Penny Burfitt is a journalist at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). She focuses on culture and society, with particular attention to consumer health, health news, and topics related to aging and longevity. Penny's insightful reporting on these themes has garnered her recognition and features in various media outlets.
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Wollongong, Australia (Local)
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Penny Burfitt's coverage primarily focuses on local news in the New South Wales area, encompassing a wide range of topics such as healthcare, crime, wildlife, and government announcements. She frequently covers evolving stories and breaking news related to these themes.
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By: Penny Burfitt
Emergency services have worked to free a man who was trapped in a lightweight aircraft that crashed in the NSW Southern Highlands.
By: Penny Burfitt
A 25-tonne whale carcass was towed past more than a dozen South Coast beaches on Friday, attracting sharks in its wake, but local swimmers and surfers say they were given no warning.
By: Penny Burfitt
Marine scientists want to see whale carcasses towed offshore and disposed of out to sea in a process they say is safer, cheaper and more ecologically friendly.
By: Penny Burfitt
NSW Police officers are searching for the person responsible, who they say fled the Wollongong scene before they arrived.
By: Penny Burfitt
Energy Australia says the proposed 1.4-gigawatt gas-fired power plant would be critical to the energy transition by supplying reliable back-up power, but analysts have flagged supply and economic issues.
By: Penny Burfitt
More than 200 people voice their opposition to plans to build one of the country’s largest gas-fired power plants in the NSW Southern Highlands to provide energy for data centres.
By: Penny Burfitt
Nine women say they were encircled, yelled at and filmed by a group of teenage boys on e-bikes while on a women's history tour of Wollongong.
By: Kelly Fuller, Penny Burfitt
Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 8:27am In short: The Independent Commission Against Corruption is to investigate allegations relating to the University of Wollongong.
By: Penny Burfitt
Brandon Yates was found with stab wounds in an apartment in Wollongong in 2025 and later died in hospital.
By: Penny Burfitt
The state government wants to replace about 400 social housing properties moments from the beach with a 2,500-apartment development, but tenants say they will not go.
