Courtney Withers is a state political reporter at ABC News WA. She joined the ABC in 2021 and went on to become the 2023 ABC news cadet journalist based in Melbourne, before returning to Perth in 2024. She's worked as a communities reporter, fill-in presenter and general news reporter. Courtney was awarded the Charmaine Dragun Memorial Award in 2021 at the WA Youth Awards for outstanding journalism.