A strange thing happened on the ABC’s Weekend Breakfast last Sunday. The regular news presenters – Johanna  Nicholson and Fauziah Ibrahim – are already overworked by ABC standards, having to read both the news and the weather bulletins. But, with sports presenter Jared Coote unwell, they also had to read the sporting results. 

This could never happen on a weekday, when the News Breakfast presenters – Michael Rowland and Lisa Miller – are surrounded by an extensive supporting cast: Tony Armstrong (sport), Nate Byrne (weather), and Madeleine Morris (finance).