Leigh Sales Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Husband, Kids, Parents, Book, Podcast, ABC, Salary and Net Worth

Leigh Sales Biography

Leigh Sales is an Australian journalist as well as author, who was born and brought up in Brisbane, Australia as Leigh Peta Sales. She is currently the host of the Australian television channel ABC’s news and also the current affairs program 7.30. She was also appointed in 2019 as a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to broadcast journalism.

Quick Biography
Full Names	Leigh Sales
Popular As	Leigh
Gender	Female
Occupation / Profession	Journalist
Nationality	Australian
Race / Ethnicity	White
Religion	Not Known
Sexual Orientation	Straight

Leigh Sales Age and Birthday

Leigh is 49 years old as of 2022, she was born on 10 May 1973, in Brisbane, Australia. She celebrates her birthday on 10 May every year and her birth sign is Taurus.

Age and Birthday
Age:	49 years
Zodiac Sign:	Gemini
Date of Birth:	10 May 1973
Place of Birth:	In Brisbane, Australia
Birthday:	10th May

Leigh Sales Height and Weight

Leigh stands at a height of 5 feet and 6 inches or 1.67 meters. Leigh has a weight of 59 kg which is equivalent to 130lbs. Her other body measurements are not available at the moment. We will update this section once we get them. She is a beautiful woman with blonde hair and brown.

Height and Weight
Height	5 feet and 6 inches (1.67 meters)
Weight	59 kg 130lbs

Other Body Measurements

Other Body Measurements
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Blonde
Shoe Size	To be Updated
Dress Size	To be Updated
Chest Size	To be Updated
Waist Size	To be Updated
Hip Size	To be Updated

Leigh Sales Education

Leigh is educated personnel, she attended Aspley State High School in that city. Later she decided to follow his career dream and joined the Queensland University of Technology where she graduated with a bachelor of journalism and a Master of International Relations from Deakin University.

Education
School	Aspley State High School
College/ University	Queensland University of Technology
Highest Qualification	Master of International Relations

Leigh Sales Family, Parents, and Siblings

Leigh was born and raised by her parents Dale Sales (father) who was a regimental sergeant major in the Australian Army and Ann Sales (mother) who was a clerk at the then-named Telecom alongside her brother Glen Sale in Brisbane, Australia. 

Family Members
Father (Dad)	Dale Sales
Mother	Ann Sales
Brother(s)	Glen Sale
Sister(s)	Not Known

Leigh Sales Husband and Children

Leigh Sales Husband

Leigh was married to her husband Phil Willis a teacher of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence at Newington College. The couple tied a knot in 1996 and later they divorced in December 2016 after being in marriage for 20 years. The couple together had two adorable children namely; James Christopher Willis, and Daniel Oscar Willis.

Leigh Sales Children

Leigh together with her ex-husband Phil Willis have two children: Daniel Oscar Willis (born in 2012) and James Willis (born in 2014). She stated that during the birth of her second child she suffered a uterine rupture – a condition that is fatal to mother and child but they were lucky they survived. She soon found out that her eldest child Daniel has a tremor in his hands which has led to several operations.

Relationship Status	Name
Marital Status	Married
Husband	Phil Willis
Children	Daniel Oscar and James

Leigh Sales Salary

Sales receives an average annual salary of between $24,292 and $72,507. This translates to an hourly average wage of between $10.15 and $31.32.  This is Per our average wage estimates for a journalist in the United States. However, these figures may vary substantially according to the level of seniority of the employee. At the moment, we do not have the exact salary but we will update this section when the information is available.

Leigh Sales Net Worth

Leigh’s net worth is publicly not available. Her primary source of income is her career as a journalist. Through her various sources of income, we believe that Leigh has been able to accumulate a good net worth but prefers to keep it private. We will update this section once this information is available.

Salary and Networth
Salary	$24,292 and $72,507
Net Worth	$1 to $5 Million
Source of Income	Her career as a journalist

Leigh Sales ABC

Leigh started off her career after graduating, she got a job with the Nine Network but later moved to Sydney for a series of roles with the ABC as she worked towards a foreign correspondent posting.

She got to be appointed to the Washington bureau in 2001 where she reported on the Iraq War, the 2004 presidential election, and Hurricane Katrina. After returning she anchored Lateline before moving to 7.30 in 2011.

She as well worked in national radio current affairs and was NSW political reporter covering the 1999 and 2007 state elections and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She later began presenting Lateline on Monday, Thursday, and Friday nights, with Tony Jones presenting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

From 2006 to 2008 she served as was ABC’s national security correspondent and was based in Sydney. From 2001 to 2005, she was the network’s Washington correspondent, covering stories including the Iraq War, the 2004 presidential election, Guantanamo Bay and Hurricane Katrina.

In 2011 Sales was appointed as the presenter of ABC’s flagship news and current affairs program, 7.30. In January 2013 she hosted the 70-minute Townterview, a mix of a town hall and a television interview, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Newseum in Washington, DC. That was the final such program for Clinton as Secretary of State.

Leigh Sales Books

In 2007, her first book, Detainee 002; The Case of David Hicks, was published by Melbourne University Publishing (MUP). The book covers the Hicks case also contains a well-detailed explanation of the Bush administration’s detainee policy in the War on Terror and the Australian government’s cooperation.

In 2009 her essay, On Doubt, was published as part of MUP’s series Little Books on Big Themes which has featured Germaine Greer, David Malouf, Blanche d’Alpuget, and Barrie Kosky.

In 2018 she released her third book ‘No Ordinary Day’ which is about trauma, resilience, faith, grief, and how people accommodate the unexpected loss. It’s a moving and sensitive account of the profound and irreversible shifts in our inner life when tragedy occurs.

Leigh Sales No Ordinary Day

Leigh wrote No Ordinary Day after her own deal which happened in 2014 from having a uterine rupture, her eldest son being diagnosed with hand tremor, and turmoil in her marriage. She also references what she saw every day on her show and this made her realize she needed to get a sense of security back which she did through writing.

The book is about trauma, resilience, faith, grief, and how people accommodate unexpected loss. It’s a moving and sensitive account of the profound and irreversible shifts in our inner life when tragedy occurs.

A number of the subjects had a double dose of tragedy, so stories of their resilience are particularly impressive. Diver lost his wife in Thredbo and then his second wife to cancer. Juliet Darling lost her 26-year-old son after her partner Nick Waterlow was murdered. Louisa Hope, who had been diagnosed with MS, was caught up in the Lindt cafe siege.

Diver talks about how we develop a schema, or a set of beliefs, that we hold as certainties. These might include “good things happen to good people”; or “I’ve had my bad luck, now good things must happen”. The schema is one of the things that shatter when random tragedy strikes – particularly when it strikes twice.

Leigh Sales On Doubt

On Doubt is Leigh Sales’ second book which was published as part of MUP’s series Little Books on Big Themes which has featured Germaine Greer, David Malouf, Blanche d’Alpuget, and Barrie Kosky. The book is Sale’s classic personal essay which carries a message about the value of truth, scrutiny, and accountability—a much-needed, pocket-sized antidote to fake news.

Leigh Sales Blog

She writes a fortnightly blog called Well-read head, which is mostly about books and reading. It dictates a list of ten interesting things to read, watch or listen to. The blog appears on both ABC’s The Drum website and News Limited’s The Punch.

Leigh Sales Podcast and Annabel Crabb

Sales started a podcast in November 2014, with Annabel Crabb called Chat 10 Looks 3. It is different from the work they do for other media outlets and is an opportunity for them to talk about books, movies, television, the media, and culture.

Leigh Sales Religion

Leigh in her book describes herself as an agnostic and in her book ‘Any Ordinary Day’, she states that religion was a comfort to some of the subjects in her book, and on her part, she was initially skeptical about their beliefs.

“I viewed religion as a bit of a crutch. There’s no God and there’s only one life. When I listened to these people about how their faith had helped them, in one way I envied them. It was so patently comforting to them and it offered answers to a lot of questions.”

Leigh Sales Awards and recognition

• 2005: Walkley Award for Best Radio Current Affairs reporting on Guantanamo Bay
• 2007: George Munster Award for Independent Journalism for Detainee 002
• 2012: Walkley Award for Broadcasting and Online Interviewing

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