- Sarah Henderson
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Sarah Henderson is a former broadcast journalist best known for her work on the ABC’s The 7.30 Report[1] and for her consumer advocacy on The Investigators.
She was born in Geelong [2]and educated at Sacred Heart College before moving to The Geelong College where she graduated in 1981.
In 1982, Henderson became a cadet reporter with Channel 7 in Melbourne. She went on to work with Channel 9 in Brisbane and then Channel 10 in Melbourne where she presented the weekend news with Alister Paterson and then moved to ABC-TV where she worked as a presenter of the consumer advocacy program The Investigators. Her media career included working as a presenter of the ABC’s Holiday program in 1992-1993 and as the Victorian presenter of The 7.30 Report in 1995.
When The 7.30 Report became a national program in 1996, she continued working as the program’s Law Correspondent and was also awarded a Walkley[3] for her coverage of the Port Arthur massacre. In 1998, she obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University and moved to a career in the law with the Melbourne firm Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks. She worked as an attorney for News Corporation and was a weekly columnist with the Herald Sun newspaper from 2002-2004. At the same time she established Kudos Management Group which led to business management roles with Network Ten and National Indigenous TV.
In 2009, Henderson became the Liberal candidate [4] for the Federal seat of Corangamite.
She was regarded as having a strong chance of winning this seat at the 2010 federal election;[5] however, a week after the election counting of ballots suggested that it was likely she had narrowly lost to the ALP incumbent Darren Cheeseman.[6]
References
- ^ Whalley, Jeff (2009-06-15). "Former TV host Sarah Henderson will take on Corangamite for Lib". Geelong Advertiser. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/06/15/78185_news.html. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ Whalley, Jeff (2009-06-22). "Labor attacks Sarah Henderson's local credentials for Corangamite". Geelong Advertiser. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/06/22/79781_news.html. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ Henningham, Nikki (2008-10-20). "Henderson, Sarah". The Australian Women's Register. The National Foundation for Australian Women. http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2875b.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ Nutt, Tony (2009). "Candidate for Corangamite". Liberal Victoria. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. http://www.webcitation.org/5mZeeFJZw.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: Sydney or the bush". The Geelong Advertiser. 2009-06-18. https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/06/18/78955_news_pf.html. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ Colebatch, Tim (2010-08-28). "72 all - Brisbane to Coalition and Corangamite to ALP". The Age (Fairfax Media). http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/72-all--brisbane-to-coalition-and-corangamite-to-alp-20100827-13w1r.html. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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