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===== One-off telethons ===== Throughout Australia, there have been several national telethons during the 2000s. One was held to aid victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 tsunami]] that hit parts of [[Indonesia]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[India]], which killed over 200,000 people. This telethon was simulcast by all three commercial networks, Seven, Nine and Ten. There were other telethons around the world raising money for that event. On February 12, 2009, the Nine Network held a special telethon to benefit the victims of the [[2009 Victorian bushfires]], through the [[Australian Red Cross]]. Titled ''Australia Unites β The Victorian Bushfire Appeal'', the event was hosted by Nine Network personality [[Eddie McGuire]], and accompanied by many celebrities, athletes and entertainers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25033506-10229,00.html|title=Melbourne Herald Sun: "Eddie McGuire to host Channel Nine fundraiser for Victoria fire victims", 2/10/2009.|website=news.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316115147/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25033506-10229,00.html|archive-date=16 March 2009}}</ref> Some of the celebrities to have appeared included [[Russell Crowe]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Orlando Bloom]], Hugh Jackman, [[Anthony La Paglia]], [[Rachel Griffiths]] and [[Simon Baker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,25044776-29277,00.html|title=news.com.au: "Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman join bushfire telethon", 2/12/2009.|website=news.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305010828/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,25044776-29277,00.html|archive-date=5 March 2009}}</ref> [[Rove McManus]] from rival [[Ten Network]] made a special guest appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/751515/australia-digs-deep-for-nines-bushfire-appeal|title=NineMSN: "Australia digs deep for Nine's bushfire appeal"|website=ninemsn.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005003823/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/751515/australia-digs-deep-for-nines-bushfire-appeal|archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> The telethon raised about A$20.5 million from pledges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25048285-29277,00.html|title=AAP: "Telethon raises $20.5m for fire victims", 2/13/2009.|website=news.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215180036/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25048285-29277,00.html|archive-date=15 February 2009}}</ref> On January 9, 2011, the ''Flood Relief Appeal: Australia Unites'' telethon, in response to the [[2010β2011 Queensland floods]], was broadcast by the Nine Network from [[Brisbane]]'s [[Suncorp Piazza]] raised more than A$10 million in pledged aid.<ref>{{cite news | author = AAP | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109226.htm | date = 10 January 2011 | title = Almost $30m raised in Qld flood appeal | access-date = 10 January 2011 | work = ABC News | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110119084906/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109226.htm | archive-date = 19 January 2011 }}</ref>
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