Thursday 26 March 2026

AMP Surveillance Contracts | Bob Katter Press Conference Meltdown | Rob's Rant | Scannerscreen Archive | Melissa Doyle Interview Rob McKnight wraps up his week of highlights specials with this Thursday edition of McKnight Tonight — hot topics, a Rob's Rant, a dive into the Scannerscreen archives, and a great interview to close things out. Live shows are back on Wednesday for episode 100. AMP has handed 2,000 staff one week to sign new contracts giving the company the right to film them at home, sell their personal data, and require them to be available on evenings and weekends — while banning them from consulting a lawyer. Rob says it's outrageous, it should be a bigger story, and it's a reminder of exactly why workplace protections exist in the first place. Bob Katter threatened to punch a journalist at a press conference after being asked a single question: whether he had Lebanese heritage. Rob breaks down the extraordinary meltdown — and makes the case that this kind of behaviour, from a sitting federal MP, is an embarrassment to the parliament. Rob's Rant tackles the epidemic of dog owners who think the leash rules don't apply to them — illustrated by a viral park confrontation that had Rob firmly in the corner of the bloke telling it like it is. Tonight's archive segment features the grand finale of Scannerscreen — the teenage Rob McKnight production series that started with two VHS cameras and ended with Department of Education equipment, a commandeered school hall, and a séance that genuinely got out of hand. Rob sits down with Melissa Doyle — former Sunrise co-host, now host of House of Wellness on Seven — for a wide-ranging conversation about her career, the Sunrise years, landing the gig of interviewing Oprah Winfrey on her Australian tour, and what it means to still be building something you love. AMP's surveillance contracts — filming staff at home, selling their data, banning lawyers Bob Katter's press conference meltdown — one question, one ugly response Rob's Rant — off-leash dogs and the owners who think rules are for other people Archive: Scannerscreen 5 — the séance that took over the school hall Interview: Melissa Doyle on Sunrise, Oprah, and House of Wellness Backend Quickie — the blind man joke Rob has been waiting to tell ???? McKnight Tonight streams Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9pm. ???? Media McKnight drops every Tuesday. Subscribe for more media analysis, interviews and opinion. #McKnightTonight #MelissaDoyle #BobKatter #AMP #Sunrise #RobMcKnight