The World Today (Australian radio program)

The World Today is a midday current affairs program which delivers national and international news and analysis to radio and online audiences nationally and throughout the region.

The World Today
GenreNews and current affairs
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home stationABC Radio National and ABC Local Radio
Hosted byThomas Oriti
Original release21 June 1999 – present
Websitewww.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday

The program's emphasis is on Australia's place in the world, how international events influence us or ought to, and how domestic issues impact on our daily lives.

It is currently hosted by Thomas Oriti and broadcast on the ABC Radio National and ABC Local Radio networks.[1]

History

In June 2020, ABC announced that Eleanor Hall would be stepping down from her role from August, after 19 years of hosting the program. Sally Sara has been announced as her replacement. [2]

Presenters
gollark: Not *winning*, but surprisingly high up given the population.
gollark: The UK is at least among the least worst ones and does lots of scientific research.
gollark: I'm mostly resigned to the fact that most countries around have horrible flaws of some kind.
gollark: But bizarrely indirected and still referred to as debt everywhere even though something like 2/3 of the time it isn't paid off.
gollark: It's effectively a 30-year tax on graduate incomes.

See also

References
  1. "About The World Today". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. "Sally Sara joins The World Today". About the ABC. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "The World Today - Farewell to John Highfield". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "Monica Attard - Celebrity Speakers". www.celebrityspeakers.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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