André Leslie
André Leslie is a journalist based in Sydney. Since 2016, he’s worked for ABC’s TV News Channel, presenting sport and producing general news. Prior to that he spent nearly a decade at German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, working on the environment, globalisation, sport and general news desks. In 2012 he was part of a group of editorial trainees who won the Grimme Online award for a web special examining the GFC’s impact on Europe’s youth.
André has also worked as a commentator for Eurosport and as a desk editor for news agency dpa, where he also toured as a correspondent for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. He has one book to his name, “Batting for Berlin”, which documents the somewhat niche pastime of playing cricket in – and for – Germany. In his spare time André enjoys writing sports opinion pieces for Australian website, The Roar.
![Deciding Germany’s next direction in the world](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1040029046.jpg?itok=jht4IYgJ)
![Olympic glory: Tokyo’s success is a win for Beijing](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1233766657%20Olympics%20rings.jpg?itok=H_Dw4MFI)
![With Olympic snub, North Korea returns to isolation](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-916777348%20copy.jpg?itok=n5XljunN)
![Using the Australian Open as a Tokyo test run](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1297320809.jpg?itok=fAAoAZRx)
![In an Olympic-sized challenge, Japan’s golden chance could go begging](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1199124153.jpg?itok=fDSGkFB2)
![Russia is a special case when it comes to doping](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1187382194.jpg?itok=bR3TsP2v)
![Is the Qatar blockade ruining the country’s sporting goals?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1174185766.jpg?itok=snEPnJaa)
![A podium protest aimed at swimming’s administrators, not China](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1163339399.jpg?itok=cJawlcE5)