Laura Jayes: Biography in Details
Who is Laura Jayes?
Laura Jayes is an Australian television presenter and political journalist.
She is known for her own show ‘The Latest with Laura Jayes’ which occupies the primetime slot on weeknights on Sky News Australia.
She is the third Australian journalist to procure access to Nauru Regional Processing Centre, which is the offshore Australian detention center for asylum seekers.
Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity
Talking about her early life, she was born in 1983. She experienced her childhood in the Cronulla suburb of Sydney.
Her nationality is Australian and her ethnicity is also Australian.
There is no information on her parents and siblings. Her exact date of birth is not known except that her birthday falls on Christmas Eve.
Her family has been her biggest inspiration. She mentioned that it is her family which keeps her grounded. She has prized books in her library.
Education, School/College University
Not much detail is available about her parents and the schools she attended. It is, however, clear that she is quite close to her parents and family.
After finishing her higher education, Laura Jayes joined Sky News in the capacity of a reporter.
Laura Jayes: Professional Life, Career
Laura Jayes’ first job was at the local Sydney TV network. In 2006, she joined Sky News Australia as a reporter.
She gained popularity as a political reporter. Till 2015, she was hosting ‘Lunchtime Agenda’.
She was nominated for the 2014 ASTRA awards for her favorite female personality. In early 2016, she earned the 6 pm slot for her new show ‘The Latest with Laura Jayes’.
Laura Jayes has reported live on various important world events including BREXIT from London, and Prime Minister Gillard’s trips to India and China.
Laura received the team Walkley award in 2016 for her extensive Federal Election coverage. She owns a huge apartment at Bellevue Hill. She has her own website.
Salary, Net Worth 2024
There is no information about her salary and net worth.
Laura Jayes: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal
Laura Jayes is living a happy married life with her husband, Alex Hart at the Art Deco building at Bellevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
There are no reports of any extra-marital link-ups or upcoming divorce.
The couple is expecting their first child soon. She is a highly talented and beautiful reporter and TV host.
She has not fallen into any major controversies or faced the ire of her critics or audience.
Further, she was recently criticized for her intelligence by Mark Latham, the former Australian politician.
But it has been known that Mark Latham has leashed defamatory remarks on a number of other senior and good journalists.
Her tour of Nauru revealed that many asylum-seekers there did not want to go to Trump’s America.
Laura Jayes hit out at Collingwood President, Eddie McGuire for his nasty remarks on a sports journalist.
Height, Weight, Body Size
Moving towards her body measurements, she has a good height of 5 feet 9 inches(1.79m).
Laura Jayes has brown hair color and her eyes are dark brown. There is no information about her dress size, weight, and shoe size.
Social Media
Laura Jayes is active in various sorts of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter but she is not active on Instagram.
She has around 7.7k followers on Facebook. She has more than 35.5k followers on Twitter.
Also know more about the early life, career, net worth, relationships, and controversies of other television presenters and political journalists including Andrew Marr, Eddie Mair, Kate Garraway, Evelyn Taft, and Bill Neely.
