ABC’s Laura Tingle Issues Statement Explaining Comments on Racism

Laura Tingle told the Sydney Writer’s Festival that Australia was a ‘racist country.’

President of the National Press Club Laura Tingle listens to Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor during his address at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, Australia on May 22, 2024. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

ABC 7.30 Report’s Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle has attempted to explain a comment at the Sydney Writer’s Festival last week where she said Australia is “a racist country. Let’s face it. We always have been and it’s very depressing.”

When news of her original statement broke, the public broadcaster distanced itself from the reporter.