{{Short description|Australian journalist and television presenter}} {{Infobox person | name = Georgie Tunny | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|01|24}} | birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | occupation = {{Hlist|Journalist|television presenter}} | known_for = | television = 10 News+<br/>10 News Weekend | employer = Network 10 | years_active = 2012{{ndash}}present | alma_mater = University of Queensland | partner = Rob Mills (2018–present; engaged) }} '''Georgina “Georgie” Tunny''' (born 24 January 1991) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
She is best known for her work as a co-host of Network 10's ''10 News+ ''and ''10 News Weekend'' on Network 10, and was a previous presenter on ''The Project'' and ABC's ''News Breakfast''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pobjie|first=Ben|date=4 April 2022|title=Georgie Tunny's 'big challenge' of having an opinion on The Project|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/georgie-tunny-s-big-challenge-of-having-an-opinion-on-the-project-20220401-p5aa5h.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Tunny was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url=https://10play.com.au/melbourne-cup-carnival-fashion/hosts/2022/georgie-tunny/pa221023kgxay|title=Georgie Tunny|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2022|website=10play|publisher= |access-date=27 November 2022|quote=}}</ref> She attended Brigidine College, Indooroopilly and the University of Queensland, graduating with a double bachelor's degree in Arts and Journalism in 2013.<ref name=bio/> She began her career with an internship at ''The Courier-Mail''.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
== Career ==
=== ABC === Tunny began her career with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in 2012, initially joining the network through a broadcast internship before moving into on‑air roles.
She spent four years as part of the ''News Breakfast'' presenting team, working as a sport presenter, weather presenter, and occasional co‑host, including during the ABC's coverage of the 2020 bushfire emergency and the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="bio" /> Tunny has also worked extensively in sports journalism, serving as a reporter and producer for ABC Melbourne across radio and television, and later becoming the executive producer of the ABC program ''Offsiders: Summer Series''.
In 2017, Tunny attempted to interview Melbourne Victory football player Mitch Austin. However, after Tunny asking her first question, Austin suffered an apparent panic attack and walked off the set.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carmody|first=Broede|date=3 October 2017|title='There goes Mitch': Melbourne Victory's Mitch Austin walks out of interview|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/there-goes-mitch-melbourne-victorys-mitch-austin-walks-out-of-interview-20171003-gyt3gn.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> The incident attracted considerable media attention.<ref>{{cite news |last=Honeysett|first=Stuart|date=3 October 2017|title=Melbourne Victory's Mitch Austin walks out of ABC TV interview after "panic attack"|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/victory-s-austin-walks-out-of-tv-interview/e314d2ff-8430-4f35-93c5-e0bfdfa75fe8|work=Nine's Wide World of Sports|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=3 October 2017|title=TV presenter left stunned as Victory's Austin walks out on interview|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/article/tv-presenter-left-stunned-as-victorys-austin-walks-out-on-interview/axtgv3prs|work=SBS Sport|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> Asked about the incident in 2022 during the ''I've Got News For You'' podcast, Tunny described the moment as "terrifying" and said that although she was concerned for Austin's welfare, she regrets being initially concerned for herself and the possible ramifications the interview would have on her career.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bond|first=Nick|date=22 August 2022|title=Georgie Tunny reveals one regret about 'terrifying' live TV moment|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/georgie-tunny-reveals-one-regret-about-terrifying-live-tv-moment/news-story/86107f8f662b01b3d4071ba47f950b7b|work=news.com.au|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
In August 2021, ''The Age'' published a letter from a female reader complimenting Tunny for being "a lovely natural young woman" and not "a bottle blonde with eyelash extensions or rounded cleavage", calling Tunny "a breath of fresh air, with plenty of sunshine".<ref name=letter>{{cite news|last=Molloy|first=Shannon|date=19 August 2021|title=ABC host Virginia Trioli slams The Age for running a reader letter attacking the appearance of female weather presenters |url=https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/abc-host-virginia-trioli-slams-the-age-for-running-a-reader-letter-attacking-the-appearance-of-female-weather-presenters/news-story/669d79541eeb525a548feb2cfce5baed|work=news.com.au|location= |access-date=27 August 2022}}</ref> This prompted former ''News Breakfast'' presenter Virginia Trioli to criticise the newspaper for publishing such a letter.<ref name=letter/> Editor of ''The Age'' Gay Alcorn subsequently apologised to readers and to Tunny describing it as "an inappropriate letter that should not have been published."<ref name=letter/>
===Foxtel=== In late October 2021, it was announced Tunny would be leaving the ABC after eight years to be the host of daily ''News Flash'' segments on Foxtel's news streaming service Flash, which had been launched earlier that month.<ref>{{cite news|last=Perry|first=Kevin|date=31 October 2021|title=GEORGIE TUNNY to present 'snackable' updates for new streaming service FLASH|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/10/31/georgie-tunny-to-present-snackable-updates-for-new-streaming-service-flash/|work=TV Blackbox|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=1 November 2021|title=Georgie Tunny leaves ABC for Flash|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/11/georgie-tunny-leaves-abc-for-flash.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
===Network 10=== After Carrie Bickmore announced she would be taking extended leave from ''The Project'' in March 2022, Tunny and Chrissie Swan were announced as Bickmore's replacements.<ref>{{cite news |last=Perry|first=Kevin|date=31 March 2022|title=CHRISSIE SWAN and GEORGIE TUNNY set to takeover THE PROJECT desk as CARRIE BICKMORE takes leave|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2022/03/31/chrissie-swan-and-georgie-tunny-set-to-takeover-the-project-desk-as-carrie-bickmore-takes-leave/|work=TV Blackbox|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> In August 2022, it was announced Tunny had left the Flash streaming platform after she was appointed as a permanent member of ''The Project'', as a producer, reporter and presenter.<ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=16 August 2022|title=Georgie Tunny swaps Flash for The Project|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/08/georgie-tunny-swaps-flash-for-the-project.html|work= |location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> Tunny remained at ''The Project'' until the shows cancellation in June 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=3 July 2025 |title=Georgie Tunny joins 10 News+ |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/07/georgie-tunny-joins-10-news.html |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=TV Tonight}}</ref>
Apart from her role with ''The Project'', Tunny was also a member of Network 10's Melbourne Cup Carnival horse racing coverage in 2021 and 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=26 October 2021|title=Derby Day: Oct 30 |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/10/derby-day-oct-30.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=27 November 2022|quote=...and racing reporter Georgie Tunny.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=12 September 2022|title=10 confirms Melbourne Cup broadcasting team|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/09/10-confirms-melbourne-cup-broadcasting-team.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=27 November 2022|quote=Covering all things fashion and entertainment in the Birdcage is Rob Mills, The Project’s Georgie Tunny...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Knox|first=David|date=27 November 2022|title=10 team steps out for Oaks Day|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/11/10-team-steps-out-for-oaks-day.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
In early 2025, Tunny was announced as the narrator for Network 10's Australian adaptation of ''House Hunters''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Danica |date=2025-05-09 |title=Georgie Tunny on how House Hunters Australia can help buyers in the 'abysmal' housing market |url=https://www.chattr.com.au/tv/georgie-tunny-house-hunters-australia-interview/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Chattr |language=en-AU}}</ref>
Later that year in March, it was revealed that Tunny would compete on the forthcoming ninth season of ''The Amazing Race Australia'' alongside her fiancé Rob Mills.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-19 |title=The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity 2025: cast revealed {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/03/the-amazing-race-australia-celebrity-2025-cast-revealed.html |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> It is the third celebrity installment of the show.
Following the cancellation of ''The Project'' in June 2025, Tunny was announced to be joining replacement show ''10 News+.''<ref name=":0" />
In October 2025, Network 10 announced that Tunny will replace Chris Bath to host ''10 News Weekend'' from 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran Channel 10 star's exit paves the way for popular presenter to land sixth role with embattled network|url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/veteran-channel-10-star-chris-baths-exit-paves-the-way-for-georgie-tunney-to-land-plum-new-role-004347662.html|website=Yahoo Life|date=2025-10-31|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en-AU}}</ref>
==Personal life== Tunny commenced a relationship with Australian singer and actor Rob Mills after he contacted her in 2018 after seeing her on ''News Breakfast''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rizvi|first=Jamila|date= 31 July 2020|title='I promise I'm not crazy': how Rob Mills won Georgie Tunny's heart|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/i-promise-i-m-not-crazy-how-rob-mills-won-georgie-tunny-s-heart-20200626-p556ha.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> Mills announced on 31 December 2021 that he and Tunny were engaged.<ref>{{cite news|last=Byrne|first=Fiona|date=1 January 2022|title=Rob Mills set to marry journalist Georgie Tunny|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fiona-byrne/rob-mills-set-to-marry-journalist-georgie-tunny/news-story/c2221ccbeb0476b83f312428455ece09|work=Herald Sun|location= |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
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