She started her ABC career as a Rural Reporter in the Hunter Valley before moving to Alice Springs, where she spent four years working as a TV and radio journalist. Since then, Allyson worked as the Journalist in Charge in Townsville and migrated to Brisbane in 2015. She now works as a senior TV news journalist, with a focus on multicultural and Indigenous affairs. Allyson has won several media awards including best Queensland Regional Broadcast Journalist and Northern Territory News Breaker of the Year.