Amy Thunig

Amy Thunig ia Gomeroi/Gamilaroi/Kamilaroi woman, writer and academic, whose forthcoming collection of personal essays Tell Me Again, explores the importance of culture and extended family networks in the face of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination; and the power of stories to shape and sustain us, even when they involve hardship and struggle. Amy is an academic in the Department of Educational Studies at Macquarie University, where she is also undertaking a PhD in education with a focus on Sovereign/Indigenous women in academia. In 2019 Amy gave her TEDx talk ‘Disruption is not a dirty word’. Amy is also a freelance media commentator and panelist, writing for publications such as Buzzfeed, Sydney Review of Books, IndigenousX, The Guardian, Junkee, Women’s Agenda and regularly appearing on programs such as ABC’s The Drum to discuss education, politics, and Indigenous-specific matters.