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

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and

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and a reporter on the

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's '' Beyond 2000'', a science-technology show, and correspondent on ''

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''.

Career

Curro was born and grew up in

Ingham, Queensland Ingham is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. It is named after William Bairstow Ingham and is the administrative centre for the Shire of Hinchinbrook. In the , th ...

; her father, Phillip, was a descendant of first-generation immigrants from Sicily. She is a graduate of the

Queensland University of Technology The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point, Brisbane, Gardens Point ...

(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 774 ABC Melbourne radio, notably filling in for a two-week period in 2005 following the departure of

Virginia Trioli Virginia Frances Trioli (born 16 August 1965) is an Australian journalist, author, radio and television presenter. Career Born in Bendigo, Trioli attended Donvale High School and graduated from La Trobe University in the 1980s with a Bachelo ...

, and has written for ''

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''. 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, and later a consultant with the executive search 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 Jo Hall; 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 Carrie Bickmore (born 3 December 1980) is an Australian radio presenter, comedian and former television presenter. She currently co-hosts the national drive radio show on the Hit Network, '' Carrie & Tommy'', from 3–6pm weeknights alongside ...

on '' The Project'', and was particularly prominent on the show in 2010–11. As of 2024, she is employed by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd as General Manager, Strategic Communications and Engagement.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curro, Tracey 1963 births Living people Australian people of Sicilian descent Australian women television journalists Australian women television presenters People from Ingham, Queensland Queensland University of Technology alumni