Publication
ABC News 7pm bulletin, ABC TV and ABC Online
Year
2019
Category
Young Journalist of the Year Awards
Shortform journalism
Isabella Higgins (@isabellahiggins) started her career in the ABC’s digital newsroom, and has since worked in their Brisbane, Rockhampton and Sydney newsrooms, as well as stints in their Parliament House bureau. Working across TV, radio and online she’s covered many topics from cane toads to constitutional debates. She grew up in Queensland, as part of a proud Torres Strait Islander family. She has covered Indigenous Affairs for the ABC for the last two years. She is currently their National Indigenous Affairs Correspondent.