This is an edited version of the 26th annual Andrew Olle Media Lecture delivered by ABC journalist and author Leigh Sales in Sydney on Friday, October 27. It's the ABC's Annabel Crabb, interviewing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Kitchen Cabinet — having the courage to ask him to his face if his remarks about letting Lebanese Muslims into Australia were …
It was an emotionally-charged opening to ABC's election coverage with Leigh Sales sharing a touching tribute to pioneering journalist Caroline Jones, who died one day before the vote aged 84. 'Before we move into our discussion, I want to take a moment to pay tribute to ABC legend Caroline Jones, who died yesterday, one of Australia's most accomplished journalists,' Sales …
Leigh Sales has deleted her Twitter account a week after interviewing Prime Minister Scott Morrison on ABC's primetime show, 7.30. ABC's 7.30 host Leigh Sales has DELETED her Twitter account a week after grilling Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the primetime show She continued: 'It has the effect of an angry phone call from a politician magnified thousands of times …
As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, Backstory is interviewing ABC journalists, broadcasters and behind-the-scenes staff about covering the story. 7.30 host Leigh Sales tells of the emotional impact of interviewing people who've lost someone to the virus. Sending a selfie back to the studio to make-up artist Chris Sall so he can advise Sales how to improve her home make-up job …
