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Another Channel 10 star LEAVES the struggling network: respected political editor Peter van Onselen makes a shocking career move after four years in the role.
Channel 10’s respected political editor Peter van Onselen will leave the struggling network and return to a position in academia.
Mr Van Onselen first joined Channel 10 in 2018 after working at Sky News Australia and The Australian newspaper.
Prior to his media roles, Mr. van Onselen worked as an adviser to Tony Abbott and was a professor at Edith Cowan University.
Ahead of Parliament’s first week of sitting last month, van Onselen hinted that he had had enough of traveling between Sydney and Canberra for the Channel 10 role.
On my way to Canberra for the first week off of the year. I’ve *only* been doing this for four years,’ she explained.
‘I don’t know how politicians sustain it for a decade or more. Sometimes we forget the sacrifices they make!
Channel 10’s respected political editor Peter van Onselen (pictured) leaves the struggling network and returns to a position with academia.
Prior to joining Channel 10, Mr. van Onselen co-hosted The Project, Channel 10’s flagship current affairs programme.
It is unclear what Van Onselen’s departure will mean for Channel Ten’s political coverage. The position had been vacant for several years before he took it over.
The station is facing a lawsuit from political reporter Tegan George, who claims she was subjected to a “sexually hostile, demeaning and oppressive” workplace. Ms. George is suing the network with a lawsuit naming van Onselen, along with several other employees of the network.
van Onselen (pictured with his wife Ainslie, CEO of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand)
Daily Mail Australia understands that van Onselen will retain his role as a columnist with The Australian newspaper.
His impending departure comes at a time when the network is struggling in the ratings.
Parent company Paramount ANZ recently rejected suggestions that Ten would shut down, with a senior executive saying they are “excited” about the future.
Van Onselen’s previous show, The Project, was at the center of controversy this week after an X-rated joke about Jesus aired, sparking fury among the Christian community.
Last year, van Onselen was involved in a brutal Twitter dispute with former Australian of the Year and advocate for victims of sexual abuse, Grace Tame.