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Fleur Connick

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Fleur Connick’s Biography

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Award-winning journalist. Previous rural and regional reporter for Guardian Australia's Rural Network. Committed to honest, accurate and ethical reporting.

Fleur Connick’s Journalist Portfolio

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Fleur Connick | The Guardian

Fleur Connick | The Guardian

Fleur Connick's profile, Guardian Australia.

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2020 has been tough for nurse and activist Teresa, but fighting for her community is everything

2020 has been tough for nurse and activist Teresa, but fighting for her community is everything

Teresa Trindall has been fighting on two frontlines this year; keeping her patients safe from coronavirus and…

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PEP 11 gas rigs loom on the horizon, and Launceston stuck in the mud

PEP 11 gas rigs loom on the horizon, and Launceston stuck in the mud

Listen to this episode from Voice of Real Australia on Spotify. Offshore gas rigs have been touted as a solut…

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The NSW towns where residents found metal in their blood - podcast

The NSW towns where residents found metal in their blood - podcast

Reporter Fleur Connick tells Jane Lee why residents in the state's central west are anxious about their water…

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Brumby country: the fight over feral horses in the Barmah-Millewa forest

Brumby country: the fight over feral horses in the Barmah-Millewa forest

Tensions over plans to eradicate brumbies are running high in Barmah, but locals say they haven't seen any ho…

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'Grown men were sobbing': the story of a refugee family who survived war and pirates to build a l...

'Grown men were sobbing': the story of a refugee family who survived war and pirates to build a l...

Coonamble, seven hours north-west of Sydney, embraced the Do family, and in return, Deanne and Minh fed them …

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Articles

‘Absolutely horrified’: Community left in the dark about PFAS contamination

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By Fleur Connick Verified
| pfascentral.org
By Fleur Connick | ABC News | February 9, 2026 Read the full article by Fleur Connick (ABC News) "Among the remnants of an ancient rainforest, sits a small wetland rippling with insect life — drawing birds and other animals for food and water. About 250 metres away is the Ourimbah rest area, a car park off the M1 Motorway on the New South Wales Central Coast.
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‘Absolutely horrified’: Community left in the dark about PFAS contamination

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By Fleur Connick Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Among the remnants of an ancient rainforest, sits a small wetland rippling with insect life — drawing birds and other animals for food and water. About 250 metres away is the Ourimbah rest area, a car park off the M1 Motorway on the New South Wales Central Coast. If you listen closely, beyond the calls of whipbirds and Eastern Yellow Robins, you can hear the rumble of trucks passing.
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Renewed calls to subsidise insulin pumps and glucose monitors for diabetics

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By Fleur Connick Verified, Courtney Yeandle
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
More than 12 months since a parliamentary inquiry into diabetes released its findings, Australians living with the lifelong condition say they are still dealing with the financial burden of the disease. Diabetes Australia is calling on the government to expand subsidised access to diabetes technologies, including insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says the government is still considering the inquiry's report.
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Awards

The Walkley Foundation's Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award

2023 - Shortform journalism

Fleur Connick's dogged coverage of water quality issues in the Murray-Darling Basin in the wake of the 2022 floods has kept the pressure on environmental regulators and water agencies at times where the national media has looked the other way. She delved into complex scientific reports and built strong relationships with ecologists, government agencies, and communities along the Murray-Darling with the singular focus of reporting on the health of the river.

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