Sabra Lane replaced him as political editor, until she left to host the ABC morning radio current affairs program, AM.

[7] Current executive producer Justin Stevens will also be leaving the role imminently to become the head of the ABC's news, analysis and investigations division.

In April 2022, the ABC announced Sarah Ferguson would return from her role as special correspondent in Washington to succeed Sales as the host of 7.30 from July 2022.

[8] Joel Tozer was announced as the new Executive Producer of the program in June of 2022, taking over from Justin Stevens who was becoming the network's Director of News.

On 28 November 2014 Quentin Dempster announced the final episode of the state editions would be the following week (5 December 2014), corresponding with his departure from the public broadcaster.