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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - I've had the privilege of covering

00:09 some of the most fascinating and scandalous

00:13 and mind-blowingly cheeky crime stories

00:17 from across the country this year.

00:19 And I recommend if you have a chance to do the same,

00:22 you should take it.

00:23 - Over the past 12 months,

00:24 I've covered everything from climate change,

00:26 politics, agriculture, and so much more in between.

00:30 - You become a storyteller,

00:32 you'll get thrown into the deep end,

00:34 and that's what you want as an early career journalist.

00:38 - You get to report on a broader range of topics

00:40 than you will at probably any other point

00:42 in your career, really.

00:43 So this year I've reported on court and crime,

00:47 breaking news, sport, arts, other general news,

00:50 and topics of national relevance as well,

00:52 like the Hunter Valley bus crash, fire and flooding.

00:55 I got to go to Sydney

00:57 for the New South Wales state election.

00:58 - I think throughout my first month here,

01:00 I probably learned more than I did

01:02 in my entire university degree,

01:04 so it's absolutely worth it,

01:05 and I think it's probably the best way

01:07 to kick-start your journalism career.

01:09 - And this year I've covered everything

01:10 from court to local government to state politics

01:15 to human interest stories,

01:17 and that breadth of experience

01:18 has just given me a really good foundation

01:20 to start my career as a journalist.

01:22 (upbeat music)

01:25 (upbeat music)

01:27 (upbeat music)

01:30 (gunshot)

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