Charlotte Hamlyn (born ) is a

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n journalist, reporter, and news presenter for the

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. Hamlyn graduated from the

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in 2008 with a degree in Communications/English, and started her media career working for a newspaper in Kalgoorlie. In 2008 and 2009 she was an exchange student at the

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. She started at the ABC in 2009, working as a journalist and reporter, travelling around Western Australia, and overseas for '' Foreign Correspondent''. She also regularly appeared on

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, including co-hosting the weekend ''Breakfast'' program. Hamlyn presented the ''

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'' for one month in 2013, filling in while

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was on leave. She presented that news on Friday-Sunday from September 2020 until August 2021 when she went on maternity leave. She was replaced by

Briana Shepherd Briana Shepherd (born ) is a Western Australian journalist, reporter, and news presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She has also worked as a model, ballet dancer and ballet teacher. Shepard attended Perth Modern School. In 2005, ...

, then returned in June 2022. Hamlyn is a member of the board of the arts organisation Form.

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