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Sky News AU
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
ABC's Laura Tingle to leave political editor position on 7.30 program for global affairs editor role
The ABC's Laura Tingle is set to depart her political editor position on the broadcaster's 7.30 program after being appointed to the role of global affairs editor. Tingle was appointed to the position after serving in her former role since 2018. The Walkley-Award-winning journalist will leave her role mid-year, the broadcaster announced on Wednesday. The ABC said it would be advertising for a replacement. Boasting a 40-year career in journalism, Ms Tingle has worked across numerous mastheads including The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. The role of global affairs editor was previously occupied by John Lyons, who recently became the ABC's new Americas editor in Washington DC. Tingle was elected the ABC staff representative on the broadcaster's board in 2021, and will keep this position. Ms Tingle spoke about the excitement of being able to use her experience to report on major global events. "I started my journalistic career at a time when Australia and the world were being challenged and transformed by the forces of deregulation and the freeing up of global trade," she said. "Forty years on, we are in even more uncertain times. '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." ABC Director, News Justin Stevens described Tingle as an 'exceptional journalist' who is able to 'help audiences make sense of the extraordinary times we're living in'. 'International reporting is a cornerstone of the ABC NEWS service. We have an outstanding group of foreign correspondents and technical specialists and Laura will add even more firepower to this busy and productive team," he said. Tingle raised eyebrows at the Sydney Writers' Festival last year when she claimed Australia was a 'racist country' in a panel discussion on then Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's immigration policy. 'We are a racist country, let's face it. We always have been, and it's very depressing,' Tingle said, with the ABC later clarifying her comments did not meet editorial standards.
The Age
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Laura Tingle to leave 7.30 for global ABC role
One of the ABC's most prominent broadcasters, Laura Tingle will leave her position as political editor of flagship current affairs program 7.30 for a new global reporting role. Tingle has been appointed the ABC's global affairs editor, a position until recently occupied by John Lyons, who recently became Americas editor, based in Washington, DC. Tingle has held the position since 2018, and was elected the ABC staff representative on its board in 2023. Her position as a board director will remain unchanged. The global affairs editor leads the ABC's international coverage, with reporting and analysis of major world events. The ABC said it would be advertising for a replacement for Tingle on 7.30. She will switch roles mid-year. She is one of the ABC's most accomplished journalists, with a 40-year career in the industry spanning roles at The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, winning two Walkley Awards in the process. Tingle became the subject of controversy last year over comments she made during a Sydney Writers Festival panel in which she criticised then-opposition leader Peter Dutton's immigration policy, also calling Australia a 'racist country'. 'We are a racist country, let's face it. We always have been, and it's very depressing,' Tingle said in comments the ABC later said would not have met editorial standards. It also emerged in February, during the ABC's unlawful termination case hearing brought by Antoinette Lattouf that Tingle had expressed 'deep concern' to then-chair Ita Buttrose over the leaking of Lattouf's sacking to The Australian in December 2023. Tingle said she is exceptionally excited to have the opportunity to use her experience to report back to Australia on big events around the world.
Sydney Morning Herald
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Laura Tingle to leave 7.30 for global ABC role
One of the ABC's most prominent broadcasters, Laura Tingle will leave her position as political editor of flagship current affairs program 7.30 for a new global reporting role. Tingle has been appointed the ABC's global affairs editor, a position until recently occupied by John Lyons, who recently became Americas editor, based in Washington, DC. Tingle has held the position since 2018, and was elected the ABC staff representative on its board in 2023. Her position as a board director will remain unchanged. The global affairs editor leads the ABC's international coverage, with reporting and analysis of major world events. The ABC said it would be advertising for a replacement for Tingle on 7.30. She will switch roles mid-year. She is one of the ABC's most accomplished journalists, with a 40-year career in the industry spanning roles at The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, winning two Walkley Awards in the process. Tingle became the subject of controversy last year over comments she made during a Sydney Writers Festival panel in which she criticised then-opposition leader Peter Dutton's immigration policy, also calling Australia a 'racist country'. 'We are a racist country, let's face it. We always have been, and it's very depressing,' Tingle said in comments the ABC later said would not have met editorial standards. It also emerged in February, during the ABC's unlawful termination case hearing brought by Antoinette Lattouf that Tingle had expressed 'deep concern' to then-chair Ita Buttrose over the leaking of Lattouf's sacking to The Australian in December 2023. Tingle said she is exceptionally excited to have the opportunity to use her experience to report back to Australia on big events around the world.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
Three affordable day trips from Birmingham to enjoy with the family this spring
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)– With spring break upon us, it's a great time to take a trip with the family. Here are three affordable day trips to enjoy the warmer weather with the family. Old Cahawba— Just outside of Selma, where the Cahaba and Alabama rivers meet, lies Alabama's oldest ghost town. Serving as the capital from 1819 to 1826, Cahawba was a thriving river town until falling into disrepair after the Civil War. Today, the grounds are managed by the Alabama Historical Commission as an archeological park. Visitors are free to explore the ruins, hike the nature trails, or bike around. The park is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 6 to 18. Orr Park— This 40-acre park in Montevallo is pleasant to walk around in, but it is notable for the artwork of Tim Tingle. In the past several decades, Tingle has been carving the trees in Orr Park into fantastical creatures and characters. Dubbed 'Tinglewood,' visitors can spot animals, faces, and various characters in the trees of the park. The park is open during daylight hours. Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge— Managed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this stretch of the Cahaba River near West Blocton is free to enjoy. Visitors can hunt, fish, canoe, or hike more than six miles of trails. This includes the Piper trail, which was built into a former railbed and offers scenic views of the Cahaba River. The refuge is open during daylight hours. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
Former Warren County prosecutor faces disciplinary action for the fourth time
Warren County's former top prosecutor has been sanctioned a fourth time for allegedly violating the rules of professional conduct for Iowa lawyers. Former Warren County Attorney Bryan Tingle of Des Moines was recently charged by the Attorney Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Iowa with a lack of diligence in case handling, failure to expedite litigation, and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. The charges are tied to two separate disciplinary cases. In one of those cases, the board alleges Tingle failed to appear in court for a client and was removed by the court as his client's attorney. In the second case, Tingle was alleged to have filed multiple last-minute motions to continue two cases and was removed from one criminal case when he failed to appear for a court hearing. As a result of those two cases, the Attorney Disciplinary Board has issued Tingle a public reprimand. Court records show that in 2010, after losing his bid for reelection as Warren County's top prosecutor, Tingle accepted a job as the attorney for the City of Cumming. In May 2011, he was arrested after Carlisle police alleged he was seen in his car while holding a glass methamphetamine pipe. After a search of his vehicle uncovered three pipes and a small amount of the drug, Tingle was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He later pleaded guilty to both charges, according to the board. The board then accused Tingle of 'knowingly and willfully violating the very laws you were charged with enforcing as county attorney.' In that disciplinary case, Tingle was issued a public reprimand. In two separate, subsequent disciplinary cases dating back to 2020 and 2022, Tingle was privately admonished by the board for failing to appear in court on his clients' behalf. Other Iowa-licensed attorneys subject to recent action by the Attorney Disciplinary Board include: — Kim Cohenour Roddick, of Galena, Ill., who is alleged by the board to be responsible for a 'near total loss of accountability for client funds' paid to her for legal services, and 'a complete inability to safekeep client funds.' The board alleges that its Client Security Commission found that after an attempted audit of Roddick's client account, neither Roddick nor the commission could determine 'how much the account was off by.' The commission was forced to end its audit unsuccessfully, the board alleges. Roddick was formally charged with comingling attorney and client funds, failing to reconcile financial accounts, improper deposits of client funds, and mixing funds from Iowa and Illinois client trust accounts. The board stated it was 'gravely concerned' with the commission's inability to audit Roddick's accounts and with the fact that Roddick 'answered untruthfully to multiple questions' on a questionnaire dealing with client security issues. As a result of those findings, the board recently issued Roddick a public reprimand. — James Rollins of Darien, Ill., who has applied for reinstatement of his Iowa law license following a five-month suspension in 2024. The suspension was tied to allegations that in 2017, Rollins submitted fraudulent expense documents to a law firm where he'd recently begun working. The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission alleged that Rollins acted dishonestly by 'creating fake documents, including invoices, a bank statement and checks, which he submitted to his law firm, falsely representing that he had paid business expenses totaling $81,000,' although his actual expenses were closer to $18,000. In choosing to suspend Rollins' Illinois law license for five months, the commission said Rollins had 'actively sought to defraud' his partners in the law firm. 'He lied when he was confronted in May 2017 and then created additional phony documents,' the commission stated. 'He lied again when he was confronted in August 2017. (He) intentionally tried to cheat his new law firm out of $63,000 and would have succeeded if he had not been caught.' The Iowa Supreme Court later took reciprocal action and suspended Rollins' Iowa license for five months based on the Illinois commission's actions. A hearing on Rollins' application for reinstatement of his Iowa license is scheduled for April 9, 2025. — David Joseph Martin of La Junta, Colorado, whose Arizona law license was suspended last year for five months for allegedly failing to provide services to a client in a personal-injury case, which resulted in the dismissal of his client's case. Martin was accused of repeatedly neglecting his client's case and then misleading the client as to the status of her case after it had been dismissed by the court. The Iowa Supreme recently took reciprocal action, suspending Rollins' Iowa license for five months based on the actions taken in Arizona by that state's presiding disciplinary judge. Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Iowa Capital Dispatch maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Kathie Obradovich for questions:kobradovich@ This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Former Warren County prosecutor faces fourth disciplinary action
