''ttn'' (''the total news'') was a 30 minute weekly Australian

news program News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or televi ...

aimed at school-aged (9- to 14-year-old) children produced and broadcast by

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 fiv ...

from 2004 to 2008. It presented current issues and events in a way that could be understood and further explored by its intended viewers. ''ttn'' premiered on 3 February 2004. It was created in the wake of an outcry against the cancellation of ''

Behind the News ''Behind the News'' (frequently abbreviated as ''BtN'') is a long-running news program broadcast on Australia's ABC TV made in Adelaide and aimed at school-aged children (8–13 years of age). ''BtN'' is aimed at upper primary and lower second ...

'', a long running ABC TV program similar in objective to ''ttn'' that was axed for a time due to budget cuts. ''ttn'' itself was axed in December 2008 after five years on air following budgetary constraints. ''ttn'' aired every Tuesday each week during the school year. Episodes were supplemented by features and activities printed weekly in

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newspapers.

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