- Ms Ewart is due to retire in March next year.
ABC reporter Heather Ewart has announced her retirement after almost 50 years with the national broadcaster.
Ms Ewart will leave the ABC in March next year, having been with the network since 1977.
She was one of the station’s first foreign correspondents, having worked in London, Washington DC and Brussels.
The journalist’s roles within the ABC include chief political correspondent, political editor, national affairs correspondent, 7.30 stand-in presenter and World at Noon presenter.
Ms. Ewart was also one of the few women reporting on federal politics during the 1980s and covered many elections during her career.
ABC reporter Heather Ewart (left) has announced her retirement after nearly 50 years with the national broadcaster.
Ms Ewart will leave the ABC in March next year, having been with the network since 1977.
“I have had a varied and interesting career at ABC and am grateful for the opportunities I have been given,” she said.
“I fought hard for many of them and I hope this has encouraged other women to try it too.”
Ms Ewart is still working on producing episodes of Back Roads that will air next year.
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