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Queensland presenter Jessica van Vonderen now heading off on her Christmas break.

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Watch Tracy: A Force of Nature tonight, I notice that the interview with Alan Kohler was conducted at the Brisbane news set, as I can see the Story Bridge in the background. I thought that he works from Melbourne?

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He is based in Brisbane
But in the documentary he reunited with a colleague from the NT News who now lives in Brisbane.

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Sorry I had a typo I meant to say he is based in Melbourne. But in the doco his colleague he met was in Brisbane which explains why the interview was done in the Brisbane studio.

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Talissa Siganto in Brisbane tonight

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I feel like I’ve never seen this guy?

Hired, then goes on leave over Xmas? Generous employer.

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Tam’s doing the New Year’s Eve bulletin.

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Was this National?

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No. State bulletins were on.

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Nope - local bulletins still on air tonight

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Yeah can’t get away with a national bulletin on NYE or NYD. People will expect local coverage of celebrations.

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Truly the most local coverage from my local 10 bulletin tonight.

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I think NYD has been a national bulletin recently IIRC.

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Jade Macmillan has been reporting from New Orleans

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Not exactly a surprise for the bureau chief

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Talissa Siganto in Queensland

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Lexi Hamilton Smith presented the weekday QLD bulletins.

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Fi Willan, most notably for her time at Nine and for the past year at Sky News, has joined the ABC as a Senior Reporter in Sydney.

The view of Western Sydney from my new workplace. I’ve joined the ABC as a senior reporter, and am looking forward to starting the federal election year with some story hunting + deep diving (once I’ve stopped bugging the incredibly patient IT team with new starter questions :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:)

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ABC Media Release:

Lexy Hamilton-Smith will be joining ABC 7pm News in Queensland from Friday 14 February to anchor the Friday and Saturday bulletins. Lexy will complete the all-female line up with Jessica van Vonderen, who currently presents Sundays to Thursdays.

Lexy is an award-winning journalist and one of Queensland’s most respected and experienced reporters with a career in television spanning over 35 years.

Previously the presenter of the ABC’s Australia Television News into Asia, Lexy is a reporter and presenter with the ABC’s state newsroom in Brisbane.

Queensland State News Editor, Michelle Mayman, said: “Lexy delivers Queensland’s news with authority, warmth and compassion. She has a strong connection with the audience, and we’re delighted to have her join the presentation team.”

Lexy won a Queensland Mental Health Media Award and has reported across a broad range of areas including aged care, mental health and homelessness.

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Weird press release.

Previous weekend presenter Ellen Fanning wasn’t a female?

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