Tracey Ilana Curro (born 27 November 1963 in Ingham, Queensland) is an Australian journalist. Curro has previously been a news presenter on

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, QTQ-9 and

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and a reporter on the

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's ''

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'', a science-technology show, and correspondent on ''

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''.

Career

Curro is a graduate of the

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(Bachelor of Business – Communications) and the Institute of Strategic Leadership, New Zealand. She was embroiled in a court case when she broke her contract with the producers of ''Beyond 2000'' to join ''60 Minutes'': ''Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Ltd'' (1993) 30 NSWLR 337, decided 7 May 1993. She can occasionally be heard filling in for regular presenters on

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Melbourne radio, notably filling in for a two-week period in 2005 following the departure of Virginia Trioli, and has written for '' The Australian Women's Weekly''. One of her prized moments of television occurred when she asked

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whether she was xenophobic. The famous response, "Please explain" has now become an Australia classic, and is a line for which Hanson is remembered. Curro was also the Communications Manager for Sustainability Victoria—the greenhouse reduction arm of the Victorian Government. She is currently a Principal Consultant with executive recruitment firm SHK, specialising in marketing and communications, corporate and public affairs, government relations, internal communication and sustainability. Curro previously filled in for '' National Nine News Melbourne'' weekend presenter

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,"The year that was"
''

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'', 1 January 2004. she also used to present weekly ''Crimestopper'' reports on the

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. She has also been a fill in presenter for Carrie Bickmore on '' The Project'', and was particularly prominent on the show in 2010–11.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Curro, Tracey 1963 births Living people Australian television presenters Australian television journalists Australian women television presenters Australian women journalists People from North Queensland Queensland University of Technology alumni 60 Minutes correspondents