Leigh Sales

Leigh Peta Sales is an Australian journalist and author best known for her work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Born on May 10, 1973, in Brisbane, Sales attended Aspley State High School before earning a bachelor's degree in journalism from the Queensland University of Technology and a Master of International Relations from Deakin University. She joined the ABC in Brisbane in 1995 and has since held various prominent roles, including serving as a New South Wales political reporter and the network's Washington correspondent from 2001 to 2005. Sales hosted ABC TV's current affairs program 7.30 from 2011 to 2022 and was appointed as the new host of ABC TV's weekly documentary series Australian Story in November 2022.