Claire Tyrrell joined Business News as a senior journalist in 2021, covering the property sector.
Ms Tyrrell began her career with Seven West Media in 2009, working at regional publications the Geraldton Guardian, Northern Guardian and Countryman newspapers before moving to The West Australian in 2013.
She has also worked in London as a journalist covering the finance sector. In 2013, Ms Tyrrell was awarded Best Newcomer to Rural Journalism, and in 2023 she won an Alliance Area of Business Publishers award.
Ms Tyrrell studied at Edith Cowan University, where she graduated with a double degree in English and Journalism in 2009.
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