Karina Carvalho
Karina Carvalho is an Australian journalist.
Carvalho is currently the weekend presenter of Seven News Melbourne alongside Mike Amor and presents Seven Afternoon News Melbourne.
Early life
Carvalho was born in Sri Lanka and moved to Perth at the age of four.She grew up participating in cross-country running and touch rugby.
Career
Carvalho graduated with a journalism major from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.After gaining work experience in Perth and Sydney, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she undertook placements with the BBC as a journalist and producer. Her work included contributions to programs such as HARDtalk and assignments in the United States.
ABC
Carvalho returned to Perth in 2006 and joined the ABC the following year. She initially worked casually in the newsroom before being promoted to weekday presenter after the resignation of Alicia Gorey.In February 2012, Carvalho relocated to Melbourne to co‑host ABC News Breakfast on ABC1 and ABC News 24 during Virginia Trioli’s maternity leave. She remained in the role until March 2013. During this period, she was among the last journalists to interview author Bryce Courtenay before his death and anchored coverage of major flooding from Brisbane.
In April 2013, Carvalho was appointed presenter of ABC News Queensland, replacing David Curnow.
In January 2018, she became presenter of ABC Evening News on the ABC News channel and moved to Sydney. Matt Wordsworth succeeded her on ABC News Queensland.
Carvalho resigned from the ABC in December 2023, citing concerns about the organisation’s editorial direction.
Seven Network
In July 2024, she joined Seven News Melbourne as a presenter and reporter.In January 2025, it was announced that she would replace Rebecca Maddern as weekend presenter alongside Mike Amor. In June 2025, she was also announced as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, partnered with Andre Gresuik.