Australia news LIVE: Karl Stefanovic leaves Nine; Venezuela toll rises after twin earthquakes
Pinned post from 6.32amGo to latestToday’s headlines at a glanceBy Clare SibthorpeHello and welcome to our national news live coverage for Thursday, June 25. In an email to staff sent on Friday, the company’s chief executive, Matt Stanton, said it was “the right time for Karl to move on from the Today show and Nine”. The government staved off a national strike, pay cuts for workers and fee hikes by extending the worker pay funding in a move that was widely welcomed by the sector.
- ▪Pinned post from 6.32amGo to latestToday’s headlines at a glanceBy Clare SibthorpeHello and welcome to our national news live coverage for Thursday, June 25.
- ▪In an email to staff sent on Friday, the company’s chief executive, Matt Stanton, said it was “the right time for Karl to move on from the Today show and Nine”.
- ▪The government staved off a national strike, pay cuts for workers and fee hikes by extending the worker pay funding in a move that was widely welcomed by the sector.
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| Publication time | Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:10:02 +1000 |
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Pinned post from 6.32amGo to latestToday’s headlines at a glanceBy Clare SibthorpeHello and welcome to our national news live coverage for Thursday, June 25. I’m Clare Sibthorpe and I’ll be keeping you up to date with today’s news.Here are today’s main headlines.Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine ‘immediately’: Less than three days after Today host Karl Stefanovic posted his now-deleted podcast with far-right British activist Tommy Robinson, Nine has confirmed he will not return to TV screens. In an email to staff sent on Friday, the company’s chief executive, Matt Stanton, said it was “the right time for Karl to move on from the Today show and Nine”.
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