ACA’s local editions bow out in Perth and Adelaide as Seven’s Ian Ross says goodbye to Sydney

Tim Burrowes

November 29, 2009 12:02

The Perth and Adelaide editions of A Current Affair bowed out on Friday night, while Seven newsreader Ian Ross bade farewell to Sydney viewers..

As Mumbrella reported last week, finances were behind the ACA decision. The local versions will be replaced by a national edition fronted by Tracy Grimshaw, who last week won a Walkley for her interviews for the show.

Highlights of ACA Perth:

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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.