Stan Grant to step down as Q+A host permanently and move on to other ABC roles

RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas will replace high-profile Indigenous journalist, who quit after being the target of racist abuse

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Two months after he stepped down from hosting Q+A after receiving grotesque racist abuse", Stan Grant has chosen to walk away from the high-profile role for new ABC projects.

RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas, who has been a stand-in presenter, will front the program for the rest of the year, as well as hosting the radio show from Tuesday to Friday.

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