ABC star Lisa Millar has announced she is leaving ABC News Breakfast.
Her final day with the show will be on Friday, August 23.
‘What a blast the past five years has been, whether it was interviewing prime ministers and global thought leaders or getting karaoke encouragement from my childhood idol Gladys Knight,’ Millar said.
Millar will remain with the ABC in a project-based role.
‘I’m going to be having more adventures with Back Roads and Muster Dogs. Muster Dogs keeps getting bigger and bigger. So much to do, and exciting new projects. That means it’s goodbye,’ she said when announcing the move on-air.
Her departure comes after Millar lashed out at cruel trolls who attacked her over an outfit she wore on the show in early 2023.
Millar said she was sickened by the comments especially given they were made so close to International Women’s Day.
‘The fact that what I wore on Monday attracted obnoxious commentary on Twitter, foul disgusting personal abuse that I wouldn’t and couldn’t repeat here – it was upsetting,’ she said.
‘I am angry, on this International Women’s Day. Angry on behalf of myself and also on behalf of other women, young women, who see those stories and see someone like me being violently abused day after day, for whatever reason bullies can find.
‘I worry it might make you think that no progress is being made and it’s not worth it being a woman in the public arena.’
Millar went on to say she had received a wave of support in the wake of the trolling which had given her ‘hope’.
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