- Decision 'reluctantly accepted
- Praised by her successor as a 'Tour de Force',
ABC star Laura Tingle has resigned as president of the National Press Club to facilitate the pressure on her high workload.
The most important political correspondent of the National Omroep, 64, mentioned the upcoming federal elections and her continuous role as staff chosen director of the ABC as reasons to resign from the top track last week.
The iconic Canberra Institution is an association of journalists, but also includes academics, business people and members of the public service.
Praised by her successor as a 'Tour de Force', the resignation of Tingle was 'reluctantly accepted by her colleagues', according to the National Press Club.
“Laura had the view that the demands on her time with a federal election and an ABC board member that (sic) she was unable to give the role of the president the time it deserves,” read a statement.
The dual Walkley-winning journalist has been chosen at the ABC since 2023.
“In recent weeks, it was simply not a feasible arrangement – especially given all the extra events that we have during the election campaign and extra demands at the ABC,” Tingle De Australian told on Sunday.
“I decided it was better to pull stumps before the right campaign starts.”
Laura Tingle has fallen as president of the National Press Club
On Friday evening, the board of directors of the press club unanimously chose Sky News Chief Election Analyst Tom Connell as the new president.
He has been a director since 2019 and has served as a club treasurer for the last three years.
“The club has long been the leading location for in -depth policy and political debate in Canberra, and I hope to be able to continue the legacy of those for me,” said Mr. Connell.
He also paid tribute to Tingle's towering contribution to this important national institution. '
The ABC's Greg Jennett was chosen to replace Mr Connell as treasurer.
The resignation comes a month after her weekly column was canceled by the Australian Financial Review.
Tingle also came under fire for the labeling of Australia 'racist' During a discussion panel for the Sydney Writers' festival last May.
Laura Tingle (depicted with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese) served as a press club president for four years
“We are a racist country, let's be honest. We have always been and it is very depressing, “she told her audience at Carriageworks.
Tingle repeatedly accused opposition leader Peter Dutton of blowing the flames after he ran into a reduction in immigration to illuminate the tension on the housing market.
Her commentary has criticized with Tingle accused of breaking her responsibility to remain impartial as a political reporter.
Only two months earlier, ABC chairman Kim Williams shared a blunt message stating that the staff would have to leave if they had the code of the National BroadCaster in balance.
