Phoebe McIlwraith

Phoebe McIlwraith is a Githabul Bundjalung and Worimi Saltwater dubay/galbaan (woman). She is a multi-disciplinary news and current affairs journalist, reporting on First Nations affairs.

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Phoebe McIlwraith

Phoebe McIlwraith is a Githabul Bundjalung and Worimi Saltwater dubay/galbaan (woman) from coastal NSW.

She is a multi-disciplinary news and current affairs journalist with a background in political economy at the University of Newcastle. Phoebe’s body of work centres First Nations perspectives and truth-telling; exploring community mental health, prison affairs, treaty development and more.

Her work as a producer, writer and reporter have been published by SBS, NITV, Guardian Australia, VICE, Refinery29, Pedestrian.TV, and Common Ground First Nations.

Phoebe has also launched SPEAKINGTRUTH, developing resources on First Nations perspectives in languages other than English.

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Radical Newcastle: A History Walk

DATE March 27 TIME 10:00 am WHERENewcastle Museum Book now

The Question of Identity: Alli Parker and Emma Pei Yin

DATE March 28 TIME 10:00 am WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X207 Book now

Newcastle Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the festival takes place, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to all First Nations people attending our festival.

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