Sophie Walsh (born 24 October 1985) is an Australian journalist who is a reporter for ''

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'' in

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. She was previously a reporter, fill-in news presenter and weekend weather presenter for ''Nine News'' in

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. She was also formerly the network's European correspondent based in

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Career

Early in her career Walsh worked as a news reporter and head of newsroom at

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, where she helped launch a new news bulletin in the Wide Bay area. In October 2009, she joined the

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in Sydney, where she became a reporter for ''Nine News'', and a fill-in presenter on the network's national bulletins. She also presented newsbursts on Nine's sister channel,

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, in 2010. In September 2011, she moved to the Brisbane newsroom, which had just been rocked by the sacking of two reporters for their roles in a faked live helicopter cross during a nightly bulletin the previous month. One of the stories she covered was the deportation of four Italian girls from Brisbane to their father's home in Florence, Italy. She also received a Clarion Award nomination for her DMAA investigation into an amphetamine-type chemical used in sports supplements, which resulted in a blanket ban on all products by the Therapeutic Goods Administration on Australian shelves. In addition to her reporting duties, she became the weekend weather presenter in 2014, replacing

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, and occasionally filled in as weekend news presenter. In July 2016, after filling in for

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as the weekend co-presenter of ''Nine News Queensland'' in the first half of the year whilst she was on maternity leave, Walsh returned to the Sydney newsroom, retaining her roles as a reporter and fill-in weather presenter. During her time in Sydney, she presented other national bulletins, and has also appeared on the ''

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'' and ''

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'' as a reporter and fill-in news presenter. She was also a fill-in presenter on ''

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''. Walsh presented ''Nine News Sydney'' on Christmas Day, 2018. In June 2019, Walsh was appointed European correspondent for ''

'', replacing Michael Best who returned to Australia to become News Director on '' Nine News Perth''. In June 2020, while covering the

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in the United Kingdom, Walsh was in the middle of a live cross to Brenton Ragless on Nine's Adelaide evening news bulletin when she was attacked by a bystander on-camera (the attack itself was not seen on air). She was unharmed from the incident. Walsh returned to Sydney in October 2020, with Carrie-Anne Greenbank replacing her as European correspondent.

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