A similar case can be made for abolition of the SBS, the Special Broadcasting Service aka Soccer Before Sex. A Sydney business owner was called a murderer and rapist when she put bacon rolls back on the menu of her previously vegan cafe. As I rarely watch anything in real time these days anyway this would not be much of a burden. The shameless and cowardly hit job smearing Falun Gong was almost beyond belief a taxpayer-funded Australian quasi-government organisation producing and disseminating propaganda for a fascist and racist nation with whom we are in a (cold) war and possibly soon a hot one is tantamount to treason. It is the ongoing needless deaths of women at the hands of their partners which was met with the Government voting against 49 of the 55 respect@work safety recommendations by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner. We are seeing women say that they have had enough. Pussy-grabbing talk? All rights reserved. Anyone who can stomach wading into mentions of @leighsales will find that virtually hourly, I am abused for doing my job, with a stream of tweets goading me to quit, demanding the ABC sack me, telling me Im useless, stupid, biased and incompetent, she wrote. [9] In November 2022 Sales was announced as the new host of ABC TV's weekly biographical documentary series Australian Story, to commence the role in early 2023.[6]. For Trump Id think, Ok, what is the key issue here. [vi] Trump also made numerous statements emphasising the virulency of the virus. Her first book, Detainee 002: The Case of David Hicks, was published in 2007 by Melbourne University Publishing (MUP). In her article, Bullying on Twitter has becomeunhinged. Like the Demorats in the US who would much prefer to rule a wasteland than be the opposition in paradise. No wonder the ABC experts all got the 2016 Trump election wrong, and they might get another nasty surprise in November. It is possible that this is the state of affairs the Left desires. He feels terrible. I was disgusted with the presentation and believe the ABC, being a reflection of the Australian people, can do a lot better-if not, then we can well do without your ABC which is sad because I have been an ABC listener since a child. They are us', Address to Parliament following Christchurch massacre - 2019, Dolores Ibrruri: "No Pasarn!, They shall not pass! A great opening for someone who can get it together there. He certainly is a divisive political figure - but so was . In 2019, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to broadcast journalism. Second of all, as the Americans say, Sales makes a fool of herself with her climate assumptions. It is a matter for a commercial entity like Twitter to ask itself and my understanding is that it is whether the treatment of journalists, in particular female journalists, on its platform is acceptable, she wrote. And since Tony Abbott, infamous across the globe as a misogynistic bully, became Prime Minister in 2013, promptly appointed himself minister for women and catapultedAustralia back to the 1950s, it has become almost impossible to imagine a political climate that will again accept a woman in the top job. In the report attached, it was described as a fiery interview- what nonsense! In December 2010, Sales was appointed anchor of the ABC's current affairs program, 7.30. Leigh Sales has revealed the date of her final show at the helm of ABCs flagship current affairs program, 7.30, along with what she plans to do next. Naturally the Chinese authorities suppress it vigorously even, it is reported, to the extent of harvesting the organs of Falun Gong members to help prolong the life of CCParty officials. Sales ABC pal David Lipson endorsed the anonymous smears on 7pm news and Ive complained to the ABC about this bias (no response yet). Sales using Sanders Christian faith as a stick to beat her with is disgusting. He's written a book capturing the experience titled August in Kabul. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Australia License POLITICS MEDIA WOMEN The following was sent to the ABC management Promises not to increase tax have become a defining feature of modern politics. Come off it, lady. I am a regular listener to Classic FM and and a keen viewer of Gardening Australia, Vera, Backroads and many other programs. Uhlmann eventually returned to being political editor while Sales hosted alone and a new executive producer, Sally Neighbour, was brought on at the end of 2012. 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. Ferguson filled in as 7.30 host for six months while Sales was on maternity leave in 2014, before moving on to Four Corners. by gregorius Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:13 pm. Then I have a player push them through into the cars sound system. You should ask. Sales has also, quite literally, had missiles lobbed at her. Of great concern too is the ABCs promotion of any fiction which furthers the cause of identity politics. Sales hinted at the toll the coronavirus pandemic had taken on her young family, saying her sons James and Daniel had only ever known their mum at work four nights a week. In other words, the Trump collusion beat-up flopped, so the NYT shifted to smearing Trump on other fronts, with the editor needing from reporters a further line of attack. To cap it off, in 2017 he cast the pivotal vote with Democrats to block Trumps repeal of Obamacare. Powell, as I showed above, is very definitely in cahoots with the Democrats. Emma Alberici is the only political journalist I trust and is basically fair. ', Illustrator of the Year, British Book Awards - 2018, Tina Fey: 'Only in comedy is an obedient white girl from the suburbs a diversity candidate', Kennedy Center Mark Twain Award - 2010, Sacha Baron Cohen: 'Just think what Goebbels might have done with Facebook', Anti Defamation League Leadership Award - 2019, Greta Thunberg: 'How dare you', UN Climate Action Summit - 2019, Charlie Munger: 'The Psychology of Human Misjudgment', Harvard University - 1995, Lawrence O'Donnell: 'The original sin of this country is that we invaders shot and murdered our way across the land killing every Native American that we could', The Last Word, 'Dakota' - 2016. A footnote to this is that Sales is being talked about as a replacement for Uhlmann, who has indicated he will retire after the election as Nines political editor. Theyre sick of the priests who cover up for those kinds of priests.Theyre sick of 59-year-old teachers who rape 15-year-old students.Theyre sick of government after government telling people that theyll close the gap on Indigenous life expectancy and then decade after decade it stubbornly remains at about 20 years. The Walkley Award-winning journalist was appointed as presenter of7.30in December 2010, during her time with the program Sales covered the terms of five Prime Ministers, nine federal budgets and two federal elections. Sales next question or speech ran like this: So to believe you, somebody watching this interview has to believe that every former senior member of the Trump administration who has left and spoken of his unfitness to lead has an axe to grind, that every former senior Republican who has spoken out, from Colin Powell to the late John McCain, has an axe to grind, and then all of these life-long Republicans are in cahoots with the Democrats and theyre all also tied up in a conspiracy with the mainstream media and its the mainstream media thats peddling lie after lie, not Donald Trump? The ABC News Breakfast host has left Twitter. These women were relentlessly and viciously hounded for what they wore, how they looked and, most disturbingly, simply for daring to voice progressive ideas and criticism of the status quo, while being female. When I look at the filth dished up about Stan Grant, one of the smartest, most decent men I know, it is clearly a form of racial vilification. At the time, the Age called it an unwieldy hosting policy that looked like a plot from Australian newsroom satire Frontline. It covers the rise of opinion in place of straight news reporting and the value of bringing a sceptical mindset to politics and policy, instead of ideological certainty. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Leigh Sales (@leigh_sales) Instagram photos and videos leigh_sales Verified Follow 706 posts 137K followers 241 following Leigh Sales Journalist. Suck on that, Kerry OBrien, dissolving the panel, which included Scott Morrison, into fits of laughter and creating a memorable television moment. But one only has to look at the barrage of social media abuse experienced by prominent progressive women such as Gillian Triggs, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and, of course, Julia Gillard to see that abuse is hardly confined to political stance. Stan Grant and Virginia Trioli have also been named in the mix. I well remember her fawning over Turnbull after he knifed Abbott in the back. But neither is suggesting that such deplorable behaviour is in any wayconfined to Twitter users or the exclusive domain of the Left. Of course, there are right-wing attacks too but the most ferocious campaigns are reserved for any journalist who questions, in even the most anodyne manner, the policies or public statements of Labor politicians, particularly the Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the West Australian Premier Mark McGowan., As I sometimes do to keep a spotlight on this, I just spent a few minutes collecting a fraction of the sexualised abuse I get every time I interview a Prime Minister - female politicians, journalists, public figures get this non-stop. Leigh Sales and Barnaby Joyce have a tense exchange as ABC presenter grills the deputy PM about political donations from mining billionaire Gina Rinehart Mining magnate gave $50,000 to. Those responsible should be ashamed.. Sales was the network's Washington correspondent from 2001 to 2005. He was far more professional and impartial despite his wifes position. Sexist attacks on social media, and everywhere else, are never okay. But they arent ashamed. It didnt occur to Sales that WaPo, with The New York Times, has proudly thrown objectivity overboard to help Biden oust Trump. I dont watch the ABC, why should I pay for it. 114 W Leigh St , Homer, MI 49245-1030 is a single-family home listed for-sale at $154,900. Sales first question to Sanders was: Can Donald Trump tell the difference the truth and a lie? The basis for Sales insult was that the Washington Post claims to have fact-checked presidential statements and found some 20,000 alleged lies by the President. [6], Sales was born in Brisbane and attended Aspley State High School in that city. IanL, I thought so too but realised it is recorded, not live, so if Huckabee had walked out, there would have been no impact and Sales would have ditched the tape not run it. She covered the Iraq War, the 2004 US Presidential election, Guantanamo Bay and Hurricane Katrina and served asABCsWashington correspondent from 2001-2005. The platform certainly hasnt intervened to date. Copyright 2023 Independent Australia - All rights reserved. leigh sales political views. As a thought-experiment, imagine Sales interviewing Joe Biden as follows: Mr Biden, last March your staffer Tara Reade alleged you sexually assaulted her. As Sales suggested,Let's not duck the common thread here' only it was Right, not Left-leaning Twitter users, plus many, many assorted politicians and journalists who openly targeted these progressive women. Leigh Sales launches into new era of political bullies Leigh Sales has described in detail what is wrong with bullies and trolls who attack her and other female journalists for doing their job. I feel like Im constantly asking myself this question did something change in this country? Did something change, that the standard for behaviour now is not I have to do the right thing or I have to do what I promised I said I would do, but instead how much can I get away with?I think that, from what I hear people say on 7.30 Australians are sick of this kind of situation.Theyre sick of banks gouging their accounts with fees and charges while somehow missing large scale money laundering, thats funnelling millions of dollars overseas to terrorism or child exploitation.Theyre sick of highly profitable nursing homes taking money from families, and then neglecting or abusing mum or dad.Theyre sick of financial advisors who promise to take peoples life savings and help them pay for their retirement, knowing the entire time that theyre fleecing them.I think the unemployed, students, pensioners were pretty sick of being harassed by a powerful government department to repay debt that they never actually even owed in the first place.People are tired of private health insurance constantly upping fees, then you go to a specialist and they go oh sorry its not covered by private health.Theyre sick of telecommunications companies that promised the world when you sign up for the Internet, and then when youre having a problem with it and it wont work, they wont pick up their phone to answer your call in any kind of timely fashion.Theyre sick of rich multinational companies underpaying their workers and then not even having the common courtesy to ring people when those workers are killed on the job.Theyre sick of priests abusing children in their care, or scoutmasters. Theres nothing like that on Australian radio that I can find. Listen to people that you disagree with. pic.twitter.com/MK0t9plx2m. I havent examined the ABCs budget, but I am sure Classic FMs share is minuscule compared with the news and current affairs department, what with its overseas bureaux and all, and could surely exist with funds redirected from the plastic and dramatic arts currently wasted on jars of urine or two hours of silence, or whatever treat the next cunning but otherwise unemployable confidence-trickster grant-dependent artist dreams up. Ferguson hosted while Sales was on maternity leave, and has established herself as a tough political interviewer. Of course, there are right-wing attacks too but the most ferocious campaigns are reserved for any journalist who questions, in even the most anodyne manner, the policies or public statements of Labor politicians, particularly the Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the West Australian Premier Mark McGowan. Leigh Sales,journalist, author, mother-of-two and host of ABCs7.30, is known for her wide-ranging political interviews and no-nonsense approach to her high-profile subject. Sales has said a community has sprung up around (the podcast) who shares these in-jokes and language and interests. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a very dignified woman. While she seems to prefer radio, Fran Kelly, who stood down from RN Breakfast very recently, cant be ruled out. Why do the left have trouble with comprehension and nuance? They are an incredibly talented and motivated team with terrific leaders. Subscribe to IA and investigate Australia today. While Sales is a lioness tackling an ex-press secretary across the seas, I cant imagine her similarly clawing Premier Dan Andrews, for example, about his lie one of so very, very many that curfews were medically recommended: Mr Andrews, was that a display of lying, ignorance or insanity?[ii] In any event, Sales question to Sanders was not genuinely seeking an answer. Under oath to the Mueller investigation, you admitted that was not founded on anything, a slip of the tongue, and said, In the heat of the moment.. Yet this is the topic that the ABCs Leigh Sales chose to champion this week. CCTV has caught the moment a Melbourne baker claims he was attacked by a tradie over nothing more than a note left on the mans windscreen. [16] This in turn prompted a public conversation on the topic. Sanders should have walked off but instead took on the compere. ABC News clarifies that it was criticisms by the Democratic Party of his handling of the crisis that he called a hoax. Bullying and misogyny are never okay. Powell endorsed Barack Obamas presidential bids in 2008 and 2012 and boasted of voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016. The stories which she covered included the Iraq War, the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Guantanamo Bay, and Hurricane Katrina.[8]. Sales says interviewing Paul McCartney and getting a hug from him was one of the best days of my life, and viewers certainly shared in her joy. Michael Cooney was a speechwriter for @, Leigh Sales: 'it is sickening to see this constant situation where powerful people and institutions exploit less powerful people', Sydney Media Club - 2021. https://centralnews.com.au/2021/03/17/leig Kwame Nkrumah: 'Our capital flows out in streams to irrigate the whole system of Western economy', inaugural ceremony of the OAU Conference - 1953, John Lewis: 'We will not and cannot be patient', March on Washington - 1963 , Jon Stewart: "They responded in five seconds", 9-11 first responders, Address to Congress - 2019, Jacinda Ardern: 'They were New Zealanders. While she wasnt targeted by the Murdoch press like some other ABC presenters, she was relentlessly trolled on Twitter. Brilliant rod.stuart and deric Davidson. Leigh Sales, journalist, author, mother-of-two and host of ABC's 7.30, is known for her wide-ranging political interviews and no-nonsense approach to her Join 1.7 Million Subscribers Its still very blokey there is still a huge way to go., #LeighSales #ABC #womeninmedia #womeninleadershipsummit. In that time, she has hugged Paul McCartney, broken records and ducked flying pots of yoghurt. You spend a lot of time and money trying to establish the ABC branddo not destroy it! We're not rats', Rectorial address, Glasgow University - 1972, For Geoffrey Tozer: 'I have to say we all let him down', by Paul Keating - 2009, for James Baldwin: 'Jimmy. An outcome which involves the current news personnel keeping their jobs is not acceptable. Accused of spying, the mild-mannered economics professor had endured solitary confinement and horrible conditions in a series of prisons. Thirteen years after it was first released, one of James Cameron's biggest blockbusters, Avatar, is back in cinemas. In cabinet? Instead he found disillusionment and disappointment. Sales' writing has also regularly appeared in major Australian publications, including The Monthly, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and, before its demise, The Bulletin. After stepping down as host of ABCs 7.30 program in 2022, Leigh Sales has spoken of what it means to her to be able to return to the network she has called home since 1995 in her new anchor role with Australian Story. [iii] Where sites have stayed obstinately rural, temperatures have shown much less rise than 1degC. Whether its working around guests honorifics, which dont always cognate the same view, to selling her skills, gender obstacles continue to pepper the media industry. Fortunately many of us can now rely on the internet for our music, current affairs and news. Sales had no answer to Sanders riposte and continued to read from her vituperative question-list. She worked across a number of print and online publications including News Corp and Fairfax Media before joining The CEO Magazine. The Left naturally defends public funding for the Yarts, as do I within limits. 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. leigh sales political views. 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. 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This happens to many of us and it is should never be tolerated. With big decisions looming on Australia's nuclear-powered submarine program, Opposition leader Peter Dutton caused controversy by declaring we should be choosing the US not the UK as the basis for a nuclear powered fleet. Achieving nationwide coverage was difficult with the technology then available. Year on year, Australian Story continues to deliver, and I think having Leigh at the helm of that is only going to strengthen that for us.. She showed her characteristic toughness when she ducked a flying yoghurt pot aimed at her while she was speaking at an event in Perth in 2019. Unfortunately, the interview proceeded for the usual length of time a total of 16.33 minutes, which viewers will never get . I think that the obligation on journalists is to listen to everybody. She has consistently clarified that she should have referred to some rather than countless FBI officials. Fact Check on Sales: Republican Powell? Help us sharpen our knuckledusters. It merely involved an ABC tax-paid reporter getting up on her soapbox, to the applause of her in-house coterie. In governments? She served the Queen for 17 years - first as her press secretary, then as her assistant private secretary. The Eyre highway is not. Her modelling career was in seventh sky when started . Speaking toMediaweek,ABCacting director of entertainment and specialist Jennifer Collins said Sales is a perfect fit for Australian Story. The bosses you have can be very influential, she says. 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. 52 Leigh St , Toronto, ON M6N3X is a single-family home listed for-sale at $1,299,900. 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. These are some of the urgent issues that women need to be considering and advocating to address if we hope to create an environment for our daughters and granddaughters to realise their potential. Its a show where we always go for the person at top of tree. Phoebe Loomes 3 min read May 16, 2019 - 11:32PM More from federal election news and photos Crazy truth about TikTok threatens Netflix, In an article published on Tuesday morning, Victorian political reporter Rachel Baxendale being trolled. I think they view it as; As a dad, how do you remain engaged with your kids? where any woman you ask that question of would literally pull out a laminated card., We are much more conscious to have women at the table, but it remains a difficult problem. 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. In all the years Ive anchored, Ive never had more viewers come up to me in public than after that interview to say how much joy it gave them, and it was so beautiful that people felt as if they had shared in that experience with me., Very proud of @leighsales. [7] Sales joined the ABC in Brisbane in 1995.[3]. Any real estate remaining after the carve-up can also be sold and added to the Governments revenue, sorely needed in the straitened times we now face paying off massive government debt and the bureaucrat-created depression. Powell is the John Hewson of American politics, the liberal touted by progressives as a conservative. Comey used the dossier to enable FBI spying on the Trump 2015 election campaign, and also authorised the entrapment of now-vindicated Trump executive Lt Gen Michael Flynn. The headline was rapidly changed to Assailing Hate but Not Guns, to inject some editorial animus. Now what may be called The New ABC has certainly been captured by an urban elite the inner city latte Left alienating not only rural Australia but also the vast majority of city dwellers whose taxes pay for it. [I]t seems to be like theres a view if you support the facts, and you want to challenge people with the facts, thats an indication of a left wing bias.