Digitally re-mastered, its return signals the beginning of a new chapter, with four sequels scheduled for release over the next six years. Just ask the ABC executives who stumbled momentarily when they replaced the towering figure of Kerry OBrien with not one, but two, journalists in 2010. Lots of advertisers on the UK one. [30][31] After 20 years of marriage, Sales and Willis separated in December 2016.[32]. More topically the sensationalist, unscientific and mathematically ignorant reporting on the Chicom flu pandemic has certainly contributed to the groundless panic which has enabled Dictator Dan and his ilk to leave us cowering obediently under house arrest as we slide into a police state with an economy destroyed and children uneducated. The story of those tense days was captured by award-winning Australian photographer Andrew Quilty, one of the few Western journalists to remain. Similarly, Sales has launched no follow-up of her political infatuation with James Comey to disclose his mis-use and lying about the fake Steele [Russian pee] dossier. [3], Sales hosted ABC TV's current affairs program 7.30 from 2011 to 2022. New episode of the podcast is terrific. When I remember, Ive been saving sexualised social media abuse to show you what all women in the public eye get constantly, whether you are Peta Credlin, Julia Gillard or anyone in between. I think I have done that bit', BAFTA acceptance, Leading Actress - 2019, Axel Scheffler: 'The book wasn't called 'No Room on the Broom! But neither is suggesting that such deplorable behaviour is in any wayconfined to Twitter users or the exclusive domain of the Left. The publication of such words extends beyond morality to legality.. An investigation of public service culture must be next, writes Laura Tingle. Theres an inbuilt assumption and bias to believe women are the ones doing that and we still have these old-fashioned attitudes that youve got to be keeping a nice house. Tony Thomass new book,Come To Think Of It essays to tickle the brain, is availablehereas a book ($34.95) or an e-book ($14.95). ABC News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar has abandoned Twitter after a torrent of abuse about everything from her interview style to whether she smiles. You crowned us', by Toni Morrison - 1988, for Michael Gordon: '13 days ago my Dads big, beautiful, generous heart suddenly stopped beating', by Scott and Sarah Gordon - 2018, Tara Westover: 'Your avatar isn't real, it isn't terribly far from a lie', The Un-Instagrammable Self, Northeastern University - 2019, Tim Minchin: 'Being an artist requires massive reserves of self-belief', WAAPA - 2019, Atul Gawande: 'Curiosity and What Equality Really Means', UCLA Medical School - 2018, Abby Wambach: 'We are the wolves', Barnard College - 2018, Eric Idle: 'America is 300 million people all walking in the same direction, singing 'I Did It My Way'', Whitman College - 2013, Shirley Chisholm: ;America has gone to sleep', Greenfield High School - 1983, Joe Marler: 'Get back on the horse', Harlequins v Bath pre game interview - 2019, Ray Lewis : 'The greatest pain of my life is the reason I'm standing here today', 52 Cards -, Mel Jones: 'If she was Bradman on the field, she was definitely Keith Miller off the field', Betty Wilson's induction into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame - 2017, Jeff Thomson: 'Its all those people that help you as kids', Hall of Fame - 2016, Dan Angelucci: 'The Best (Best Man) Speech of all time', for Don and Katherine - 2019, Hallerman Sisters: 'Oh sister now we have to let you gooooo!' We should be calling out disgraceful behaviour from wherever it hails, not weaponising it to fuel ideological battlegrounds. In a thread, the reporter for The Australian wrote that she had received death threats. The current leaders, Rebecca Latham and Caitlin Shea, carry on the tradition admirably., A post shared by Leigh Sales (@leigh_sales). Across fashion, footwear, homewares and health; cruises, tours and package holidays; news, views and media. Its Time Auntie Retired (or was put down). Fact Check on Sales: Republican Powell? It was thought, probably with good reason, that news, documentaries and maybe even music programs would have a decidedly urban bias and thus not cater to the interests of country folk. You can follow managing editor Michelle Pini on Twitter @vmp9. A truly extraordinary woman. 22 were here. You should ask. [7] Sales joined the ABC in Brisbane in 1995.[3]. Why are Australian viewers bombarded with crap like Planet America-more anti Trump? And I think probably there was a failure of that, because people dont seem to have been listening carefully enough to what the white working class in the United States were saying. Sales, the ABCs $400,000-or-so princess, has previously spent interview-time licking the toes of now-disgraced anti-Trumpers James Comey the FBI chief (19/4/18), Hillary Clinton (May 14, 2018), and only last week, octogenarian actress Jane Fonda, who began bawling on camera while contemplating the death of this heat-ravaged planet as global warming does its worst. Chyler Leigh is an American actress, singer and model who was born on 10th April 1982 at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.Her parents are Yvonne Norton and Roberts Potts. Radio stations can broadcast more powerful signals with greater digital fidelity. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation must be broken up and sold off. Then a neighbour broke her door down, Irrigators fear federal government's new water buybacks will devastate farming communities, Why one of the most popular Australian politicians on TikTok won't allow the app on his phone, Noel Pearson says he will 'fall silent' if Voice referendum fails, Shravan is a much-needed skilled migrant. Subscribe The sparce population of what is now called, rather redundantly, rural and regional Australia meant it would not be a commercial proposition for private enterprise, and thus needed government ownership and subsidy. What may be called The Old ABC was created when wireless was in its infancy. After its bold move on super yesterday, the Albanese government is putting the finishing touches to promised measures to protect public integrity. She has consistently clarified that she should have referred to some rather than countless FBI officials. That was the Deep State in action. The veteran journalist delivered her final show on Thursday, June 30, 2022with an emotional sign-off after more than a decade of hard-hitting interviews. The Collectives subservience to the the Peoples Republic of China and the CCP is even more disconcerting. Leigh Sales: You cant say anything about the reporting of US election other than the fact that so few people were able to see it coming shows there is definitely a failure in the reporting of it. Then there is David Speers, Insiders host, and Stan Grant, the ABCs international affairs analyst and presenter of China Tonight. Sales has also, quite literally, had missiles lobbed at her. Am I prepared to see these disappear? Now in a recent interview with ABC,. This is what we get for a mere billion dollars per annum. [15] It examines the way people adapt to life-changing blindsides, drawing on Sales' personal experience as well as her years covering high-profile news events that drastically changed people's lives. That the ABC chose her says much about the organisation. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). After stepping down as host of 7.30, Sales delighted fans when she announced her new gig and her return to television screens. In 2013 he was part of a gang of eight including Democrat senators who pursued soft policies on illegal immigrants, and in 2016 he joined Democrats in calling for the Russia-collusion inquiry into Trump. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. More like SS Party one could suggest. [28] Self-proclaimed chatters or chatterati have formed a Chat 10 Looks 3 community on social media platforms[29] built around the same tenets as the podcast - friendship, kindness, and an agreement to not discuss politics. Leigh Sales (@leigh_sales) Instagram photos and videos leigh_sales Verified Follow 706 posts 137K followers 241 following Leigh Sales Journalist. Climate activist Greta Thunberg has called on the world to wake up to the climate emergency, days out from this years UN Climate Summit in Egypt. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Since then, Sales has held several prominent roles with the ABC and was New South Wales political reporter covering the 1999 and 2007 state elections. When a female finally rose through the political ranks to become prime minister in 2010, there was hardly an Australian woman that wasnt bursting with pride and hope for the future. All rights reserved. Phoebe Loomes 3 min read May 16, 2019 - 11:32PM More from federal election news and photos To cap it off, in 2017 he cast the pivotal vote with Democrats to block Trumps repeal of Obamacare. Sales was the network's Washington correspondent from 2001 to 2005. The CEO Magazine is more than a business title; its a source of information, inspiration and motivation for the worlds most successful leaders, executives, investors and entrepreneurs. There was an error submitting the form. Copyright 2023 Independent Australia - All rights reserved. So its very hard to then, where youre going for key decision makers, to get an even representation of women because men disproportionately hold those jobs. Indeed, is it only female journalistswho experience such bullying? Indeed, the problem is men in senior positions are rarely if ever asked the same question. The situation in 2020 has gotten worse.. Recent examples that come to mind include the gross mishandling by the Morrison Government of the alleged sexual assault of Brittany Higgins and the Christian Porter rape allegations. Technological change long ago undermined the case for a Government-owned broadcaster. Ms Sales performance was not completely worthless but can always be used as an illustration of poor interview style and further illustration of ABC Anti-Trump bias. Just over a week ago Australian academic Sean Turnell returned to Australia after his release from a Myanmar jail. Chief political correspondent Laura Tingle reports. Sales, however, chooses to label such criticism, firstly as sexist and most importantly, as a Leftist social media phenomenon. 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The suckers and losers alleged quotes were nothing but a Democrat/media hit job based on anonymous smears in the face of attributed denials by several/many senior people present at the time. She covered the Iraq War, the 2004 US Presidential election, Guantanamo Bay and Hurricane Katrina and served asABCsWashington correspondent from 2001-2005. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning. Thank you so much for years of brilliant journalism. Latest book WELL HELLO In that time, she has hugged Paul McCartney, broken records and ducked flying pots of yoghurt. The talk inside Aunty is the task of having to juggle the hosting of a national show with her duties as a single mother of two particularly during nearly five months of homeschooling in NSW in 2021 couldnt be underestimated as a contributing factor towards (the) announcement, writes Nick Tabakoff. Read Quadrant online or as a printed magazine Starting at $88.00 a year, Dr Fauci denies that Trump misled the public, Ive complained to the ABC about this bias. This plays into their narcissism.. When I consume podcasts I tend to see myself as a member of the audience, not as a member of a community. My focus in this piece has been on Sales interviewing rather than Sanders responses. Senior Systems Administrator, 10/2006 - 10/2007. Speakola is a labour of love and Id be very grateful if you would share, tweet or like it. Again. pic.twitter.com/YPCYrmvPZp. I dont mind with politicians going in really hard because I think if yourposition isnt strong enough you cant argue your case strong enough to come back against that, thats bad on you. It might well be taken up by a billionaire socialist and simply become the on-air version of the Saturday Paper. Douglas Leigh is 80 years old and was born on 03/08/1942.Douglas Leigh currently lives in Herndon, VA; in the past Douglas has also lived in Virginia Beach VA.Sometimes Douglas goes by various nicknames including Douglas S Leigh. [6], Sales was born in Brisbane and attended Aspley State High School in that city. In 2019, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to broadcast journalism. pic.twitter.com/MK0t9plx2m. Ferguson hosted while Sales was on maternity leave, and has established herself as a tough political interviewer. If anything, they are buoyed by Millar de-activating her account. Clearly they hope to assist the creation of a racist Constitution, treating aboriginal Australians, mostly of mixed decent, as a favoured dare one say pet group and duplicating the US Democrat Partys left-voting plantation. Caroline was also the most wonderful source of support over the years, not just to me but to so many journalists. We will have to accept that many worthy programs currently aired by the Collective will of necessity migrate to commercial channels, and be funded at least in part by paid advertising. Why do the left have trouble with comprehension and nuance? [23] Described by Sales and Crabb as shambolic and peripatetic[24] the podcast episodes are recorded every two to three weeks. Sales also hosted the ABC's Australia Votes for the 2016 Australian Election and again for the 2019 election and hosted her last in 2022. A second edition was published in 2017, with an additional chapter noting the Trump presidency and the rise of fake news. Now in a recent interview with ABC, Sales opened up about her new role as host of Australian Story, revealing that it means a lot. But some armchair critics on Twitter repeatedly accuse her of going soft on conservatives and too hard on Labor. The following was sent to the ABC management They want me home with them before 8.30pm and I dont think thats too much for two little boys to ask and theyre two beautiful little boys. she said.