Erin Cooper-Douglas
Erin Cooper-Douglas is an award-winning multiplatform journalist, video journalist and producer with ABC News. She's been with the organisation since 2017 and has worked across Tasmania, Victoria and for national teams in that time.
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Bridget Brennan and Isabella Higgins on 'the hardest job in the ABC'
Back in 2017, Bridget Brennan and Isabella Higgins were the only two members of the Indigenous Reporting Team. As referendum day approaches, they reflect on how far coverage of Indigenous affairs has come and how far there is still to go.
The little TV show that could: How Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds is changing lives off-screen
As the fourth season of the beloved series premieres, its impact has been felt far and wide. The show has helped spur on academic research, informed legislation and contributed to the creation of dozens of intergenerational playgroups.
When do England and Spain play tonight?
The FIFA Women's World Cup will be decided tonight. Here's what you need to know before kick off.
What time do the Matildas play tonight? And what comes after that?
Third place in the FIFA Women's World Cup is up for grabs tonight. Get up to speed with where the Matildas are playing and what happens after the tournament is over.
The Matildas didn't make it to the final, but they've got one more match to play this World Cup. Here's what happens now
Having already recorded the best-ever result for an Australian soccer team in a World Cup, the Matildas will now vie for third place.
What time do the Matildas play tonight? Everything you need to know about the semifinal against England
Find out where you can watch the Matildas in the FIFA Women's World Cup semifinal.
What time is the Matildas' game on Wednesday? What you need to know about the World Cup semifinals
What time is the Matildas' game on Wednesday and where will the match be played? Get up to speed.
What are the COVID-19 numbers this week? Here's a state and territory breakdown
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
When do the Matildas play next, and what time? Everything you need to know about their match against France
Find out how to watch the Sam Kerr-captained team battle it out for a place in the FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals.
MTV Video Music Awards make history by revealing all-female Artist of the Year nominees
Taylor Swift and Beyonce are among the all-female nominees in the Artist of the Year category, with SZA getting the second-most nods overall. Find out who else has been nominated.
Bella Hadid says this condition contributed to her 'invisible suffering', but what is Lyme disease?
The supermodel says she has been through more than 100 days of "Lyme, chronic disease, co-infection treatment". Get up to speed on Lyme disease and how it's different in Australia.
The Matildas have won their World Cup match against Denmark. What happens next?
When will the Sam Kerr-captained side play again, and who will they be clashing with in the quarterfinals of the FIFA Women's World Cup?
'There was no-one there for her': Daughter mourns mum as coroner lashes hospital where 71yo died while ramped
Stella says it took her weeks to bring herself to read the report of her mum's death at Launceston General Hospital, fearful of what she knew it would contain — saying "it's a place that you go to be healed and treated, but it's letting you down so badly".
'I've been ripping you off for a long, long time': Former accountant pleads guilty to fraud
A court hears an accountant who has pleaded guilty to defrauding clients and the ATO, admitted his crimes to one of his victims, telling her if she had not "changed your login details when you did, I would have cleaned you out".
Massive bushland search for missing Tasmanian teen Shyanne-Lee to run until Friday
Police say they are acting on information they've received from the public in searching an area 50 minutes away from where missing teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell was last seen.
A key to solving the GP crisis could be right under our noses — we just need to ask Aboriginal Australians
Despite constant headlines about general practice being in crisis, research shows one area is shining brightly. So what can we learn from Aboriginal-run health services?
Convicted murderers to argue judge 'erred' in appeal over guilty verdicts
A couple found guilty of the 2009 murder of their ex-son-in-law will appeal the verdict on a number of grounds, claiming the judge "erred in fact or law" — and that two jurors in a "pre-existing relationship" were not dismissed.
This hospital has had eight findings against it in six years. Here's what coroners have found is going wrong
A scathing coroner's report on Friday about the Launceston General Hospital is the latest in a string of adverse coronial findings against the hospital in recent years.
A husband and wife stand accused of murdering their son-in-law 14 years ago. Here's the evidence a jury has heard during the trial
Shane Barker was found dead in his Campbell Town home in 2009 after being shot four times. Fourteen years on, a jury is deciding if a husband and wife were behind the killing.
'No eyewitnesses, no credible motive': Defence claims case against Barker murder accused doesn't add up
A defence lawyer has told a northern Tasmanian court the evidence against a husband and wife on trial for killing their former son-in-law "does not add up to beyond reasonable doubt".
Same gun fired cartridges found at couple's property as those found at murder scene, Shane Barker trial told
Ammunition found at a property belonging to two people accused of murder was discharged by the same gun that fired cartridges found at the murder scene of their former son-in-law, a court is told.
Just six new dwellings were approved to be built in this regional Tasmanian city in nine months
The state's construction industry has expressed surprise and concern at the Burnie figures, especially as the city has traditionally been the economic centre of the north-west coast.
'I'm a doctor, you're only a mother': Melanie had to fight to get her barely responsive child an X-ray for an obstruction
Melanie Morris vividly remembers the sense of searing anger as she held her sick toddler in her arms in the emergency department of Launceston's general hospital for the fourth time in a week, back in 2015. Years on, the question is — are things getting any better?
Grandmother of 'trusting' Tasmanian girl, 14, missing for four days pleads with her to get in touch
Shyanne-Lee Tatnell hasn't been heard from since Sunday afternoon. Her grandmother says the family is "sickened with worry".
Family of missing 14-year-old last seen in Launceston hold 'great concern' for her welfare
Police call for information from anyone that has seen teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, who last spoke to family and friends on Sunday night.