Freya Leach

Freya Leach was born in Sydney, Australia, the daughter of Pastor Mark Leach.^[2] She graduated dux at St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney.^[3] Leach's grandmother survived the Holocaust.^[4]

Leach was studying a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney, but dropped out to accept a position at Sky News Australia.^[5] She was a Policy Development Officer at the Sydney University Liberal Club and the NSW Young Liberals.^[6]

In 2022, she was the subject of national media coverage after complaining to Sydney Law School about an assignment involving a right-wing fictional character by the name of 'Freya' that kills a left-wing victim in a hit-and-run, has unprotected sex despite being HIV-positive and is thrown out of a window. Leach alleged that the professor who set the assignment was targeting her because of her political views, while the university claimed the identical names and political beliefs were a coincidence.^[7] The University of Sydney later removed the exam after continued criticism.^[7]

Leach was the New South Wales Liberal Party's candidate for the seat of Balmain in the 2023 New South Wales state election, losing to Kobi Shetty of the Australian Greens.^[6][8]

The Menzies Research Centre, a centre-right public policy think tank aligned with the Liberal Party, named Leach the Director of the Centre for Youth Policy in 2023.^[9]

Leach dropped out of the University of Sydney and accepted a position as an on-air host at Sky News Australia in July 2025, appearing on The Late Debate nightly.^[5][10]

Her own show, Freya Fires Up, premiered in August 2025, featuring guests with differing political views.^[11] It was cancelled by Sky News six weeks later after guest Ryan Williams made anti-Islam remarks and wore bacon on his shirt during a live broadcast.^[12] Leach remained a host on The Late Debate until 2026.^[13]

In January 2026, Leach announced via social media that she was leaving The Late Debate.^[14] Beginning in early 2026, Leach hosts a program on the John Anderson Media YouTube channel, run by former Australian Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson.^[15]