Laura Tingle to leave ABC 7.30 for ‘the best job in journalism’

ABC star Laura Tingle has quit her job as political reporter for 7.30 and will take up a posting as the national broadcaster’s global affairs editor.

Ms Tingle, who joined the ABC in 2018, said she was excited about the new role, which will see her travel around the world reporting on big events ‘that also shape our nation’.

‘It’s so important that the national public broadcaster has Australian eyes on the world putting the significance of major global events into context for local audiences.’

Ms Tingle’s 40-year career also includes being political editor of The Australian Financial Review and working for The Australian, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. 

Ms Tingle will remain in her role as the staff-elected director on the ABC board, after been elected in 2023. Her term will expire in April 2028. 

Last year, she was accused of failing to uphold her responsibility to remain impartial as a political reporter, after repeatedly accusing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of fueling racism by calling for reduced immigration to ease pressure on the housing market.

‘We are a racist country, let’s face it. We always have been and it’s very depressing,’ she told her audience at the Sydney Writers’ Festival.

ABC star Laura Tingle has quit her job as political reporter for 7.30 and will take up a posting as the national broadcaster’s global affairs editor (pictured with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese)