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Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Ten's The Project replacement 10 News+ hits new low in latest TV ratings as it plummets to 20th spot
The Project replacement 10 News+ has sunk to a new low in the TV ratings just weeks after its debut. This week's ratings showed 10 News+ has plummeted to the 20th position on a list of Australia's highest rating news programs with a combined national average of just 140,000 viewers. Seven's nightly news led with a combined viewership of 1,318,000 people, with 9News taking second position at 1,215,000. However, in the traditional five metro cities market segment, 9News seemed to race ahead with 863,000 viewers to Seven's 858,000 figure. The ABC's evening show made it to third position, while Nine's A Current Affair finished in fourth and the ABC's 7.30 program hosted by Sarah Ferguson grabbed fifth spot. The July 16 ratings showed 10 News+ floundered in 20th position, while even regional television programs such as Win News performed better. The 6pm news aired for the first time on June 30, but the hard news segment did not seem to appeal to viewer's expectations as a replacement of the more conversation-infused The Project. 10News+ launched with just 291,000 viewers and continued to decline throughout the week, but it seems the broadcast is not ready to let go just yet. The fall in viewership is especially stark when compared to The Project's final episode on June 27, which saw 478,000 people tune in to bid the struggling programme farewell. However 10 News+ inherited the first half of The Project's 6:30pm–7:30pm slot, with the second half hour now freed up for the channel's primetime programming, meaning the two shows cannot be directly compared. Promising "extended context and deeper reporting on the day's biggest stories", the show is anchored by ex-Seven talent Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace from Sunday to Thursday, with Ursula Heger and Hugh Riminton hosting on Friday. The network previously said it was keen to see the team's work delivered to audiences across the country, but audiences have so far failed to engage. A spokesperson for Ten previously told the network was 'taking a long-term, multi-platform view of audience development.' 'Building a loyal news audience takes time, and we are prepared for gradual growth as audiences discover and connect with our unique approach to news delivery across many platforms,' the spokesperson said. '10 is fully committed to 10 News+. This is a marathon, not a sprint. "We are investing in building a sustainable, quality multi-platform news service that will grow and evolve with our audience's needs over time.'
Sydney Morning Herald
11-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney childcare worker charged with child abuse offences
A Sydney childcare worker has been charged with abusing children, allegedly using them to create horrific content, but a court order prevents his identity from being revealed. The man, who cannot be named under court order, was charged with seven counts of using a child to make abusive material – three counts were aggravated. He was also charged with possessing child abuse data through a phone. The man fronted Parramatta Local Court on Friday after being arrested by Australian Federal Police on Thursday, according to reporting by 10 News+. Police had previously seized his electronic devices and arrested the married father at his own home. He worked at an early childcare centre in Sydney, but it cannot be identified because a court order was put in place to prevent 'psychological harm' to his alleged victims – including those yet to be identified by detectives. The AFP, in a statement, said they charged the Sydney man as part of an investigation into online child abuse material. 'The man came to police attention after the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received a report regarding an online user who had allegedly uploaded child abuse material files to a cloud platform,' the AFP statement reads. 'There is no ongoing threat to the community.'
The Age
11-07-2025
- The Age
Sydney daycare worker charged with abusing children
A Sydney daycare worker has been charged with abusing children, allegedly using them to create horrific content, but a court order prevents his identity from being revealed. The man, who cannot be named under court order, was charged with seven counts of using a child to make abusive material – three counts were aggravated. He was also charged with possessing child abuse data through a phone. The man fronted Parramatta Local Court on Friday after being arrested by Australian Federal Police on Thursday, according to reporting by 10 News+. Police had previously seized his electronic devices and arrested the married father at his own home. He worked at an early childcare centre in Sydney, but it cannot be identified because a court order was put in place to prevent 'psychological harm' to his alleged victims – including those yet to be identified by detectives. The AFP, in a statement, said they charged the Sydney man as part of an investigation into online child abuse material. 'The man came to police attention after the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received a report regarding an online user who had allegedly uploaded child abuse material files to a cloud platform,' the AFP statement reads. 'There is no ongoing threat to the community.'
Sydney Morning Herald
11-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney daycare worker charged with abusing children
A Sydney daycare worker has been charged with abusing children, allegedly using them to create horrific content, but a court order prevents his identity from being revealed. The man, who cannot be named under court order, was charged with seven counts of using a child to make abusive material – three counts were aggravated. He was also charged with possessing child abuse data through a phone. The man fronted Parramatta Local Court on Friday after being arrested by Australian Federal Police on Thursday, according to reporting by 10 News+. Police had previously seized his electronic devices and arrested the married father at his own home. He worked at an early childcare centre in Sydney, but it cannot be identified because a court order was put in place to prevent 'psychological harm' to his alleged victims – including those yet to be identified by detectives. The AFP, in a statement, said they charged the Sydney man as part of an investigation into online child abuse material. 'The man came to police attention after the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received a report regarding an online user who had allegedly uploaded child abuse material files to a cloud platform,' the AFP statement reads. 'There is no ongoing threat to the community.'
Sky News AU
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Sussan Ley recalls pulling gun on stranger while camping alone
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has revealed a terrifying encounter she had as a young woman, pulling a gun on a man who threatened her while travelling alone through rural Australia. Leaving behind a job in air traffic control and a flat on Sydney's Coogee Beach, Ms Ley said she landed a job in outback Queensland to chase her dream of flying. 'I didn't want to talk to the planes, I wanted to fly them,' she told 10News+. 'I got a few calls, one from a shearing contractor in Thargomindah.' Setting off for the journey alone in her Holden, Ms Ley said her father taught her how to safely use a gun. 'I'm a girl, travelling on my own, I swung through the gun shop in Queanbeyan and bought a rifle,' she told the program. 'The owner of the gun shop said, 'this will suit you because you can fit it under the seat'' One night, while camped beside a remote road, she was woken by a man. 'I set up my swag, boiled my billy and looked up at the brilliant night stars and went to sleep and I just tucked the unloaded gun next to me in the swag,' she said. 'When bright lights shone in my eyes at probably about 2 o'clock in the morning with a motorcyclist. I remember the visor lifted up … looking around 'You on your own are you?' 'A line came to me, I think from a Clint Eastwood movie, 'No, I'm here with my tall skinny mate'. 'By that time I was shaking. I managed to effectively pick up the gun, point it in his direction and he disappeared very quickly. So did I, I packed up and left. I thought, this is crazy.' Ms Ley said while the encounter was terrifying, it didn't shake her love for remote Australia. 'It wasn't the introduction to the real rural Australia that I should have had but soon after I came to meet the incredible people and communities that live in our rural and remote parts,' she said. 'When, as I said, I get up and work hard for Australians, I often have those Australians in mind.' Now the leader of the Liberal Party, Ms Ley says women's safety remains a top priority. 'A lot of women raised the issue of safety. I said at my Press Club speech I will always put the safety of women and children above politics,' she said. 'It's an anxiety that is building and that worries me. 'I want women to be safe and it's important that we, and I, as a female leader, make clear that's a high priority for me.' Originally published as Sussan Ley recalls the terrifying moment she pulled a gun on a man
