Sandra Sully (born 18 February 1965) is an Australian news presenter and journalist and editor for ''

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'' in Sydney and Queensland. Sully attended

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, graduating in 1978.

Life and career

Sully was the first Australian television journalist to cover news of the 11 September terrorist attacks. She was on air when the first attack occurred and, shortly afterwards, began presenting live breaking coverage. She also hosted ''Cool Aid Australia's National Carbon Test''. She was the first woman to co-host the broadcast of the

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carnival and did so for seven years. In June 2013, Sully and a fellow Channel Ten journalist,

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, headed a new police crime program on Monday nights called ''

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'', where she also did interviews with victims' loved ones to appeal for the public to help solve the case by calling Crimestoppers. As of 2018, Sully presents ''10 News First Sydney''. Sully presented ''Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane'' in the 1990s, where she originally started out, before presenting Ten's flagship Sydney 5:00 pm weeknight bulletin. Since September 2020, Sully has also presented the Queensland bulletin, produced from Sydney, as part of a shake-up to the ''10 News First'' brand.

Television

Personal life

Sully was the victim of an apparent stalker in November 1997. She was

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twice in the carpark of her home after returning from a late shift at Ten. At an awards ceremony in late 2006, she told guests she had hired "a couple of security guards" following the incident. Sully married in 2011, becoming stepmother to her husband's adopted daughter.''Daily Telegraph''.
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Sandra Sully Biography
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