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Connor McGoverne
Connor McGoverne is a federal politics reporter for 9 News.
Connor McGoverne is a federal politics reporter at 9News.
Connor started his journalism career in Canberra with the ABC and 2CC Capital Radio before joining Nine News in 2018.
He moved to Brisbane as a Sports Reporter, covering the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns, as well as NRL, international cricket, rugby and commentating Super Netball.
Connor then worked for a government minister and lived in London, which included a stint for Sky News, before joining the Nine News Perth team as a Reporter and later moving to Canberra as the station's federal politics reporter.
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