Meet the Press (Australian TV program)
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Meet the Press, a presentation of Ten News
, is an Australian Sunday morning talk show based on the national political agenda. Hosted by Network Ten
's Parliament House Bureau Chief and Political Editor Paul Bongiorno
, the program has firmly established itself as an agenda-setting forum that attracts the nation's leaders discussing the big news stories of the week.
Usually the format will include two guests – one politician and a secondary guest who may be a politician or industry expert. A panel of two journalists join Bongiorno to question the guests on the week's political issues and news.
Meet The Press airs on Sunday mornings at on Network Ten. The show has been running since October 1992. The program’s first guest was the then Prime Minister Paul Keating
.
Ten News
news presenter David Johnston
was the original host. Paul Bongiorno
took over as host in 1996. In 2010 Ten News's Senior Political Correspondent Hugh Riminton
will share the presenting role with Bongiorno, which was formerly held by Ten News Sydney
presenter Deborah Knight
.
The program was also on the Seven Network
in 1958 until 1967.
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
, is an Australian Sunday morning talk show based on the national political agenda. Hosted by Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's Parliament House Bureau Chief and Political Editor Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno is an Australian political journalist, National Affairs editor for Ten News and a member of the Canberra Press Gallery.Bongiorno is former Roman Catholic priest and attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat....
, the program has firmly established itself as an agenda-setting forum that attracts the nation's leaders discussing the big news stories of the week.
Usually the format will include two guests – one politician and a secondary guest who may be a politician or industry expert. A panel of two journalists join Bongiorno to question the guests on the week's political issues and news.
Meet The Press airs on Sunday mornings at on Network Ten. The show has been running since October 1992. The program’s first guest was the then Prime Minister Paul Keating
Paul Keating
Paul John Keating was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1991 to 1996. Keating was elected as the federal Labor member for Blaxland in 1969 and came to prominence as the reformist treasurer of the Hawke Labor government, which came to power at the 1983 election...
.
Ten News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
news presenter David Johnston
David Johnston (Newsreader)
David Johnston is a retired Australian television news presenter.Johnston, known as DJ to hundreds of thousands of viewers and colleagues, presented his last bulletin on the Seven Network on 23 September 2005...
was the original host. Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno is an Australian political journalist, National Affairs editor for Ten News and a member of the Canberra Press Gallery.Bongiorno is former Roman Catholic priest and attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat....
took over as host in 1996. In 2010 Ten News's Senior Political Correspondent Hugh Riminton
Hugh Riminton
Hugh Riminton is a journalist, foreign correspondent and television news presenter.Raised in New Zealand, he began work as a cadet reporter, aged 17 in Christchurch before moving to Australia in 1983 to work for the Macquarie Radio Network in Perth and Melbourne. In 1989, he joined the Australian...
will share the presenting role with Bongiorno, which was formerly held by Ten News Sydney
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
presenter Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:...
.
The program was also on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in 1958 until 1967.