Andrew Lofthouse (born 1962 or 1963) is a television and radio newsreader based in

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, Australia. The former teacher is the weeknight presenter of ''

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'' with

Melissa Downes Melissa Downes (born 17 September 1973) is an Australian broadcast journalist. Downes is currently a co-presenter of ''Nine News Queensland'' alongside Andrew Lofthouse. Career Downes first worked with Seven Brisbane where she was a report ...

, having previously presented on weekends. Prior to working at ''

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'', he presented the weekday evening news bulletin of '' ABC News Queensland'', as well as reading the news on the

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radio station on weekday afternoons. Lofthouse started his broadcasting career at a

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station on the

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and began working for ABC Radio (in Rockhampton) in 1990. He moved to ABC Radio Brisbane (then called 612 4QR, now 612 ABC Brisbane) at the end of 1993. In 2003, he began working on ABC television (whilst also reading ABC Radio news bulletins). In 2003 Andrew Lofthouse was named the 2003 "Queensland TV Personality of the Year" in an

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conducted by 612 ABC Brisbane. Lofthouse is also a musician with the alternative rock band Let's Go Naked which has appeared in concerts in Brisbane and recently released an album, ''Insides''. In November 2008, Lofthouse departed from ''

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'', and joined the ''

'' team from early 2009 as presenter of the weekend news bulletin, replacing

who moved to weeknight presenting. He presented his last ABC News bulletin on 28 November 2008. From 2009, Lofthouse began presenting on weekends with

Eva Milic Eva Milic (born 27 June 1978) is an Australian journalist who represented Australia at Miss World 2001. Milic is currently the presenter of '' Nine Gold Coast News''. Career Milic completed a Bachelor of Business degree in 2001 after graduatin ...

. In June 2009, Lofthouse took over from

Bruce Paige Bruce Paige (born 10 November 1948) is a former newsreader in Brisbane, Australia. He previously presented '' Nine Gold Coast News'' alongside Eva Milic. He previously co-presented ''Nine News Queensland'' alongside Melissa Downes, having pair ...

as weeknight presenter of ''

Queensland'', joining Downes on the desk. After several years in the ratings wilderness, together they would take the bulletin back to the top of the local ratings by 2013.

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