ABC News (Australia)

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October 22, 2026 3.7x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 3,820,655 views a day, 3.7 times a normal day (1,026,927).

This week on the channel +7.9M views this week

Australia's wet El Niño gives ABC a weather puzzle

Meteorologist Tom Saunders explains why a combination associated with severe drought is producing an unusually rainy year.

Channel: ABC News (Australia) · Story of October 18, 2026

Video taking off 25x its usual first day

A P-plater in custody after a car drives into Knights fans at Wallsend

ABC News (Australia)'s report from Newcastle, on the eve of the NRL grand final, became the channel's most watched story of the weekend, an…

Channel: ABC News (Australia) · Story of October 4, 2026

This week on the channel 15 videos this week

Bail for the RAF Fairford suspects tops ABC News Australia's Monday

Fifteen uploads in seven days, and Monday alone ran from Jim Chalmers' $6 billion budget news to famine fears in occupied Oleshky.

Channel: ABC News (Australia) · Story of September 29, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Israel threatens major offensive after two IDF soldiers killed in West Bank attack | ABC NEWS

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

5,267

Video views, pace per day

13,273

Views in its first 6 hours

5,267

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.8% of all views the category's channels gained this week

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
The centre of a Bogong moth 'storm' | ABC NEWS	October 24, 2026	1:08 short	2	-	2 (1 hour)	0	-
Indonesians protest government’s handling of Central Kalima…	October 24, 2026	6:15	160	-	160 (1 hour)	2	-
Politicians facing increased threats and safety concerns: G…	October 24, 2026	7:24	319	-	319 (1 hour)	11	-
Adrift kangaroo rescued after 3km offshore swim | ABC NEWS	October 24, 2026	1:03 short	889	-	889 (2 hours)	31	-
Backlash to Israeli tourist behaviour in Thailand | ABC NEWS	October 24, 2026	2:27 short	3,690	-	3,690 (2 hours)	239	-
US must be ‘tough’ on Putin amid talks of three-way peace n…	October 24, 2026	7:20	2,370	-	2,370 (2 hours)	27	-
WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John won’t attend parliamen…	October 24, 2026	3:49	2,048	-	2,048 (3 hours)	17	-
MP Helen Haines now serious but stable in hospital after al…	October 24, 2026	3:37	5,702	-	5,702 (4 hours)	131	-
Beloved bird targeted by wildlife traffickers | Asia News W…	October 23, 2026	5:25	2,668	-	2,668 (5 hours)	19	0
First Lady Melania brokers ceasefire in Russian-occupied Uk…	October 23, 2026	3:48	10,283	-	10,283 (5 hours)	89	-
Meghan Markle says she was informed of allegations against …	October 23, 2026	2:12 short	5,700	-	5,700 (6 hours)	13	-
Israel threatens major offensive after two IDF soldiers kil…	October 23, 2026	2:21 short	5,267	13,273	5,267 (6 hours)	46	-
Authorities urge drivers to stay away from floodwaters with…	October 23, 2026	2:18 short	7,485	8,557	7,485 (18 hours)	35	3
Indians fight for their vote back after electoral purge | A…	October 23, 2026	2:30 short	3,731	4,208	3,731 (18 hours)	20	-
Great Koala National Park established after years of campai…	October 23, 2026	1:28 short	8,140	9,119	8,140 (18 hours)	130	-

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

13.9 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

0.1 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

13,876 views

short vs long

8 short (up to 3 minutes), 7 long
average views per short video: 4,363
average views per long video: 3,364

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
King Charles deals with shots fired near him in Sydney in 1…	January 9, 2014	0:43	23,168,443
Faith in humanity restored as crowd lift train to save trap…	August 6, 2014	1:08	18,238,486
Hawaiian lava devours road before destroying houses (2018) …	May 7, 2018	2:18	15,005,758
Qld Police arrest escaped sex offender (2013) | ABC News	April 23, 2013	1:08	10,474,543
2015 first-person drone racing in an abandoned Melbourne fa…	June 11, 2015	1:39	9,259,488

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
When you thought Australian beaches couldn't get any scarie…	December 15, 2024	0:26	13,077,074
Suspects on motorbike tackled by cop	October 4, 2023	0:22	7,959,502
Some of the famous faces attending King Charles III's coron…	May 6, 2023	0:59	5,301,647
Māori MPs start haka in NZ's parliament as protest | ABC Ne…	November 15, 2024	1:00	4,538,907
Skydiver gets parachute caught on plane | ABC NEWS	December 11, 2025	0:37	4,386,749

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 22, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 3,820,655 views a day, 3.7 times a normal day (1,026,927).
2. October 21, 2026Video taking offDoctors race to save Helen Haines's leg, Brendan … The video opened at a pace of 99,034 views a day, 6.2 times a normal first day on this channel (15,911).
3. October 20, 2026Video taking offCar did U-turn and struck Helen Haines in ‘delibe… The video opened at a pace of 154,390 views a day, 9.4 times a normal first day on this channel (16,446).
4. October 18, 2026Video taking offWhy this year’s El Niño will be the wettest on re… The video opened at a pace of 82,763 views a day, 6.6 times a normal first day on this channel (12,633).
5. October 17, 2026Video taking offWhite House press secretary Katie Zacharia ousted… The video opened at a pace of 123,823 views a day, 7.5 times a normal first day on this channel (16,416).
6. October 11, 2026Video taking offRental rises slow as vacancies lift across Austra… The video opened at a pace of 43,724 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (13,332).
7. October 11, 2026Video taking offTrump calls for new Ukrainian president following… The video opened at a pace of 57,300 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (15,908).
8. October 5, 2026Video taking offTreasurer reveals the government is looking to 't… The video opened at a pace of 53,653 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (16,416).
9. October 4, 2026Video taking offP-plater in custody after car crashes into Newcas… The video opened at a pace of 404,851 views a day, 25 times a normal first day on this channel (16,416).Read the story
10. October 4, 2026Video taking offAlleged driver in Newcastle car crash charged and… The video opened at a pace of 393,196 views a day, 24 times a normal first day on this channel (16,416).
11. October 3, 2026Video taking offIndian pilot hailed a hero for saving passengers … The video opened at a pace of 65,973 views a day, 4.7 times a normal first day on this channel (14,103).
12. October 3, 2026Video taking offAttacked pilot speaks for first time publicly | A… The video opened at a pace of 116,439 views a day, 8.3 times a normal first day on this channel (14,103).