| Stateline | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News,current affairs |
| Presented by | Quentin Dempster (NSW) Josie Taylor (VIC) Jessica van Vonderen (QLD) Ian Henschke (SA) Eliza Blue (WA) Laetitia Lemke (NT) Airlie Ward (TAS) Chris Kimball (ACT) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 ABC News 24 (2010) ABC iview |
| Release | 16 February 1996 (1996-02-16) – 4 March 2011 (2011-03-04) |
| Release | 1 January 2024 (2024-01-01)[1] – present |
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Stateline is a brand used by theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation for in-depth local andstate-based news stories and interviews. Some of the stories feature on a monthly program called Stateline, which airs on the ABC News Channel and is available on ABC iview. It is hosted by James Glenday.
Stateline was previously a weekly, Friday night television current affairs program. It provided analysis of state and municipal politics as well as insight into state and regional issues in a current affairs journalistic style. The program was known for its interviews with politicians, and for its coverage of important regional issues.
The program premiered on 16 February 1996 at 6 pm.[2] It moved to 7:30 pm in February 2001, which resulted inThe 7.30 Report being removed from Fridays.[3][4]
The ABC announced in December 2010 that the state-based current affairs programStateline would be folded into a new7.30 brand from March 2011.[5] The change saw7.30 extended to five nights a week, although Friday editions were to be presented locally and focus on state affairs.[5] The Friday state-based editions of7.30 were eventually axed in December 2014.[6]
It is broadcast on ABC TV, ABC News and ABC iview on Sundays during the state-based news bulletins, with eight separate state and territory specific editions.[citation needed] It was also broadcast on the new digital channelABC2 after its launch in March 2005.[7]
With the launch ofABC News 24 in 2010, each local version ofStateline was also broadcast nationally on the channel over the weekend.[citation needed]
As of 2025 the Stateline brand name is in use by theABC again.[8] Local presenters of state news bulletins anchor episodes of Stateline.
Former presenters of Stateline until 2011 include:
| State/Territory | Presenter |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | Quentin Dempster |
| Victoria | Josie Taylor |
| Queensland | Jessica van Vonderen |
| Western Australia | Eliza Blue |
| South Australia | Ian Henschke |
| Tasmania | Airlie Ward |
| Australian Capital Territory | Chris Kimball |
| Northern Territory | Laetitia Lemke |
In June also announced digital-first Stateline to be broadcast on Friday nights as part of an extended 40 minute bulletin, produced out of state and territory newsrooms and anchored by local 7pm presenters.
ABC2 was officially launched by the Minister for Communications, Senator The Hon Helen Coonan, at Parliament House Canberra yesterday. Demonstrating Federal Government support for the ABC's new free to view digital tv channel, Senator Coonan congratulated the ABC board and the ABC New Media team for using digital tv technology to provide a new broad-appeal television service. She was particularly pleased with the programming time on the new digital tv station dedicated to regional issues though Australia Wide, Landline and Stateline.
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