The first episode of Insiders went to air in July, 2001, promising an informative and irreverent take on the week in politics."We mapped out some ideas and it's amazing how many of those, the structures that we put in place for the program, remain with Insiders today as an essential part of the program.
"Barrie Cassidy has been an enduring part of Canberra journalism for as long as I can remember, and I enjoyed being interviewed by him," Mr Howard said. A true professional. He always does his homework."It's a sentiment shared by Bob Hawke, who has known Cassidy as both a tenacious young reporter — his persistent questioning during a television interview in 1982 led a furious Hawke to call him"a bloody pest" — and as a trusted media adviser for five years.
"I think he makes very sound judgements about politics. He's even-handed, and that's what I like about him more than anything. I'd say, 'well done son'." "The thing about Bazza is that he's quite modest and humble," says Heather Ewart, former political correspondent and current host of the ABC's Back Roads program, and Cassidy's partner of more than 35 years.
I wonder if Waleed will be appoint next to follow the trend in bias
Stinky arse fraser_anning will keep farting everywhere as it has nothing else to say. What a shameful representation for people of Queensland in the Australian Senate.
EGG fraser_anning
Give her a gig .
I'm devvo....
Good riddance. Never has so many 10's of 100's of 1000's tax payers' $$$$$ been illegally shovelled into the pockets of illegally left biased Charter breaching ABC journalists barriecassidy ItaButtrose
💬Will miss him on Insiders Have him back as guess speaker, please.
Thank you barriecassidy for your expertise and professionalism, you will be sorely missed. ABC, please consider the prodigious journalistic talent that is albericie to head up Insiders.
Good riddance!
Congratulations on a fantastic contribution to political discussions and scrutiny. Best of luck barriecassidy .
Do not put Fran in please...
Good.
Why will I get out of bed on Sundays?
Oh no! 😪
And the shock is Oh that's right I couldn't gives toss what that lefty and the ABC do.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :(
Good riddance!!
Let's hope his replacement is a little less biased.
Good
Heh
😥
He'll be missed by Shorten
ItaButtrose About time, used to be fair and balanced, now, like the rest of the ABC, unfortunately it's just interesting to see the rapid downward left declining spiral that was once balanced reporting. Maybe Ita can bring some balance back, but I'm not holding my breath.
We will miss a great journalist on a Sunday morning ....well done ... congratulations on your award ...
what a day of celebration, he's finally going
Say it ain’t so Barrie 🥺😮😳
Woohoo🎉🍾
Noooooo!😢😢😢
Stop it! You are not.
WHY ?
any prizes for the gender of the replacement? why don't we rename it FEMABC?
One can only hope it’s because Ita has told the left wing wankers working there that their days of unchallenged biased reporting...lies & left wing indoctrination of the masses is over .....
Noooo
Renewal at the ace The search is on for another lefty that can create a bigger echo chamber
Thank God along with his mates on the show, the most biased show on TV and should NOT BE FUNDED BY AUSTRALIAN TAXPAYERS JOIN THE WIFE ON BACKROADS
We'll sorely miss you Barrie. A clear reasoned voice in the media wilderness. But I don't blame you for a desire to get out of it and explore nicer things.
Some good news finally
Bending over to Leftards has taken it's toll
His work is done ? Pretty Cocky Labor will win are you Billious Barrie 😡
A sad day.
There must be a good political gig coming up after the election.
Great news Barrie. No please go away as I do not like to pay for femar left propaganda (your salary).
Maybe the “Ita” effect is bearing fruit.
About time this deadwood was scraped off
About time this leftie left
Noooooooooo
Sad to see such an experienced campaigner leaving InsidersABC where he has shed light into dark corners and helped to inform political debate in Australia. No doubt there'll be a few relieved politicians...Thanks barriecassidy abc insiders auspol
Nooo.
Goody
Good luck for the FUTURE Barrie!! Another example of ABC's professional presenting!! LONG LIVE ABC!!!!!
So sad you are leaving Barrie. It won’t be the same without you. 😢
😒
He’s held so many lines. Above all, he has occasionally pricked the bubble.
Thank u barriecassidy
Great news!👍👍 now just dump the whole show 😉😉😉
Bummer 😯😥
I will always remember Barrie’s interview with Hanson prior to the WA election. His careful, clever questioning encouraged her to self-immolate, destroying any chance she, and her toxic party, had in WA. I salute and thank you for that act. It won’t be forgotten.
TheirABC
He has made an important contribution and will b hard to replace. I am so glad he told his back story a while back. It explained him so well.
albericie would be an excellent choice
NNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Sad day but a wonderful thoughtful and insightful man
Back to the Labor party 🥳
Huge loss
Problem solved : Meet your new host
Don’t let the door hit you on the arse on the way out.
Fran Kelly taking over?
Great innings comrade. But it's time. Cannot phathom replacement. HamishMcDonald is calm forensic & deadly - better suited for Q&A. insiders is like the old ControversyCorner with RexMossop. Needs an opinionated prodder - DavidMarr FranKelly not sure about EmmaAlberici
clearly time for a thinly veiled fascist sympathiser from the IPA.
This depresses me as much as us losing last grand final! Say it ain’t so!
I Will miss Barry terribly but I’m putting my two cents in and hoping Patricia Karvellas gets the job
How many decades has it taken to prise him loose from the taxpayer tit? Take that boring old communist Adams with you.
albericie would be amazing heading up InsidersABC
jenoutwest
I'll miss Barrie very much, I wish him well for the future.
Churn at ABC is good but should've been sooner than 18 years. Needs a big face wipe all over.
See ya Barrie! The nightmare is over.
Don't tell me ... he's decided to join his lovely wife Heather Ewart and head on down those Back Roads to meet all the wonderful, positive, joyous people she has introduced us to! Gosh ... politicians or the folk of country Australia ... no choice really ...
Won’t be the same without you Barrie. You’ll be missed
You've done a brilliant job
Isn't it because his wife is being sent overseas?
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Barrie,congratulations on the gong.Sorry to see you go,if I might,have a quiet word,take Gerard with u please.
good👍
Foe the second time Barrie. I hope there is a thrd time too! Love your work, best of luck!
Off to the outback along a few back roads & have some fun with wifey.
I wonder which leftie shill will replace him in the echo chamber? 🙄 TheirABC
Oh noooooooo!!! Why Barrie? I'm devastated.
Well, that’s buggered my Sunday mornings now barriecassidy ! Looks as if it’s in the garden for me now. NOT HAPPY BAZZA😥😥 See you and Kerry on the North Coast writers circuit ?
No... This can’t be true... 😢
Long service leave is well earned.
Now that you have set your date Return to Labor,speak the truth mate You know in your heart it`s never too late Punish this LNP on Insiders,don`t obfuscate Give em the hell they deserve A double helping ,a whopping serve 👌🏼 auspol
Well done!! And always enjoy your view of the political 'bubble' even the times when I disagree.with your view! 😊😊😊
He will be missed!
Does this herald a long overdue swing to the right and perhaps a touch of objectivity on the ABC?
Maybe you could have another crack at Offsiders, the self indulgent wafflers now on the show have turned it into just another gossip session.
TomMcIlroy Devastating news.
It is a pity that you were nobbled by your LNP controlled bosses at the end barriecassidy Good luck in your retirement.
It will be difficult to replace Barry! Where else at the abc will you find anyone from the political left?!
So what ! Another from the left will replace the bloke whose left. Same shit, different horse.
AnnaVidot GavinCoote devo, no more Sunday morning furrowed Merino brow.
A reporter of rare insight, and a fine man.
No
Jackthelad1947 Just won’t be the same without Barrie
IS A CONSERVATIVE REPLACING HIM ? YOU KNOW FOR FAIRNESS IMPARTIALITY OF YR CHARTER ? YEAH RIGHT
Very sad to see him go. Thank you for your service, sir.
The perfect replacement IMO would be albericie please not PVO gavmorris
You and your partner we thankyou for your professionalism in what ever you do . Un biast commentary and one on one interviews fantastic , let the person finish what there saying thankyou Barry
Nooooooooooooo!!
Big pity insiders won't be the same
Say it isn't so 😭😭😭
Barrie you ARE insiders after alls said and done I can’t help but wonder if the shenanigans at the ABC went a step too far? May your replacement be fearless and independent. Oh and thanks for Huw! Looking forward to your next project.
Sacked more like it.
Greens candidacy? Joining the savage club?
I think the obvious replacement for Barrie is Tony Jones who’s just left QandA
see didnt i say they where moving out anyone that would question authority in any way ive (vocaly:P) had my disagreements, but i strongly doubt they where over the same things that had morrison/IPA order you be forced out
So, that'd make him an outsider yeah?
Irreplaceable, but seems it's Cassidy's time to Hopalong.
Oh no. Good for Barrie but I’ll miss him so much. I’m still not over Jim Whaley.
barriecassidy Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! *rocks myself to sleep* One more year please, Sir... insiders needs your steady hand like no other time before. Bbbbbbbbaaaaaarrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiieeeee!!!
Barrie Sunday will not be the same without you. Congrats on the award - well deserved.
Our rock of rationality and reason is moving? Hopefully not on... May you continue to influence.
Insiders corrupted by Morrison's edict that ABC news and current affairs become a forum for hard right extremists...
Ahhhhhh Noooooo !!!
Give it to Heather!
When is Fran coming on board?
This makes this day just worse : /
k_bint_anastasi 😭
barriecassidy no! you can’t! you’re one of the few remaining beacons of good journalism!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooloooooooooooooooooooooo! 😢
I don't blame him. He's obviously been struggling with his integrity and the muzzle he's been under. It must be hard to swallow the garbage he's forced to spew BringBackJournalism LNPLIARS Extortion Corrupt OurABC PoliticalVandals auspol
A true gentleman.
Bye Barry, see yah. Off to greener pastures?
Bugger. Losing Barrie Cassidy and Tony Jones. I still haven't got over albericie Lateline, or Kerry O'Brien.
WTF Barrie .... It won't be the same .You'll be missed by many
Trust management knew . In commercial broadcasting they hate surprises.
Will he be replaced by someone Fair and Balanced. No will be the same echo chamber
Please say it isn’t so. 😭😭
Sunday mornings won’t be the same.
Sad day
I’m sure they’ll get a Conservative replacement.
I’ll miss you Bazza
Monster_Dome
Please, please DO NOT GIVE FRAN KELLY THE JOB. HAMISH McDONALD is a far more intelligent individual, insightful, handles the interview process very well.
Noooooo
Awwwww! Barry!!!
Noooooooooooo, will never be the same. Though Murphyroo will be excellent
No!
Uncle Barry, you can’t leave!!!!!! You’re the best barriecassidy
😭
No ! Don’t want it to be true ...
My Sunday morning will never be the same, I hope he still contributes in some way on other media, congratulations on the lifetime award Barrie
Please don't let Fran Kelly replace you.
finally cant stand the taste of right wing offal aye..he has swallowed a lot of that...
What an absolute champion but always be open to succession planning - from experience there will always be a new generation of champions- lets celebrate the ‘old’ & embrace the ‘new’
Nooooooo
BillDobell Does that mean He’ll now be an ‘Outsider ‘ ?
barriecassidy Sorry to hear you are leaving insiders but thank for all the years of Sunday mornings. All the best for the future.
Monster_Dome Bazza - The Collective thanks you for your service and reflecting the full diversity of inner-city green-left thought. May your power be renewable.
Thank fk
You will be sadly missed barriecassidy Sunday mornings will not be the same
GCobber99 Thanks for your fabulous political contribution over the last 15 plus years you'll be missed.
Barrie would you by any chance be joining Malcolm and his faithful followers in the new political movement?
Well that just tops off a pretty shitty day in the media world.
Say it aint so!
Hooray.
There's another one in the 'who gives a fuck' category
Nooooooo
What? Barrie Cassidy IS Insiders!
Nooooooooooo!!! I will miss you barriecassidy !
Congratulations on your award. Great job.
With Barrie leaving, can I suggest the journalist being under-utilised by who should become the new host of InsidersABC for her fearlessness with politicians would be albericie & definitely not the execrable annabelcrabb who isn’t s journalist’s arsehole Auspol
Shit happens
That's sad for us Barrie.
Nooooooooo barriecassidy !!!
😢
barriecassidy Barry, congratulations on a stunning career, I hope you enjoy your retirement, even more so if this current lot of morons are sent packing, otherwise you might end up a grumpy old man like me.
Aw that’s a surprise and the end of an era. Eighteen years is quite something. He will be missed.
Thank you Ita Buttrose .
NO NO NO NO NO ..........Whats that song that says *please dont go* breakfast on Sunday will NEVER EVER be the same. Im upset, but best wishes for what ever you do. Anthony.
What? The world is changing far too much 😖😩
He will be missed
Good job for chriskkenny
yippeee
Noooooo!!!!!!
Oh Barrie what happens to my Sunday morning? Glad you are letting us know now instead of later. But who will they put in your place? I will miss you.
To work on SkyNewsAust 🤔
Well done, and thank you for the insights given.
Love you BarryCassidy
That is the best news I’ve heard in years, good riddance, he is the most biased journalist I have come across EVER. Hopefully they will put someone in there with a bit of balance. The clean out has commenced, yay! theirABC
Not the same without Barrie! All good things... I suppose. Virginia Trioli would be my pick as replacement. A Good moderate voice to referee the couchers.
Is barriecassidy joining heatherewart1 for Back Road x 2!
No
Oh No! I'm not ready. Had no attitude at all towards this moment. as if you were somehow imperviously impervious.
Hopefully GerardHendersen will also retire live on air on Sunday Auspol
learned watching you: read material thoroughly to understand the subject matter well for the topics, select to-the-point well directed questions, take control of time without interrupting the panel, smile intermittently to keep it cool: thank you Barrie and god bless you 🙏
Noooo!
Oh please no.
Monster_Dome Will his salary now go back to the tax payers he doesn't represent?
No!
No 😔
Exits stage LEFT! Surely!
adamgartrell Could Barrie take over from Jon Faine
So enjoyed Barrie's Insiders show, a real Sunday treat. I will miss Barrie and his panel of great journalists but support his time for a change and look forward to his election coverage. It'll be brilliant, as always.
No 😢
It’s a start
Job vacancy: Conservatives need not apply
Won’t be the same without Barrie.
GMegalogenis OMG! Is this because the Libs won’t win (LoL); more time with the family?
Good read. barriecassidy good journalist
Say it isn’t so.
ABCs loss but a massive gain to officially have you back with Labor again.
Noooooooooooooo!
Never watch it.
heyjimmy299 Sorry to hear...
Is he running as an 'independent' against Peter Dutton? AskingForAFriend
You will be missed who on earth will replace you.
I noticed Barry's bite (on anyone, on any bullshit) has been getting stronger...
And vanOnselenP has already been taken .. spew the perfect replacement
Make sure you barriecassidy and Jon Faine still catch up one a week and podcast your convo - I hang on every word once a week abcmelbourne
No Barrie no 😣
When he's on the Outside looking in he'll understand why were not looking in !!☺️👍
Huge loss for Australians
Oh no! Sunday mornings won’t be the same!! Thanks for everything & good luck! InsidersABC
Only one who talks sense, loss to the show, and hope he still pops up on breakfast show, project etc
Leaving the what?
doncandon C'mon Ita, at this moment you mean everything - Too ra loo ra too ra loo rye aye InsidersABC
Love insiders,love Barries hair more
glebbern Why is Barrie leaving Does the Nasty Party consider he is not following the party line?
ABCMediaComms Noooooooooooooo! 🥺
GhostsMiserable I won’t notice.
I hope they get as good as a host for InsidersABC as barriecassidy We need a centre leaning host so all shades of the political spectrum get a hard time
Sky news made him an offer he couldnt refuse 😂😂😂😂
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
arrhhh !? G'Day
Congratulations barriecassidy on your award. Well deserved 👏👏👏 As you are leaving Insiders, may I suggest albericie as your replacement 🤗
Monster_Dome Maybe he knows Bill is in trouble
GMegalogenis Thank you Barrie for being a delight to watch. For many years, your integrity has served you and us well. I look forward to seeing what your future at ABC holds as I'm sure we will all benefit no matter what it is.
What!!! Nooooooooooo...
😴😴😴
Thanks for you sterling work
and Tony Jones pulls the pin on QandA... what will they do to OurABC next.. the biggest loss was Lucky Oceans...I loved his program..after LnL just the perfect end to the day ..
Thanks Barrie. Tha's done a grand job. Good luck in the future.
Goodbye
Barry OMG my Sunday mornings, what will happen
Going outside.
MSMWatchdog2013 Is he going to channel 10 and Chris Ulhmann coming back to abc?
Gee Ita moves fast.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Oh no. 👎🏽
Perhaps Insiders needs to go too
PeterCastieau embritts1 🍾
SeanBradbery Noooooo
lt_chill Noooooooooooo! My favourite part of BreakfastNews is Friday mornings at 7.30am. It’s like a little tease before Sunday morning and InsidersABC. I’m going to have to get a hobby 😂
NO!!!! 😓😧
devastated....
SeanBradbery Bugger InsidersABC
Friday night announcement... Classic politics. Good on you Barrie nice work auspol
Congratulations on your award barriecassidy Well deserved. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 auspol MSM
Where will he be waving his limp lettuce leaf around now?
maztrev18 😣
To be replaced by someone from the hard right eg: Daisy Cousens ? 😷
Must have a job lined up with the next ALP government, eh?
Thank you barriecassidy for your insight into Australian politics and asking the hard questions during your time at InsidersABC . I will miss your humor and you . Yes I will definitely miss you. Enjoy whatever you decide to do in the future. xx
barriecassidy Thanks for 18 years of Sunday morning company while I do my ironing.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Replace him with Waleed Ali.
Are they putting him back on the archives shelf are they....he's about 10years past his use by date
He is an extreme leftist. Hopefully he was the new CEO’s first scalp.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo auspol
The only good that can come of this is if rabbitandcoffee does a send off video for barriecassidy backtoyoubarrie
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo
PNSlipper Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
To run for..........?
Monster_Dome Received a job offer, has he? Bshorten's office?
Oh, just when interesting times are in full swing. Cheers to a bright road ahead. barriecassidy
Why has it taken so long?
maztrev18 You have been a constant as a source of information and opinion on current affairs in my life. Thank you.
Ah, no. : (
tyrelle123 More liked PUSHED by new management !!
Sad. Always great analysis. Thanks barriecassidy
PatsKarvelas You can’t!
Irreplaceable
Yawn....
Oh no! Insiders without Barrie is like Jam without cream!
Yaaaas!
Nnnnnoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
PatsKarvelas Barry going into podcasting too?
Oh bugger !
Good riddance.
Noooo
Doesn’t feel like faking neutrality under a Shorten Government.
Joining Getup or the unions?
I suppose the Sundance Kid will be next.
No barriecassidy you can't leave!! Your my Sunday morning Insiders information on who is doing what. No-one can do it as well as you!!!
It won't be the same without the ultimate insider.
Monster_Dome Party! Although probably being replaced Jane Caro or Clementine Ford. They'll have to be female, dark skinned, gay and transgender though to fit the Intersectional hierarchy.
Absolute loss. Thank you for the years of insights, reading between the lines and asking questions that otherwise would have gone begging. Thanks also for showcasing the work of cartoonists and photographers and creating space for Huw Parkinson. You will be missed. barrycassidy
Excellent! Now replace him with a right wing politician
PatsKarvelas No-one is irreplaceable, but barriecassidy will be as close as it can get.
There is a god!
MSMWatchdog2013 No way I’m liking this post. Very much unlike
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Fair enough. They have become so right wing, he may as well get double for working at the Cable TV station.
Nooooo
Noooo
Noooooooo
Alternative headlong. ABC looking for a left wing labor hack to host a propaganda show for labor and greens. Only those with left ideals need apply.
Replaced by ? Annabel Crabb or Denise Drysdale same difference really
More time with the family ?
MSMWatchdog2013 oh no. i know who wants your job. please no.
Thank god the nightmare is over 😂😂😂😂
That just can’t happen. I will have to run Ita and get it stopped.
Does this make Barrie an outsider...? 🧐🧐🧐
Thank god
Enjoy the million dollar pension Barry, you can thank us later.
Alas
Maybe the next one will ask hard questions? Bwahahahaha eho aho hohoho
I can't take so much bad news on one day
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