Shari Hams

A busy day on the job in Port Augusta - made brighter spotting some Sturt’s Desert Peas! 😍

A woman was hospitalised with an eating disorder after a telehealth provider, Juniper, prescribed weight-loss drugs. After her discharge, she continued to receive marketing emails and discount codes from the company. #ABCNewsQld abc.net.au/news/2026-02-0…

According to the Transport Workers' Union, some rideshare drivers report being on the road for up to 18 hours a day, swapping between multiple apps to bypass restrictions. #ABCNews abc.net.au/news/2025-09-1…

BREAKING: Peter Dutton has lost his seat in parliament. The ABC projects that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat in parliament. abc.net.au/news/2025-05-0…

Queuing to vote

Coles to stop selling kitchen knives after employee allegedly stabbed by 13-year-old in Yamanto store. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2025-01-1…

The large wildfires burning through Los Angeles have now destroyed at least 1,000 buildings, killed two people and caused a "high number" of significant injuries, authorities say. ab.co/4a6UaFP

Some program news:   I will be leaving News Breakfast at the end of next week.    I love this job but after 15 years of 3am starts, my body is screaming ‘Enough!’ It’s time for a long break before turning to other ABC projects. Thanks, everyone!

Marking three months since joining our sunny state and the team at @abcbrisbane. 🤩

@Evelyn_Leckie 🙌🏼

SA's upper house is expected to vote on a bill to amend the state's abortion laws today. Ahead of the vote, I spoke to Tayla-Jane. She believes she is one of less than 5 South Australian women to have had an abortion past 27 weeks #saparli abc.net.au/news/2024-10-1… @abcnews

lmao abc.net.au/news/2024-10-1…

Severe thunderstorms over south-east Queensland bring heavy rain, flash flooding and hail abc.net.au/news/2024-10-1… via @ABCaustralia

The former partner of murdered woman Shandee Blackburn has had his defamation proceedings against a true crime podcast dismissed. ⁦@abcbrisbane⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-08-2…

Any story pitches please email: hams.shari@abc.net.au

I have officially joined the ABC Brisbane newsroom. It’s one of the most bragged about office locations in Australia and today I learned why☀️🎡🏙️ I am so excited to cover everything ‘Queensland’ as a digital journalist, particularly with the state election approaching.

I audibly gasped SO MANY TIMES while watching last night's #4Corners Well worth a watch.

A West Adelaide footballer remains in hospital after an incident at the Pier Hotel in Port Lincoln. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

An Adelaide mother says a vital supplement that assists her sons with a rare metabolic disorder has been removed from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

A mother who requested her children be allowed to "sit silently" during the national anthem claims she was left with no choice but to remove them from their Port Augusta private school after staff issued an "ultimatum" to stand. The school denies this. 👇 abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

Australian music CULTURE is broken. Yes Falls, Groovin, and now Splendour (not to mention countless smaller ones) go under, but Pink just did 20 stadium shows, Taylor Swift did 600,000+ tix, Fred again 100,000+ in a day.. it’s both, but it’s more cultural than cost of living