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Pip Courtney

Journalist, Host of Landline & Award-Winning Rural Reporter

Pip Courtney is an award-winning Australian journalist and host of ABC’s Landline. With 30+ years reporting across agriculture, business, sport, environment, medicine and education, she brings storytelling, insight and deep knowledge of rural and regional Australia to every audience. Pip is also an experienced MC, keynote speaker and panel moderator.

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Pip Courtney has been a defining voice in Australian rural journalism for over three decades, reporting for the ABC’s national program Landline and hosting the show since 2012. She has been widely recognised for her work across agriculture, business, sport, environment, medicine and education, earning numerous prestigious journalism awards throughout her career.

In 2007, Pip was named Queensland Journalist of the Year alongside colleague Sally Sara. In 2011, she won the International Star Prize for Agricultural Journalism, and in 2018 she was inducted into Queensland’s Rural Journalism Hall of Fame. Most recently, Pip received the 2024 National Star Prize for Rural Broadcasting, reaffirming her status as one of the nation’s leading rural reporters.

Born and raised in Tasmania, Pip began her career with a graduate cadetship at the ABC in Hobart in 1986, working across radio and television news. She subsequently reported for the 7.30 Report in Melbourne, before finding her calling in rural journalism with Landline in 1993. Her reporting has taken her to every Australian state and territory, as well as internationally to China, Peru, Timor-Leste, the USA, Cambodia and Laos.

Beyond reporting, Pip has over a decade of experience as an MC, keynote speaker and panel moderator, bringing her insight, humour and storytelling skills to conferences, corporate events and public forums.

Off-screen, Pip is passionate about Tasmania, horses, cats, champagne and sheep—interests that reflect her deep connection to rural life and culture.

As an MC Pip is engaging, enthusiastic and confident. She presents herself in the most professional manner. Pip gets involved in the event she hosts and takes pride in ensuring it’s an event worth going to. She listens, provides her own personal feedback and is entertaining. She is approachable and real and a delight to work with. Victorian Farmers Federation
It was such a pleasure to have Pip, as the official Ambassador and speaker for the 2013 Rural Lifestyle Expo. Pip was extremely charming and thorough in the way she conducted herself and mixed and spoke with many people, much to their delight. As the official speaker during the event, the enormous crowd were all very interested in hearing about her life and as a journalist with the ABC. Our committee would love to have her as an Ambassador again, in the future. Rural Lifestyle Expo
In our role as event managers for Australian Lot Feeders’ Association, EPP extended an invitation to Pip Courtney to MC our event BeefWorks, held at Kerwee Feedlot west of Toowoomba in October 2013. This proved a great move on several fronts! We wanted that great combination of a person with profile, humility and care – and also with connection to the land and to the industry. This wasn’t any old conference – this was a conference for 400 people in a shed, on a feedlot. And, Pip delivered all that in spades. She turned up in her signature akubra hat and pink shirt and simply integrated herself into our crowd of 400 lot feeders. Everyone loved Pip – and just about everyone got to meet her. And, to have that familiar face and voice on the microphone was super. An added bonus was the additional publicity the move provided. Pip is simply a lovely person who has the people of the land at heart. This was very evident in all she did for us. Esther Price Promotions
A speaker who can inform, entertain and mobilise their audience to action is priceless, and Pip Courtney does this. Her message is grounded in evidence and experience, yet is conveyed from the heart, speaking to all in the room. Having Pip Courtney speak or MC your event will add value, and ensure delegates not only remember the event, but continue to speak of it in the months that follow. Qld Rural, Regional & Remote Women's Network
Pip was excellent. A natural talent who thoroughly understands her audience and is not afraid to say some home truths in an entertaining and warm way that the wins over the crowd. Her presence at the show grounds was noted and appreciated by large numbers of farmers (she even had a group of teenage sheep breeders star struck and asking for her card). She is a pleasure to spend time with and we highly recommend her to any event organisers. Australian Sheep Breeders Association
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