Sally Sara

Sally Jane Sara AM (born 2 March 1971 in Port Pirie, South Australia) is an Australian journalist and TV presenter.

Background

Sara grew up in Port Broughton, South Australia, attended Port Broughton Area School, Kadina Memorial High School and Pembroke School in Adelaide. She attended the University of South Australia undertaking Bachelor of Arts in Communication. During this time she was resident at St Mark's College in North Adelaide. Sara's career began with Outback Radio (2WEB) in Bourke, New South Wales. Sara then joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the late 1990s with stints at Renmark, Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra.

Sara was the ABC's Africa Correspondent from 2000 to 2005, the first woman to hold this post. She has also reported from Jakarta, the Middle East and London during the 2005 London Bombings. In February 2006, Sara became the presenter of the ABC's Landline. In September 2007, Sally was awarded the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, that recognises women in Journalism, which entails study overseas. In November 2008 she took up the post as the ABC's South Asia Correspondent based in New Delhi, India.