She has held positions including chief political correspondent for the AM and PM programs, political editor of the 7.30 Report and ABC Europe correspondent based in London. In 2005, she became host of Radio National's agenda-setting Breakfast program, a seat she filled until 2021. She then took on a new role hosting her own talk show 'Frankly', talking to some of Australia's biggest names and brains. Fran also created and co-presents The Party Room podcast with Patricia Karvelas, and presents Saturday Extra on ABC Radio National.
Over her career, Fran interviewed twelve former and sitting Prime Ministers, one US President, one British Prime Minister and other world leaders and thinkers. She's covered eleven elections and one Olympics and is a big Sydney Swans fan!