A Current Affair (or "ACA") is an Australian television current affairs programme, broadcast on the Nine Network. Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Same-sex marriage in Canada) • Tsunami relief Deaths in February • 5 – Gnassingbé Eyadéma • 4 – Ossie Davis • 3 – Ernst Mayr • 3 – Zurab Zhvania • 2 – Max Schmeling Recent deaths Ongoing armed conflicts • Arab-Israeli conflict • Conflict in Chechnya • Second Congo War • Conflict in Iraq... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

It was first broadcast in 1971 hosted by Mike Willesse, who was replaced by journalist Jana Wendt in 1988. Ray Martin took over from Jana Wendt in 1994. Mike Munro took over the hosting role in 1999 after being a reporter for the program. Mike Munro was removed from the program in 2002 and returned to This is Your Life and 60 Minutes. Ray Martin returned in 2003 and signed off at the start of December 2005. 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Jana Wendt was born on May 9, 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, to Czech parents who emigrated to Australia in 1949. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ray Martin Ray Martin (born 20 December 1944, in Richmond, New South Wales) is the Australian Nine Networks Senior Reporter. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Mike Munro is an Australian television presenter. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This Is Your Life was a television show hosted by Ralph Edwards, first broadcast in the United States from 1952 to 1961 on NBC. It originated as a radio show airing from 1948 to 1952. ... The ticking TAG Heuer stopwatch from 60 Minutes. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The program airs nationally at 6:30pm weeknights in all capital cities.

Over the 2005/2006 summer, ACA was 'rested' to enable a major revamp of the program to take place. A Current Affair had seen its ratings decline for most of 2005 against arch-rival public affairs show Today Tonight on the Seven Network. Tracy Grimshaw is getting ready to take over the show on Monday 30 January 2006. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Today Tonight, hosted by Naomi Robson Today Tonight is an Australian television current affairs programme, broadcast on the Seven Network. ... The Seven Network is Australias largest television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Tracy Grimshaw (born June 3, 1960) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• The satire Frontline (Australian TV series)
• List of Australian television series
• List of Nine Network programs

DVD cover for Series 1 of Frontline (from left to right: Rob Sitch, Bruno Lawrence, Jane Kennedy, and Tiriel Mora) Frontline is an Australian comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programs and reporting. ... This is a list of Australian television series and television programs. ... The following are programs that have, currently, or are soon to be broadcast by the Nine Network and its regional affiliates. ...

External link

• Official A Current Affair Website
• A Current Affair at the Internet Movie Database