Tom Steinfort (born 1983 or 1984) is an Australian television journalist and news presenter. Steinfort is currently a co-presenter on ''

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'' with

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. He was previously a reporter on ''

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.''

Career

Steinfort began at the

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in 2007 as a general news reporter for ''

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''. Later on, he became the station's Europe and US correspondent, as well as a reporter on ''

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'', a co-host on '' Weekend Today'' and news presenter on '' Today'' before moving to ''

'' in 2020. In January 2019, Steinfort was appointed as news presenter on '' Today'', however he was replaced at the end of the year after the show underwent dismal ratings. He was replaced by

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, whose tenure herself also did not last long due to the

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forcing her to return to

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. In November 2023, it was announced that Steinfort and

would replace

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to present on weeknights and Hitchener will move to weekends from January 2024.

Personal life

Steinfort is a supporter of the

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in the

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(AFL).

References

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