An ABC TV news cadet in 1986, Virginia quickly became the youngest woman to host the ABC’s flagship current affairs program the 7.30 Report, and has worked as a reporter and presenter of that program in four capital cities over a dozen years.

In the early 90s Virginia launched into commercial TV reporting for Channel 9's A Current Affair, and later moved to Network 7's Witness, as Senior Reporter.

In 2001, after working in the corporate sector as a media advisor and trainer with Cosway Australia, Virginia returned to ABC TV as news anchor in Canberra. 

Virginia is widely published across Australian print media, previously as a weekly columnist in The Canberra Times, and contributor to The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and The National Times. Her book Wonder Woman: the myth of ‘having it all’  continues to generate vigorous debate.

Awards include a United Nations Association Media Peace Prize for her coverage of indigenous affairs (1996),andToastmasters Communicator of the Year ACT (2007).

Virginia was President of  the  Canberra International Film Festival  from 2009-12. She is an honorary member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, ANU.  In 2011 she was a member of the Australia Forum Steering Committee.