Fauziah Ibrahim
Australian journalist
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Fauziah Ibrahim is a Singaporean-born Australian news presenter.
Fauziah Ibrahim | |
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Fauziah Ibrahim speaking about journalism at the Australian Skeptics National Convention 2017 | |
| Born | Fauziah Ibrahim Singapore |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Career
Fauziah started her career as a producer and presenter at 6AM RadioWest, then as a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Perth. She later worked as a producer and presenter for NewsRadio 93.8 in Singapore and as anchor, producer and reporter for Channel i News.
She also was a producer for BBC's Asia Business Report and anchor for CNBC Asia's World News.[1]
Fauziah was with Al Jazeera English from 2008 and was an anchor at the channel's main broadcast centre, in Doha in Qatar, where she was a presenter on the flagship programme Newshour. Previously, she was the host of the station's Asia-focused current affairs program 101 East, where she was nominated for an Asian Television Award for Best Current Affairs Presenter in 2011.[2][3]
In 2016, Fauziah joined Australia's ABC News as a news presenter and in January 2020 was appointed co-host of Weekend Breakfast replacing Josh Szeps.[4]
Fauziah was criticised in April 2022 for compiling Twitter lists labelling Australian Labor Party supporters as “lobotomised shitheads”.[5] She subsequently took a temporary break from on-camera duties.[6]
Fauziah returned to normal duties mid 2022.
