Helen Dalley (born 1957) is an Australian journalist, who formerly worked for

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(PBL)

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stable. Dalley is best known for her work on the

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television programs ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has also been a news presenter on

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Education

Dalley graduated from the

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with an Arts

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with Honours in French.

Print media

She began her career in the print media. In 1979 she began writing freelance articles, including feature stories on sport for the now-defunct weekly newspaper, the ''National Times''. A couple of years later she took a job with ''

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'', and Australian Consolidated Press soon sent her to New York. She stayed there for two years, writing for the Weekly, ''

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'' and ''Australian Business''. While overseas, Dalley completed a brief, intensive business journalism course at

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before returning to Australia in 1983. Immediately prior to joining ''Business Sunday'', she spent three years with Packer's ''Australian Business'' magazine.

Television journalism

In 1986, Dalley became a reporter for the

's ''Business Sunday'', and in 1989 she joined the regular ''

'' program. At various times she has hosted a range of

shows including ''

'', ''

'' and '' Today on Sunday''. Dalley was a reporter for ''

'', and occasional host if

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was unavailable. She also worked on Nine's Federal Election coverages. In 2007, Dalley joined

, where she was involved in the expansion of its business programming, as a presenter on the

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. She also co-hosted Sky News' coverage of the

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, 2008 Federal Budget night coverage and

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. In February 2012, Dalley began presenting ''National News Sunday'' on

. Dalley also presented the two-hour program ''News Now with Helen Dalley'' on weekday mornings. In August 2018, Dalley announced her resignation from Sky News Australia after 11 years to pursue new challenges.

Awards

In 1994, Dalley won the

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Media Peace Award, for her coverage of the

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story. She received a Media Peace Award commendation in 2002 for a story on

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children. In 1996, she won the Michael Daley Award for Excellence in Science and Technology Journalism, for a story on the information superhighway. In 1999, Dalley won a

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. The judges commended her on her versatility, and for the wide range of stories she has covered.

References

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