Karina Carvalho (born 28 December 1980) is an Australian journalist.
Carvalho is currently weekend presenter of Seven News Melbourne with Mike Amor and presents Seven Afternoon News in Melbourne. [1]
She has previously been a presenter on the ABC News Channel.
Carvalho was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to Perth at the age of four [2] where she was raised as a cross-country running and touch rugby athlete. [3]
Carvalho graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Journalism major. [2]
After work experience in Perth and Sydney she moved to the UK, where she did work experience with the BBC as a journalist and producer on programs such as HARDtalk, and on assignment to the US. [2]
In 2006, Carvalho returned to Perth and in 2007 started work with the ABC, initially with casual work in the newsroom before being promoted to role of weekday presenter, following the resignation of Alicia Gorey. [2]
In February 2012, Carvalho moved to Melbourne and co-hosted ABC News Breakfast on ABC1 and ABC News 24 while Virginia Trioli was on maternity leave. She remained co-host until March 2013. [4] She was one of the last journalists to interview the author Bryce Courtenay before his death and anchored coverage from Brisbane during the latest flood crisis. [5]
In April 2013, Carvalho was appointed presenter of ABC News QLD replacing David Curnow. [6]
In January 2018, Carvalho was appointed presenter of ABC Evening News on ABC News and relocated to Sydney. She was replaced on ABC News QLD by Matt Wordsworth. [7]
In December 2023, Carvalho resigned from ABC over concerns about its editorial direction. [8]
In July 2024, Carvalho joined Seven News in Melbourne as a presenter and reporter. [1]
In January 2025, it was announced that Carvalho will replace Maddern to present on weekends with Mike Amor. [1]