Childs joined the ABC  as a  news reporter before taking over from Chris Clarke in 2005 as the presenter of the revamped Midday Report, a national weekday news bulletin with a special focus on business, between 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm.
Childs joined the ABC as a news reporter and later took over as host of the revamped Midday Report, a weekday news broadcast with a focus on business between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm.