Australian Story remembers Charmaine Dragun

ABC's award-winning series Australian Story will pay tribute to Network Ten newsreader Charmaine Dragun on an episode to air on Monday 28 April.

Ms Dragun was a radio and television journalist in her home town of Perth before joining Ten News to read the Perth news bulletin from Ten's Sydney newsroom. Suffering long-term depression, Ms Dragun tragically committed suicide in Sydney on 2 November last year. She was 29.

Dragun and her long-time partner Simon Struthers had planned to wed earlier this year to coincide with their 30th birthdays.

Family, friends and colleagues have been interviewed for the Australian Story tribute.

Australian Story: Charmaine Dragun. Monday 28 April, 8.00pm. ABC1 (repeated the following day on ABC2)

Charmaine Dragun

Network Ten newsreader Charmaine Dragun has been found dead today in Sydney. Ms Dragun's body was reportedly found in Sydney's The Gap around 4.00pm this afternoon.

Originally from Western Australia, Ms Dragun was a radio and television journalist in Perth before moving to the east to co-present Ten's Perth news bulletin, which is based in Sydney. The 29-year-old also presented the Friday late night national news.

Police are investigating the incident but are treating the death as non-suspicious.

In a statement released earlier this evening, Ten chief Grant Blackley offered condolences on behalf of the network:

"We are all in a state of shock and sadness at this terrible news. Charmaine was a highly intelligent, vibrant and caring person, universally liked and admired by her colleagues.

"Our deepest sympathies go to her partner, Simon, and her family. We are doing what we can to support them and urge everyone to respect their privacy at this time."