 In 2005, Kapalos became a news presenter on "Nightline" and later became a reporter on "National Nine News" and "A Current Affair".In 2006, Kapalos moved to Melbourne and Network Ten, where she took over from Jennifer Hansen as co-anchor of "10 News First Melbourne" with Mal Walden.In November 2012, Kapalos' contract was not renewed, after the network decided to switch to a solo-presenter format with Walden.