Emily Laurence
Emily Laurence is a senior multi platform journalist and producer at ABC News with the national broadcaster's Specialist Reporting Team since 2023. She joined the NSW newsroom in Sydney in 2016 as a reporter/producer and radio newsreader and was part of the Walkley Award winning team covering the Black Summer fires. Her career started in regional news at ABC Illawarra and ABC South East on the NSW South Coast, during which she won regional and student journalism awards.
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Calls for investigation after pensioner charged $54k for home insurance on 'asbestos cottage'
There are calls for an ASIC investigation after an Indigenous pensioner was charged an annual insurance premium of almost $10,000 by QBE for an asbestos-clad home in a remote town in Western Australia.
New COVID variant JN.1 is behind a dramatic rise in cases. Here's what you need to know
Several states have warned of another COVID wave driven by a new variant called JN.1. Why is it so infectious, and what is it doing to case numbers around Australia?
From today voluntary assisted dying will be allowed in NSW. Mark wants to be one of the first to access it
New South Wales is the last of the states to make voluntary assisted dying legal, but the first to give free choice on administering drugs and a shorter wait time.
Telstra's pink bus waived a woman's debt. Later, she found out she was also entitled to $12,000
Telstra's "pink bus" travels to remote communities to help Indigenous clients, but financial counsellors have concerns the outreach service is not helping victims of mis-selling get the compensation they're entitled to.
From a scratch to multi-organ failure in the ICU: Experts sound warning over antibiotic-resistant infections
A national report has found COVID caused one of the biggest drops in antibiotic use in Australia in decades, but fears remain the country is "losing the war" against drug-resistant infection.
Anne-Marie was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Then things got even harder
Australians with terminal illnesses are being left in limbo as state governments and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) battle over who should fund their disability supports.
Bleeding through white clothes is a fear for many women. For this Olympian, it once happened while winning a race
About a quarter of women will regularly deal with heavy menstrual bleeding but most of them don't seek help, new survey data shows. Doctors say it doesn't have to be that way.
Australia has had four years to learn from Black Summer. Are we better prepared for this fire season?
For the first time in three years, Australians face the risk of significant bushfires. Are we any better prepared for big fires than we were before Black Summer?
In Australia, 6,000kg of clothing is dumped in landfill every 10 minutes. This is the life cycle of a polyester T-shirt
Many of us are now dressed head to toe in plastic thanks to the invention of cheap and durable textiles like polyester. But the extent of the environmental impact from these garments might surprise you — we've tracked the life cycle of a polyester top from an oil field, through to when you chuck it in the bin.
A 'Yes' T-shirt is how this Deaf Indigenous man just found out about the Voice referendum
A First Nations man who is Deaf says he learned about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament while attending a dance festival. Advocates say they are concerned about a lack of both Auslan and cultural sign language ahead of the referendum.
Families plead for Telstra to stop sending letters addressed to their dead loved ones
Telstra is sending letters to its deceased customers despite their family members pleading for the telco to stop the mail.
The most popular bugs sold online hint at a sub-culture that's now under threat
Australia Post is trying to stop online retailers from shipping live bugs across the country in the mail after researchers raised biosecurity and conservation concerns.
A 'serious disadvantage': Thousands of Australians like Ria are sent utility bills they cannot read
Many Australian utility companies don't provide bills in accessible formats, and Australia's laws make it difficult to force them to.
'Like a Monty Python skit': Telstra 'harassed' Jenny for nine years over her dead husband's account
Jenny Moncur's husband Royce died in 2014 after being diagnosed with cancer. Almost a decade later, she was still being contacted about his Telstra account.
This paramedic says New South Wales ambulance waits of at least an hour are now 'what's expected'
Tess Oxley works in western Sydney, where she says patients are calling for an ambulance to get health care because they can't get into a GP — an issue highlighted by new union research into NSW Health funding.
Would you pay $15 for a pint of beer? Brewers say it could happen without government intervention
Beer prices are set to rise this week as a twice-yearly federal tax tied to inflation comes into effect. But the brewing industry — and lager lovers — are calling for a tax reprieve.
'A job doesn't have a gender': The project that could change the working lives of young women
From the Pilbara to Broken Hill, a team of volunteer tradeswomen is conducting workshops teaching young women how to use tools in the hope they will consider a trade — and it's working.
Parts of NSW braced for 'very dangerous storms' as SES works to resupply isolated towns
Inland communities in New South Wales are again bracing for more flooding as the SES urgently works to resupply isolated towns before the next weather system strikes.
'Keep your chin up': NSW SES Commissioner defends volunteers and calls for more funding
NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York defends the work of volunteers in the wake of the flood inquiry report, telling them they did a "fantastic job", as she calls for more funding.
Man charged with murder after woman's body found in Sydney bushland
A man is charged with murder after the discovery of a woman's body in Sydney's north-west on Saturday.
'Scared and anxious': Floods show urgent need for action on climate change, students say
School students gathered outside Kirribilli House say they have been left scared and devastated by the deadly floods that swept through Australia's east coast.
'Why can't I?': Aussies heading overseas to dodge government ban on cruise ships
Thousands of Australians are travelling overseas to board cruise ships to get around the federal government's ban on the industry which has been in place since the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ben Roberts-Smith loses court case against ex-wife by relying on 'possibilities and suspicions'
A judge rules Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has no arguable case against his ex-wife as he relied on "ill-founded" assertions that she accessed his emails.
NSW Coalition 'one big happy family' as compromise reached on koala policy
The New South Wales Coalition reaches a compromise over the state's koala protection policy ahead of a Cabinet meeting to formalise talks next week.
Former NSW premier John Fahey remembered as a 'fearless leader' during state funeral
The daughter of former NSW premier John Fahey tells mourners at his state service that her father was a "fearless leader" and her family's "commander-in-chief".