The award was first presented at the 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards , held in 1980 as the '' ' Logie for Most Popular Public Affairs Program ' '' . It was eliminated as a category in 1999 but reintroduced in 2000 until it was eliminated again in 2013 . For the 58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony held in 2016 , the category was reintroduced as the '' '' ' Logie Award for Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program '' ' '' and was also awarded in 2017 before being eliminated in 2018 . It returned in 2019 as the '' '' ' Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program '' '' '
22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Logie Awards of 1980
Logie Award for Most Popular Panel or Current Affairs Program