For the past three years, as North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin has had a front-row seat to the biggest story in the world – the political comeback of US President Donald Trump. Farrah, or more endearingly known as ‘Faz’ around the newsroom, writes that America is a country of frustrating contradictions, where abortions are banned more willingly than assault weapons.

Today, the outgoing reporter reflects on the major stories she’s covered during a whopping 25 years at our papers, and why she’s choosing to stay in a country she once described as a ‘dystopian tinderbox ready to explode’.

You can read Farrah's story here: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/hit-by-a-car-covering-johnny-depp-s-court-case-it-became-emblematic-of-my-time-in-the-us-20250124-p5l6ya.html

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