7.30
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7.30 is an Australian nightly television current affairs programme ABC1
and ABC News 24
at , Monday to Friday. A national edition screens from Monday to Thursday, produced at the ABN
studios in Ultimo
, Sydney
and presented by Leigh Sales
and Chris Uhlmann
. A local edition with a focus on state affairs screens on Fridays. However, when a big state political event happens, the national program can be pre-empted by the local edition.
The program first screened on 7 March 2011, replacing both The 7.30 Report
and Stateline.
on at 7:30 pm, with eight separate state and territory specific editions. Each local version of 7.30 is also broadcast nationally on ABC News 24
over the weekend.
Presenters are as follows:
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
and ABC News 24
ABC News 24
ABC News 24 is an Australian 24-hour news channel launched and owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The channel replaced the former ABC High Definition simulcast of ABC1 and commenced broadcasting at 7:30pm 5:30 on Thursday, 22 July 2010.-Pre-launch:The ABC announced in January 2010...
at , Monday to Friday. A national edition screens from Monday to Thursday, produced at the ABN
ABN (TV station)
ABN is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Sydney, New South Wales. The station began broadcasting on November 5, 1956. Its original studios were located in Gore Hill and were in use up until March 2004, when they were co-located with ABC Radio, Radio Australia and...
studios in Ultimo
Ultimo, New South Wales
Ultimo is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ultimo is located 2 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney....
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and presented by Leigh Sales
Leigh Sales
Leigh Sales, born 1973 is an author and award-winning journalist and presenter of 7.30 with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC.-Biography:Sales grew up in Queensland and was a journalist with the Nine Network in Brisbane before joining the ABC...
and Chris Uhlmann
Chris Uhlmann
Chris Uhlmann is an Australian television presenter and journalist. He is chief political editor for ABC News 24, and in December, 2010, was appointed as co-host of the ABC Television current affairs program, 7.30....
. A local edition with a focus on state affairs screens on Fridays. However, when a big state political event happens, the national program can be pre-empted by the local edition.
The program first screened on 7 March 2011, replacing both The 7.30 Report
The 7.30 Report
The 7.30 Report is an Australian nightly television current affairs program, that was shown on ABC1 and ABC News 24 at , Mondays–Thursdays...
and Stateline.
State editions
On Friday nights, state editions of 7.30 are broadcast on ABC1ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
on at 7:30 pm, with eight separate state and territory specific editions. Each local version of 7.30 is also broadcast nationally on ABC News 24
ABC News 24
ABC News 24 is an Australian 24-hour news channel launched and owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The channel replaced the former ABC High Definition simulcast of ABC1 and commenced broadcasting at 7:30pm 5:30 on Thursday, 22 July 2010.-Pre-launch:The ABC announced in January 2010...
over the weekend.
Presenters are as follows:
| State/Territory | Presenter |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | Quentin Dempster Quentin Dempster Quentin Dempster is an Australian journalist and author.He has worked in the industry for 30 years and has been employed by the ABC for 20.His most important contribution was his exposé of police corruption in Queensland.... |
| Victoria | Josie Taylor |
| Queensland | Jessica van Vonderen |
| Western Australia | Eliza Blue |
| South Australia | Simon Royal |
| Tasmania | Airlie Ward |
| Australian Capital Territory | Chris Kimball |
| Northern Territory | Laetitia Lemke |