Virginia Trioli
Australian radio and television journalist
Virginia Trioli (born 1964) is an Australian journalist, author, radio, and television presenter. She became nationally known when co-hosting News Breakfast on ABC Television for many years, and has published two books. After working for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on both radio and television for 27 years, she left the broadcaster on 26 June 2026.
Trioli has won two Walkley Awards for journalism, as well as a Quill Award.
Early life and education
Virginia Trioli was born in 1964 in Bendigo, Victoria, to an Italian father and Australian mother. Her father migrated to Australia during the 1930s. One of nine children, she grew up the Melbourne suburbs of Nunawading and Donvale. Her paternal grandparents ran a fruit and vegetable shop in Bendigo.
Trioli began her degree in fine arts at the University of Melbourne. In May 1983, Trioli appeared on stage at the university's Guild Theatre in Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky's satirical play, Mystery-Bouffe, presented by the university's Russian Theatre Group.
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