TikTok shows ABC News Darwin anchor caught wearing shorts under news desk as temperatures soar in NT

An ABC presenter has been caught wearing a pair of shorts underneath the news desk as he reads a bulletin on one of Australia’s hottest days of the year. 

A video shared to TikTok shows Ben Gubana presenting on ABC News Darwin on Saturday when temperatures in parts of the Northern Territory soared to 45C.

The clip shows the young anchor appear to be dressed in a suit while reading a bulletin as the camera pans from the autocue to the news desk.

A TikTok shows Ben Gubana, presenter for ABC News Darwin, sporting a pair of shorts while reading a bulletin as temperatures soared in the top end over the weekend (pictured)

But as the camera pans further behind the desk it reveals Gubana is sporting a pair shorts alongside his formal attire. 

‘When you have the news at seven but a barbecue at eight,’ the caption reads. 

The post comes after parts of Australia suffered through a heatwave over the weekend. 

Amused social media users were quick to comment on the post. 

‘That should be a thing,’ wrote one person.

‘Because it is that humid, I did the same thing…’ commented another.

A combination of ‘exceptionally hot air mass’ and lack of cloud cover resulted in Australians suffering through a blistering weekend. 

The clip shows the young anchor appear to be dressed in a suit but as the camera pans further Gubana is sneakily dressed in a pair of shorts 

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for the heatwave in large swathes of Western Australia and Queensland and all of the Northern Territory.

Severe heatwave conditions brought ‘oppressive’ conditions to northern parts of Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland on Saturday. 

The current heatwave is the fourth to hit the top end since October.