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Laura Tingle is an Australian journalist and author, and the chief political correspondent of ABC's 7.30 program. She has won several awards for her political analysis and commentary, and is the president of the National Press Club and a staff-elected director at the ABC.
Laura Tingle is a journalist, author and essayist who covers Australian federal politics and policy for 7.30. Read her latest analysis on topics such as inflation, nuclear energy, Assange, Dutton and more.
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May 1, 2023 · Laura Tingle is a chief political correspondent for 7.30 and a Quarterly Essay author. She has worked for the ABC since 2018 and is President of the National Press Club of Australia.
- A Childhood Immersed in Journalism
- The Financial Review Cadet Who Knew Nothing About Finance
- Being A Woman in The Press Gallery
- If You Dish It Out, You Have to Be Able to Take It
- The Challenge of The 24-Hour News Cycle
- Life Away from Politics
Laura Tingle decided to pursue a career in journalism in her mid-teens after getting a sense of the thrill of the game from her father. John Tingle was a radio and TV journalist at the ABC in Sydney in the 50s and 60s, rising to become Director of TV News, and later went on to work in commercial radio. He and cameraman Don McAlpine captured what wo...
Laura Tingle started her journalism career as a cadet with Fairfax in 1981, landing a gig with the Financial Review — much to her own amazement. "For reasons that are still a bit lost to me today, I ended up on the Financial Review, which was hilarious as I knew nothing about finance and it was a bit sink or swim," she said. "But it was a fantastic...
In those days it was a blokey environment, with few women in the parliament and the press gallery. While she was occasionally on the receiving end of some bad behaviour, Tingle held her own and never felt that being female impeded her career, in fact it sometimes worked to her advantage. "At that time there were sometimes snide comments if a female...
Politics is a brutal business and reporting on it is not for the faint-hearted. Not one to pull any punches, Tingle has frequently received some blistering feedback from politicians or their advisers on all sides who haven't appreciated her appraisal of their performance. "We say rude things about politicians a lot so why would you be surprised if ...
For someone who likes to drill down into the detail of policies and issues, the advent of the 24-hour news cycle has been frustrating. Over the past 12 months at 7.30, Tingle has been working on producing a mix of stories — some quick turnarounds on the news of the day as well as more in-depth pieces that take several days to pull together and fore...
Those who know Laura Tingle well say she's warm, lovely and very funny. Away from covering politics, she indulges her love of classical music and opera, sings in a choir in Canberra and cherishes time spent with close friends and family, especially her adult daughter, Tosca. Tingle is reluctant to say much about her relationship with Sam Neill, the...
Sep 9, 2022 · The ABC’s 7.30 political correspondent Laura Tingle says our expectations of leaders in Australia have shrunk a lot in the past few decades. Having covered politics for 35 years, she says we ...
Laura Tingle is a journalist, essayist and author who has reported on Australian politics and policy for 40 years. She joined the National Press Club as President in December 2020 and chairs its board meetings and introduces speakers at its addresses.
