Sarah Abo was just four years old when her parents moved her and her younger sisters from Syria to Australia in search of a better life. 

Growing up in Melbourne, and rarely seeing people like her on TV, Sarah became determined to change that as she built a successful journalism career at SBS and then 60 Minutes. 

Then, in 2023, she was thrown into the deep end when she became the co-host of the Today show, alongside Karl Stefanovic. 

On today’s episode of the Stellar podcast, Sarah tells us how she’s navigated the intense media scrutiny that comes with the job, why she sees Karl as a “loving but annoying older brother”, and what it means for Australia’s diverse migrant community to see someone like her in their living rooms each morning. 

Watch the full episode with Sarah Abo here.

Something To Talk About is a podcast by Stellar, hosted by Sarrah Le Marquand 

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