Shock as long-time ABC presenter announces departure

July 31, 2023 4:24

ABC’s long-time 7pm bulletin presenter Juanita Phillips is set to depart mid-September after over 20 years at the broadcaster.

Announced Monday afternoon via a column on the ABC website, Phillips wrote that “change is in the air” both at the ABC and within her family and personal life, and “it seems the right time” to take a new step for herself.

Juanita Phillips is leaving the ABC after over 20 years

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.