In December 2008 , Kinkade moved to Melbourne re-joining the Seven Network as a national correspondent for the nightly public affairs program Today Tonight . Kinkade pursued a number of investigations which included one-on-one interviews with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore . She also reported extensively on the Black Saturday bush fires and was the first reporter on a convoy with families as they returned to the devastated town of Kinglake , Victoria . Kinkade was a regular reporter at the Australian Open and the Logie Awards . Her entertainment interviews included John Travolta , Toni Collette , Rachel Griffiths and Jennifer Hawkins
Black Saturday bush fires
Black Saturday bushfires
Lynda Kinkade