Malarndirri McCarthy

Who is Malarndirri McCarthy?

Malarndirri Barbara McCarthy is a Journalist & Presenter with SBS/NITV News based in Sydney and is a Yanyuwa woman from Borroloola in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory.

In 2013 Malarndirri won the inaugural DEADLY's Journalism of the Year for her breaking story on two Perth Noongar brothers, the Thorne Brothers who were in Saudi Arabia. Shayden Thorne had been arrested on terrorism charges in Riyadh, while his brother Junaid was in hiding after protesting his brothers' innocence. Both Shayden & Junaid are now back home with their families in Perth, Western Australia

Malarndirri also received 2 Walkley nominations in 2013 for her story on an international car company that filmed its advertisement on Wave Rock in WA, a place of deep cultural significance to Aboriginal custodians. The General Manager of the German company flew to Wave Rock to personally apologise to custodians.

Malarndirri works part-time at St Ignatius College, Sydney, with Anthony Reilly the Indigenous Students Coordinator, to develop the First Nations' Unit program & to teach a cross cultural program in an Ignatian context.