced her retirement after 40 years in television and will present her final bulletin on 26 January. Katrina Blowers has been announced as her replacement.
News updates for Brisbane are presented by Max Futcher or
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Ghidella currently presents '' Seven News Brisbane'' with Max Futcher from Monday to Friday. throughout the afternoon and the early evening. Samantha Heathwood, Katrina Blowers and Kendall Gilding are fill-in news presenters for the bulletin.
Ben Davis and Rohan Welsh are fill-in sports presenters and Liz Cantor and Laura Dymock are the fill-in weather presenters.
Adelaide
''7NEWS Adelaide'' is directed by Chris Salter and presented by Will Goodings and
Rosanna Mangiarelli
Rosanna Mangiarelli (born 1974) is an Australian television presenter.
She is best known for anchoring ''Seven News'' bulletins on SAS (television station), Channel 7 in Adelaide and for hosting the South Australian edition of ''Today Tonight#So ...
on weeknights, and
Mike Smithson Mike Smithson may refer to:
* Mike Smithson (British journalist) (born 1946), British journalist, Liberal Democrat politician, and political betting expert
*Mike Smithson (Australian journalist), Australian news reporter
*Mike Smithson (baseball)
...
on weekends from Seven's studios located at
Hindmarsh. Sport is presented by
Mark Soderstrom on weeknights and
Bruce Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy (born 10 May 1962) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club Collingwood Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VF ...
on weekends. Weather is presented by Amelia Mulcahy on weeknights and Gertie Spurling on weekends.
The Adelaide bulletin is simulcast to the regional areas of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
on Southern Cross Television
GTS/BKN
GTS/BKN are Australian regional television stations serving the Spencer Gulf of South Australia and the Broken Hill area of New South Wales. Based in Port Pirie with satellite offices in Broken Hill, Port Augusta, Whyalla and Port Lincoln, and s ...
in the
Spencer Gulf region and
Broken Hill
Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is ...
in New South Wales, and through
WIN South Australia in the
Riverland
The Riverland is a region of South Australia. It covers an area of along the River Murray from where it flows into South Australia from New South Wales and Victoria downstream to Blanchetown. The major town centres are Renmark, Berri, Loxt ...
and
Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233 . The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about south-east of the capital Ad ...
/South East regions of the state.
From 1989 to 2004
Graeme Goodings
Graeme Goodings (born 21 June 1948) is an Australian television and radio presenter.
Early career
Goodings's break in media came in 1963 when, after working as a panel operator at Melbourne radio station 3AW, he went on air Christmas Morning ...
presented ''7NEWS Adelaide'' on weeknights with Doyle until he was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Goodings and Riddell, the then weekend news presenter, agreed to swap roles, allowing for Goodings' rehabilitation. Goodings left ''7NEWS Adelaide'' in December 2014, after 34 years reading Adelaide's news.
Prior to 27 December 1987, the presenters and production crew of ''7NEWS Adelaide'' produced ''
Ten News Adelaide'' (then known as ''Ten Eyewitness News''). However, as the television industry was consolidating in Australia, these news services had each become associated by ownership with inter-state news services being broadcast on opposite frequencies; therefore, to simplify network interaction, their respective networks agreed to swap channel assignments and network affiliations in Adelaide.
In December 2007, production of ''7NEWS'' moved from studios located at
Gilberton to a new purpose-built space at
Hindmarsh.
During the
AFL
AFL may refer to:
Sports
* American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues:
** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...
season, ''Seven News Adelaide'' does not air at the regular time on Saturday or Sunday if there is a twilight match involving
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
and/or
Port Adelaide, in which case, a shortened edition is broadcast at half time, replacing analysis of the AFL matches broadcast, or a full bulletin is broadcast immediately after the game.
In 2014, ''7NEWS Adelaide'' won every single ratings weeknight against the rival ''
Nine News Adelaide'', but in 2015 started to lose some nights to Nine as ''Seven News'' as a whole suffered its worst ratings figures for over a decade.
It clocked up 500 consecutive weekly ratings wins in March 2019, extending a streak which started in August 2006.
In August 2019, Jane Doyle celebrated 30 years of reading the news on Seven.
In November 2019, John Riddell announced his retirement and presented his last bulletin on 6 December. Doyle became solo presenter after Ridell's retirement.
In June 2020, it was announced that Jessica Adamson and Tim Noonan were made redundant. The weekday 4pm bulletin was also retired with Melbourne's bulletin broadcast to the Adelaide market. Rosanna Mangiarelli replaced Adamson on weekends. The bulletin was later reinstated on 26 October, but the axing affected ''Seven News'' in the Adelaide ratings, and helped rival ''Nine News'' to close the afternoon and evening news gap with Seven ever since.
In September 2022, it was announced that FIVEAA's Will Goodings will replace Mike Smithson to co-host weekends.
In November 2022, it was announced that Jane Doyle would retire from television after more than three decades presenting ''7NEWS Adelaide''. Will Goodings and Rosanna Mangiarelli were announced as her replacement, commencing from January 2023.
Fill-in presenters include Mike Smithson, Andrea Nicolas, Elspeth Hussey, and Mark Mooney (News), Theo Doropoulos and Andrew Hayes (Sport) and Gertie Spurling and Casey Treloar (Weather). News updates are presented by presenters or fill-in presenters.
Seven remains South Australia's number one Adelaide news service for more than a decade.
Perth
''7NEWS Perth'' is presented by
Rick Ardon and
Susannah Carr on weeknights and
Angela Tsun
Angela Tsun (born 27 August 1982) is an Australian television and radio presenter.
Tsun is currently weekend news presenter on ''Seven News'' in Perth. She also currently co-hosts '' The Dead Set Legends'' on Mix 94.5.
Career
Tsun lived, st ...
and Tim McMillan on weekends from Seven and West Australian Newspaper studios located at
Osborne Park. Sport is presented by Ryan Daniels on weeknights and
Adrian Barich on weekends. Weather is presented by Samantha Jolly. ''Seven News Perth'' is also simulcast to Seven-owned transmitter across regional and remote areas of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, and Curtin FM 100.1 in the Perth CBD area, but as of 2016, the simulcast on radio had a broadcasting break.
Long standing ''7NEWS Perth'' presenter
Jeff Newman announced his retirement from television on 1 July 2009, and retired from his role on Monday 10 August 2009. He was replaced by former ''
Nine News Perth'' weather presenter
Natalia Cooper, who began her new role during September 2009. Cooper resigned from Seven Perth at the end of 2012 with ex-Nine weather presenter Angela Tsun taking over as her replacement for the 4:30pm news and 6pm weather forecasts.
In 2015, Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr celebrated a thirty-year anniversary as a news reading duo. They are one of the longest serving dual news presenter teams in the world and the dual-presenter format used by ''7NEWS Perth'' has been highly successful. In contrast to previous struggles seen in Sydney and Melbourne in the late 1990s, ''7NEWS Perth'' has led in the ratings for decades, well ahead of ''
10 News First Perth'' and ''
Nine News Perth'' by as many as 100,000 viewers.
In February 2020, the Seven Network announced that Tim McMillan would join
Angela Tsun
Angela Tsun (born 27 August 1982) is an Australian television and radio presenter.
Tsun is currently weekend news presenter on ''Seven News'' in Perth. She also currently co-hosts '' The Dead Set Legends'' on Mix 94.5.
Career
Tsun lived, st ...
to present on weekends.
In February 2022,
Basil Zempilas
Basil Anthony Zempilas (born 30 July 1971) is an Australian television and radio presenter, sports commentator and politician based in Perth, Western Australia. Zempilas presented sport until 2022 on '' Seven News Perth'', Monday to Thursday and ...
left his nightly sport duties due to other commitments and being the Lord Mayor of
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
. Basil will still be part of the Seven Network's sport coverage.
News updates for Perth are presented by Angela Tsun, Susannah Carr or Rick Ardon throughout the afternoon and by Susannah Carr or Rick Ardon in the early evening. Yvette Mooney was the weekend news presenter until she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and subsequently left the network in June 2008. Before the move to the Osborne Park Studios in Feb 2015, Blake Johnson and Samantha Jolly alternated fortnightly presenting for both Weekend bulletins. Fill-in presenters include Syan Vallance, Tina Altieri, Elle Georgiou, Amelia Broun, Samantha Jolly (News) and Anna Hay (Sport).
Regional bulletins
Regional Queensland
Local news bulletins for Regional Queensland are broadcast each weeknight at 6pm, in all seven regional areas:
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
,
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
,
Mackay Mackay may refer to:
*Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives
Mackay may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Mackay Region, a local government area
** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region
*** Mackay Airpor ...
,
Wide Bay,
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...
, the
Sunshine Coast, and
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...
. They are followed by a shortened 30-minute version of ''7NEWS Brisbane''.
The bulletins are presented by
Rob Brough
Robert Edward Brough (born 1955) is an Australian journalist, television presenter and rugby league coach.
Media career Radio
Brough began his media career in radio in the 1970s as an announcer at radio station 4VL in Charleville, Queensland. He ...
, with Joanne Desmond co-anchoring the Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton and Toowoomba editions. Sport is presented by Nathan Spurling and weather is presented by Livio Regano. Fill-in presenters include
Steve Titmus and Dannielle DiPinto (news), Luke McGarry (sport), Rosanna Natoli and Sarah Cawte (weather).
Reporters and camera crews are based at newsrooms in each of the seven regions with studio presentation for the Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Darling Downs, Rockhampton and Wide Bay bulletins pre-recorded at studios in
Maroochydore
Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
The town was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Connor in 1903. The land was acquired from William Pettigrew who had a timber de ...
. The Sunshine Coast edition of ''Seven News'' is broadcast live, but may also exchange it to any of the six pre-recorded regions at certain circumstances (e.g., cyclone coverage in the nearest region of immediate concern). News editing is undertaken by the local newsrooms, and sent to the main Maroochydore studios for transmission.
The most successful edition of ''7NEWS Queensland'' is broadcast on the
Sunshine Coast. In early 1998,
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Netwo ...
launched a competing service publicly stating that it would beat Seven in the ratings within six months. At the end of the 1998 ratings season, after a new station head (Laurie Patton) had overseen a comprehensive re-vamping of the program and its external promotions, ''7NEWS Queensland'' had actually increased its audience share by six ratings points.
In early 2004, ''7NEWS Queensland'' was re-introduced in the Townsville and Cairns sub-markets as a result of regulations regarding local content on regional television introduced by the
Australian Broadcasting Authority
The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) was an Australian government agency whose main roles were to regulate broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications. The Authority took over the functions of the Australian Broadcasting Trib ...
.
On 5 March 2007, ''7NEWS Queensland'' bulletins commenced production and broadcasts in a
widescreen
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standard-definition
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digital format. ''7NEWS Queensland'' was the first regional news service in regional
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
to convert to widescreen.
On 22 November 2010, ''7NEWS Queensland'' launched a sixth edition for the Rockhampton/Gladstone and Central Queensland region.
On 2 November 2015, ''7NEWS Queensland'' launched a seventh edition for the Toowoomba and the Darling Downs region. With the said launch, Seven News became the only news service to cover all regional centres of Queensland since the axing of WIN News in the Mackay region in May 2015. This lasted until July 2017, when rival ''
Nine News'' began to roll out local composite bulletins for their statewide affiliate
Southern Cross Television
Seven Regional is an Australian television network owned by Southern Cross Austereo that is available in Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill and Remote Australia (Eastern and Central). The network is the primary affiliate of the S ...
(which carried Nine programming from July 2016 until July 2021).
From 11 July 2016, these editions are consolidated with the ''7NEWS'' branding, though the openers of these editions remained to address as ''7NEWS Queensland,'' (previously known as Seven Local News). The ''Local News'' branding was completely phased out on 5 September 2016 in favour of the ''7NEWS'' brand.
Formerly, there were two bureaus located in Hervey Bay and Gladstone covering their respective regions, but they were closed due to budget reasons.
Gold Coast
''7NEWS Gold Coast'' is presented by Amanda Abate and
Steve Titmus. Sport is presented by
Sally Pearson
Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is an Australian former athlete. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at t ...
and weather is presented by meteorologist
Tony Auden
Anthony "Tony" Auden is an Australian meteorologist.
He is currently weather presenter on ''Seven News Brisbane''.
Career
Auden studied a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Meteorology and Mathematics at Monash University which he completed in ...
(Monday) and Paul Burt (Tuesday - Friday), and coastal, beaches and fishing reports from Paul on a Thursday and Friday.
The bulletin airs on weeknights at 5.30pm on BTQ-7's Gold Coast relay transmitters, ahead of the main 6pm news from Brisbane, placing it in direct competition with rival ''
Nine Gold Coast News
''Nine Gold Coast News'' is a weeknight, local news bulletin of the Nine Network. It is screened on the Gold Coast, Queensland relay of Channel Nine from Brisbane. The bulletin first aired in 1996.
Unlike all Nine News bulletins, the Gold Coas ...
''. The bulletin does not air when Australian Test cricket matches are scheduled.
On 4 July 2016, a new local bulletin for the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
was introduced, produced and broadcast live from Seven's
Surfers Paradise studio.
From its launch, weekend bulletins were also produced, which made Seven the only network to produce local Gold Coast bulletins seven days a week. However, weekend bulletins were axed in November 2017, citing cost-cutting measures. In February 2018, Amanda (who formerly presented the axed weekend edition) joined Rod in presenting the weeknight local bulletin as well as reading sport.
In July 2019, after three years on air, ''7NEWS Gold Coast'' officially became the number one news bulletin on the Gold Coast, winning twenty-one weeks to the rival ''Nine Gold Coast News one week.
Rod Young formerly presented the bulletin from its launch in July 2016, before retiring from television news on 22 July 2021.
In February 2022,
Sally Pearson
Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is an Australian former athlete. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at t ...
was appointed sport presenter for the bulletin.
Fill in presenters include Bianca Stone (news), and
Liz Cantor
Liz Cantor (born 11 October 1982) is an Australian television presenter. She was the winner of the reality television game show ''The Mole'' in 2005.
Education
Cantor attended high school at St Peters Lutheran College at Indooroopilly, west ...
and Tamra Bow (weather).
Regional New South Wales
Local news bulletins for Regional New South Wales are broadcast each weeknight at 6pm, in five regional areas:
Albury
Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...
and the Border,
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...
and the Riverina, Central West (
Dubbo
Dubbo () is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021.
The city is located at the intersection of the Newell, Mitchell, and Gol ...
and
Orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
), the North Coast (
Coffs Harbour and
Taree
Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of 26,381, and is the centre of a significant agricultural distri ...
) and Northern Rivers (
Lismore), and
Tamworth and the New England. They are followed by a 30-minute complementary bulletin named ''7NEWS at 6:30'', which is a half-hour statewide bulletin with
Daniel Gibson carrying all national and international stories usually seen in metropolitan markets. Albury does not receive this bulletin, instead showing a shortened 30-minute edition of Melbourne's 6pm news, as the New South Wales-Victoria border (which Albury is located) leans closer to Melbourne than it is to Sydney.
The local bulletins are presented by Madelaine Collignon. Sport is presented by Phoebe Deas and weather is presented by Kirstie Fitzpatrick. Fill-in presenters include Phoebe Deas and Kirstie Fitzpatrick (news) and Craig Moore (weather).
Reporters and camera crews are based at newsrooms in each of the five regions with studio presentation for the Border, Central West, Riverina and the New England regions pre-recorded at Seven's regional studio in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
. The North Coast edition of is presented live, also from Canberra. News editing is undertaken by the local newsrooms, and reports are sent to the main Canberra studios for transmission.
Regional Western Australia
A bulletin for regional Western Australia is broadcast each weeknight at 5:30pm. It is followed by ''7NEWS Perth''.
The bulletin is presented from Seven's regional WA newsroom in Bunbury by
Noel Brunning (news and sport). Until October 2022, the weather segment was presented by
Shauna Willis
GWN7 was an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia, television network serving all of Western Australia outside metropolitan Perth. It launched on 10 March 1967 as ''BTW-3'' in Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury. It was an affiliate ...
. Since her departure, reporters
Adelaide Williams &
Amanda Sabatino
Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much b ...
have presented the weather. No permanent replacement has been announced.
Reporters and camera crews are based at newsrooms across regional and remote areas of the state. Previously, under the former
Golden West Network
GWN7 was an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia, television network serving all of Western Australia outside metropolitan Perth. It launched on 10 March 1967 as ''BTW-3'' in Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury. It was an affiliate ...
branding, transmission came from Bunbury's former Roberts Cres studios; since 2018, master control shifted to Canberra, years after
Prime Media Group
Prime Media Group Limited (formerly Prime Television Limited) was an Australian-based media corporation that formerly owned regional television network Prime7 in eastern Australia and GWN7 in regional Western Australia. It also owned ishop TV ...
(which Seven West Media later bought in 2021) bought GWN, with local presentation moved to a new Bunbury newsroom facility. News editing is undertaken by local newsrooms, with studio presentation and reports sent to Canberra for transmission via satellite and microwave.
Current affairs
''Sunrise''
''Sunrise'' is the network's
breakfast
Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night.Anderson, Heather Arndt (2013)''Breakfast: A History'' AltaMira Press. Various "typical" or "t ...
program, aired weekdays from 5:30am to 9am. The show is broadcast live from Seven's
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. studios, and is based on a mix of human interest, showbiz and entertainment alongside half-hourly national news and sport bulletins and weather updates (WA viewers regularly receive a locally produced bulletin in place of the national bulletin).
The program is hosted by
David Koch
David Hamilton Koch ( ; May 3, 1940 – August 23, 2019) was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. In 1970, he joined the family business: Koch Industries, the second largest privately held c ...
and
Natalie Barr
Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian journalist, news presenter and television presenter.
Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside David Koch. She was previously new ...
with news presenter
Edwina Bartholomew
Edwina Louise Christie Bartholomew (born 5 July 1983) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Bartholomew is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise''. She has previously been a co-ho ...
, sport presenter
Mark Beretta
Mark Beretta (born 16 June 1966) is an Australian journalist, best known as a sports reporter on Seven Network program ''Sunrise''.
In July 2008, Beretta began presenting ''Seven Early News'' sport alongside Natalie Barr at 5.30 am, which le ...
and weather presenter
Sam Mac
Sam "Sam Mac" McMillan is an Australian television host, weather presenter, and entertainer. He was a 2019 Gold Logie Nominee and is currently the weather presenter on Seven Network's breakfast show ''Sunrise''.
Career
TV
In 2010, Sam beca ...
.
''Weekend Sunrise''
''Weekend Sunrise'' is the weekend edition of ''Sunrise'', aired Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7am to 10am. The show is formatted much like its weekday counterpart, broadcast live from Seven's Martin Place studios, and is based on a mix of human interest, showbiz and entertainment alongside half-hourly national news and sport bulletins and weather updates.
The program is hosted by
Monique Wright
Monique Wright (born 18 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Wright is currently co-host of ''Weekend Sunrise''. and
Matt Doran
Matthew James Doran (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian television and film actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Damian Roberts in the Australian soap '' Home and Away'' from 1991 to 1996, "Mouse" in the 1999 film ''The Matrix'', ...
with
Sally Bowrey
Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia.
Bowrey is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's ''Weekend Sunrise''.
Early life and education ...
as news and sport presenter and
James Tobin
James Tobin (March 5, 1918 – March 11, 2002) was an American economist who served on the Council of Economic Advisers and consulted with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and taught at Harvard and Yale Universities. He devel ...
as weather presenter.
Former shows
''7NEWS at 7''
''7NEWS at 7'' aired at 7pm on weeknights and was presented by
Melissa Doyle
Melissa Jane Doyle (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter, author and journalist.
She was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2002 to 2013 alongside David Koch and ho ...
from Seven's Martin Place studios, with weather presented by
David Brown from the Melbourne studio. The bulletin aired on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
's secondary channel,
7Two across Australia and it first aired on 5 August 2013 and was first presented by
Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson (born 28 February 1961) is a New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter.
Biography
Born in Sydney, Australia, Ferguson attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and graduated in 1981. In 1982, he p ...
, with Doyle taking over a week later.
Western Australia had its own local live version of ''7NEWS at 7'', also presented from the Martin Place studio in Sydney by Sally Bowrey with weather presented by Angela Tsun from the Perth studio.
On 28 April 2014, the bulletin was removed from the schedule.
''Today Tonight''
''Today Tonight'' was the network's tabloid
current affairs program, which aired on weeknights at 6:30pm following the 6pm news bulletins. Local editions were produced in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne before being cancelled in 2014 with their respective news bulletins expanded from thirty minutes to one hour. In November 2019, the Adelaide and Perth editions were cancelled, with ''7NEWS'' in those markets expanded to a full hour, bringing them in line with the east coast.
''Sunday Night''
''Sunday Night'' was the network's
current affairs and
investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years rese ...
program, which aired on Sunday nights at 8:30pm and presented by
Melissa Doyle
Melissa Jane Doyle (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter, author and journalist.
She was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2002 to 2013 alongside David Koch and ho ...
.
Controversy
American police attack
In June 2020, a ''7NEWS'' crew were in
Washington DC
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,
United States
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conducting a live broadcast of the
Black Lives Matter protests for
''Sunrise''.
During the broadcast American police officers charged at the crew, battering them with clubs and riot shields, and punching the cameraman Tim Myers in the face. The incident prompted comment from Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Scott John Morrison (; born 13 May 1968) is an Australian politician. He served as the 30th prime minister of Australia and as Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2018 to 2022, and is currently the member of parliament (MP) for t ...
and Opposition Leader
Anthony Albanese
Anthony Norman Albanese ( or ; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of parlia ...
. Later, the reporter Amelia Brace testified in front of
US Congress
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regarding the incident.
Outing of David Campbell
The news service, and in particular its news director Peter Meakin and reporter
Adam Walters, came under heavy criticism in 2010 for the decision to air a story on then-New South Wales Transport Minister
David Campbell as homosexual.
Campbell, a Member of the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
for over two decades, was forced to resign after Meakin chose to air a story by Walters showing Campbell leaving a
gay bathhouse
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.
Amidst criticism of the story former NSW Labor Premier
Barrie Unsworth
Barrie John Unsworth (born 16 April 1934) is a former Australian politician, representing the Labor Party in the Parliament of New South Wales from 1978 to 1991. He served as the 36th Premier from July 1986 to March 1988.
Early years
Unswort ...
condemned Campbell's actions.
"Campbell has been the police minister and he's been on the state crime commission, and he's frequented places where he's easily recognised," Mr Unsworth told The Australian newspaper.
"The threat is not from Channel 7 lurking outside but by the people inside. We've got a criminal milieu in this city and he laid himself open to all sorts of threats and blackmail."
Seven's decision to run the story was derided by other politicians and several rival media outlets as "not a good moment for the media coverage of Macquarie Street", "old-fashioned"
and an act of "pathetic snooping".
Seven's justification for airing the story was initially that Campbell had misused his Ministerial vehicle,
however this allegation was quickly shown to be untrue by other media outlets, as New South Wales Ministers have full private use of their Ministerial vehicles.
The justification later put forward by Seven to defend its actions was that it was in the public interest to make the allegations public because of the risk of blackmail.
The
Australian Communications & Media Authority
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio. ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Aus ...
instigated an investigation into Seven's conduct in this matter, under the industry's self-regulated code of conduct. It accepted the public interest justification put forward by Seven, that Campbell's actions left him "vulnerable to compromise or blackmail".
Tony Abbott "Shit happens"
In 2011, under the freedom of information laws, ''7NEWS'' obtained footage showing Opposition leader Tony Abbott speaking about the recent death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. ''7NEWS'' edited the clips, then broadcast them that evening. After the incident, many media websites labeled the story a "ratings grab" for the network.
The following morning, rival networks, obtained the same footage as ''7NEWS'' and broadcast another part of the interview not seen on the original report showing military leaders agreeing with Tony saying "It certainly does", backing his claims that his words had been taken out of context. Mr Abbott maintains that he was discussing whether the unit had had sufficient firepower support during the incident. ''7NEWS'' reporter
Mark Riley appeared on ''
Sunrise
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Terminology
Al ...
'' and many other radio shows defending the claims and the report that aired.
See also
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Journalism in Australia
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References
External links
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