Sunrise readies for relaunch, while PM returns in weekly segment

Tim Burrowes

January 21, 2010 10:38

The imminent relaunch of Seven’s breakfast show Sunrise will include the return of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in a weekly segment.

The PM will appear every Friday in a slot where he will answer viewers’ questions, TV Tonight revealed.

Rudd has previously been a regular on the show, debating issues with Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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7 COMMENTS

KCMG 21 Jan 10

Hope it works for Sunrise because the format getting very tired.

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Anonymous 21 Jan 10

Great, more propaganda

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Damo 21 Jan 10

Screened viewers’ questions.

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Beaudacious 21 Jan 10

KRudd appears on Sunrise every week? Isn’t that un-constitutional?

Still won’t watch the show, but a bit surprised our national leader appears on a TV show every week. Even more surprising that it’s Sunrise.. No accounting for taste.

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HammerTime 21 Jan 10

I thought the PM was supposed to be working for the good of Australians not the good of himself?

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Jamie 21 Jan 10

Just want to check if I’m the only one who wants to punch the TV every time I see David Koch on it.

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