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Adrienne Francis

Canberra

Communities Reporter and TV News Anchor at ABC News (Australia)

Communities Reporter & TV News Anchor. Previously Saturday Breakfast Host. @abccanberra Views mine. E: [email protected] | MC & Presenter @RabbLion |

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  • The fashion side hustle helping women

    1 week ago | abc.net.au | Adrienne Francis |Josie Sargent

    Frustrated by not being able to find clothes she connected with, new mum Zarzeez Anindya came up with an idea. A side hustle, that would not only mean she can connect with her culture, but would also support other women.

  • Lessons of caring - ABC listen

    1 month ago | abc.net.au | Adrienne Francis |Zachary Bruce

    Jean Kittson is an Australian performer, writer and comedian. But over the past two decades she was involved in probably her most important role – that of an unpaid carer. Story by Adrienne Francis, with additional editing by Zachary Bruce.

  • Gamilaraay sacred tree returned to Australia after eight decades in Swiss museum

    Feb 13, 2025 | abc.net.au | Adrienne Francis

    Almost a century after it was taken from country, a sacred carved tree known as a dhulu has been returned to the Gamilaraay community in north-east New South Wales. The dhulu was once part of a group of carved yarran, or river red gums, standing along the banks of Brigalow Creek, a tributary to the Namoi River, and associated with a sacred ceremonial ground near the small town of Boggabri.

  • Hollywood stars come to town amid 'unprecedented' screen production activity in the ACT and Canberra region

    Feb 7, 2025 | abc.net.au | Adrienne Francis

    Have you spotted A-list celebrities like Eric Bana, Charlize Theron or Taron Edgerton in the ACT and surrounds lately? Well, now's your chance — according to Screen Canberra, there is an "unprecedented" level of filming activity across the region at the moment. Netflix has been preparing regional locations and filming scenes for a new thriller called Apex at Ginninderra Falls this week.

  • Diplomacy after apartheid - ABC listen

    Dec 10, 2024 | abc.net.au | Adrienne Francis |Dominic Cansdale

    Diplomacy can often be thought of as a very considered and calculated profession. But for one of South Africa's highest-ranking diplomats in Australia, it's about triumphing against the odds.

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Adrienne Francis
Adrienne Francis @AdiFrancisABC
5 Jun 22

RT @FBanksBooks: Listening to @AdiFrancisABC on #666 #ABC, and thought you heard something about the #Canberra launch of Dr Nilofar Ebrahim…

Adrienne Francis
Adrienne Francis @AdiFrancisABC
16 Oct 21

RT @ANUmedia: A project to add articles on Indigenous subjects is making a start on decolonising the Australian Dictionary of Biography, #A…

Adrienne Francis
Adrienne Francis @AdiFrancisABC
27 Aug 21

Looking for a #lockdown project? Have you considered upcycling a fish tank into a miniature #garden under glass? #Gardening guru Graham 'Willow' Williams shared DIY #terrarium tips. Listen: https://t.co/E3PliG5Vch Join us tomorrow 8:30am-10am @abcCanberra for beginner’s #Bonsai