Bronwyn Adcock came to Dateline in 2001 after spending a year living overseas, including some time studying Farsi in Iran. Her interest in this country has not waned, as this year she reported on the leadership of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Inside Iran), Iran's lesser-known citizens (Iran's Jews) and Tehran's first all-female taxi service.

Bronwyn also travelled closer to home, uncovering the human rights abuses occurring in Fiji (Fiji - After the Coup) and reporting on the disappearance of an Australian citizen in Egypt (The Mystery of Mohammed Abbass).

During her time on the show, Bronwyn has also reported from the Balkans, Africa, the United States, Europe and the Pacific region. In 2005, she undertook an extensive trip through five countries to report on the arrest and detention of Mamdouh Habib, an Australian man held in Guantanamo Bay. This story, which revealed new claims that Mr Habib was tortured, won Bronwyn the George Munster Award for Independent Journalism.

In 2003, she became the first journalist to gain access to the asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru. Her exclusive Dateline report from inside the camp won her a United Nations Media Peace Award and she was also a Walkley Award and Logie finalist.

That same year, Bronwyn received another UN Media Peace Award for her story on the Zambian government's refusal to accept genetically-modified food aid.

Before coming to Dateline, Bronwyn worked for numerous ABC radio and TV programs as well reporting from the Canberra Press Gallery. While at the ABC she was twice a Walkley Award finalist and she also received the inaugural Andrew Olle Scholarship.

For further information please contact SBS publicist Christine Heard on 02 9430 3794 or christine.heard@sbs.com.au