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Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this essay considers the concept of doubt. Examining uncertainty within a society that demands confidence and conviction, this account evaluates how much courage is necessary to admit doubt, especially self-doubt. Personal and perceptive, this meditation argues in favor of a doubtful mind.
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journalist television presenter
Queensland University of Technology. Deakin University; Aspley State High School.
She is the host of the Australian television channel American Broadcasting Company"s flagship news and current affairs program 7.30. She was a journalist with the Nine Network before joining the American Broadcasting Company. She is a graduate of Deakin University (Master of International Relations) and Queensland University of Technology (Bachelor of Journalism). Sales presented Lateline on Monday, Thursday and Friday nights (with Tony Jones presenting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
She has been the American Broadcasting Company"s national security correspondent from 2006 until 2008 and was based in Sydney.
Sales was the network"s Washington correspondent from 2001 to 2005, covering stories including the Iraq War, the 2004 presidential election, Guantanamo Bay and Hurricane Katrina In 2011, Sales was appointed presenter of the American Broadcasting Company"s flagship news and current affairs program, 7.30. lieutenant is significant for being the final such program for Clinton as Secretary of State.
Publishing career Her first book, Detainee 002: The Case of David Hicks, was published in 2007 by Melbourne University Publishing (MUP). The book covers Hicks" case as well as a detailed explanation of the Bush administration"s detainee policy in the War on Terror and the Australian government"s cooperation.
Her essay, "On Doubt", was published in 2009 as part of MUP"s series Little Books on Big Themes which has featured Germaine Greer, David Malouf, Blanche d"Alpuget and Barrie Kosky.
She has written for The Monthly and her work has occasionally appeared in The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and before their demise, The Diplomat and The Bulletin. Sales writes a fortnightly blog called Well-readhead, mostly about books and reading. lieutenant includes a list of ten interesting things to read, watch or listen to
lieutenant appears on both the American Broadcasting Company"s The Drum website and News Limited"s The Punch.
Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast In November 2014, Sales started a podcast with Annabel Crabb called Chat 10 Looks 3. lieutenant is independent of the work they do for other media outlets and is an opportunity for them to talk about books, movies, television, the media and culture.
2005: Walkley Award for best Radio Current Affairs reporting on Guantanamo Bay.
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Sales has held positions in national radio current affairs and was NSW political reporter covering the 1999 and 2007 state elections and the 2000 Summer Olympics. In January 2013, Sales hosted the 70 minute Townterview—a mix of a town hall and a television interview—with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Newseum in Washington, District of Columbia.