Sarah Ferguson to replace Leigh Sales as host of ABC’s 7.30 program

Former Four Corners presenter has won five Walkley awards in a career with the ABC stretching back to 2008

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Investigative reporter Sarah Ferguson will replace Leigh Sales as the presenter of ABC nightly current affairs flagship, 7.30, in July.

Ferguson, who has been reporting from Washington DC for two years, is a forensic long-form reporter and a tough interviewer whose work made headlines when she fronted 7.30 for six months in 2014.