ABC reveals Laura Tingle's 7.30 replacement
Greber takes on the highly scrutinised position of political editor, having joined the ABC less than a year ago from The Australian Financial Review.
He is currently chief digital political correspondent at the ABC's Parliament House bureau.
Greber's appointment was announced by 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson on Thursday night.
Greber has had almost 30 years of experience as a journalist, including an eight-year stint at Bloomberg and 12 years working at the AFR, where he was a US correspondent and later a senior correspondent.
Tingle has been appointed the ABC's global affairs editor, bringing an end her to seven years on the program.
The global affairs editor leads the ABC's international coverage, with reporting and analysis of major world events. The role was created in 2022 for John Lyons, who is now Americas editor, based in Washington.
Other prominent ABC figures tipped as potential candidates included bureau chief David Lipson, national affairs editor and Radio National Breakfast correspondent Melissa Clarke, and Insiders host David Speers. Patricia Karvelas and ABC Melbourne radio host Raf Epstein were also flagged as possible replacements, but ruled themselves out when contacted by this masthead in May.
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