‘Everything kicked into gear’: how Australia’s media covered the Queen’s death

Broadcasters launched well-rehearsed plans - including pre-planned outfits - when news broke in the early morning

• Queen Elizabeth II, UK's longest-reigning monarch, dies aged 96
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The sombre black outfits have been ready for years, the studio rehearsals done many times and the obituaries and highlights packages were ready.

Like the BBC and ITV, Australian broadcasters had careful plans to launch on the death of the Queen.

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