Grace’s reporting work covers a broad range of topics including health, gender equity, current affairs, geopolitics, social justice and finance.
Her journalism has been published by the ABC, The Guardian, New Statesman, News.com.au, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Crikey.com.au, New Statesman, Ms. Magazine, Mamamia, 9Honey, Future Women, Kidspot and Hire Up, among others.
Grace received a prestigious Walkley Foundation Solutions Journalism Grant in 2025, and was a Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards finalist in 2024. She also won second place in The Writing Prize 2024, administered by Future Leaders. She was a 2022 Walkleys Our Watch fellow. In 2018, she received a Michael Gordon Fellowship from the Melbourne Press Club to complete a series of articles on refugees in regional Australia. She also won a Red Cross journalism award in 2013. Grace was also honoured to be a judge at the Walkley Foundation’s 2025 mid-year prizes (reporting on violence against women and children category).
Selected written work:
Melinda wanted to be admitted to a Mother and Baby Unit. It was impossible in her area (ABC Everyday)
“Silence can be incredibly hurtful”: How to talk to someone about their chronic illness (The Guardian)
Navigating pregnancy and new motherhood with a chronic illness (ABC Everyday)
“Wasn’t worth me working”: The national crisis trapping mums like Lizzy (9Honey)
Breastfeeding support only offered in one-fifth of Australian hospitals, which means new mums like Sharni slip through the cracks (ABC Health & Science)
Made by men, for men: why medicine’s gender bias matters (360info)
Droughts, bushfires and now Covid: Australia’s regional arts communities hold on for dear life (The Guardian)
What's the minimum amount of exercise you need to stay healthy? (ABC Everyday)
How (and when) to seek a second medical opinion (ABC Everyday)
Some refugees have ‘found their place’ in regional Australia, but challenges remain (ABC Everyday)
Birth trauma is a “silent pain” experienced by one in three women (ABC Everyday/ Ladies We Need to Talk podcast)
Investing your super in these kinds of offerings could boost your balance (ABC Everyday)
In a society that fetishises self-sacrifice, saying ‘no’ saved me (The Guardian)
Charlie felt ‘discarded’ by his school. His story’s not unique (360info)
Expert tips on how to exercise with chronic pain (ABC Everyday)
“My heart was breaking”: Families like Amy’s are suffering because of childcare inaccessability (Future Women)
Three women share the challenges of seeking a hysterectomy (ABC Everyday)
Battling postnatal depression as a queer dad (ABC Everyday)
Pregnant and discriminated against at work? Here’s what to do (ABC Everyday)
Many employers say they’re “inclusive” now, but words aren’t enough (Hire Up)
It took Anneke years to get an ADHD diagnosis. They found support on social media (ABC Everyday)
The reality of escaping family violence in rural Australia (ABC Everyday)
How much superannuation should I have at my age? (ABC Everyday)
How to spot an abusive relationship and help a friend who’s in one (ABC Everyday)
How to even up housework with your partner (ABC Everyday)
Three things that could help solve Australia’s childcare crisis (Future Women)
What to do if you’re fired while on maternity leave (ABC Everyday)
Interview: Author Arnold Zable (Right Now)
Missy Higgins talks to Mamamia about her new album, Oz (Mamamia)
Eroticism and war in Angelina Jolie’s Directorial Debut (Crikey)
Women as full-time managers on the rise (The Australian)
Tala Raassi was whipped 40 times for wearing a miniskirt (article with short-form documentary) (Mamamia)
This is what it’s like to be a woman in a war zone (winner of a Red Cross Journalism Award)
Examples of work commissioned and edited:
How sperm donors lost their anonymity - by Ian Smith (360info, republished by ABC News and elsewhere)
Can AI fight sex and gender bias in healthcare? - by Sue Haupt, UNSW, Bronwyn Graham, UNSW, and Jane Hirst, The George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College London (360info)
All you need to know about community batteries - by Scott Dwyer, University of Technology Sydney (360info)
Our suburbs are no longer safe from bushfires. Here’s what you can do - by Graham Dwyer (republished by Crikey and elsewhere)
Australia has no plan for climate change adaptation. Why? - By Johanna Nalau (360info, republished by Crikey and elsewhere)
Vaccine hesitancy rising as climate-related disease spreads - by Alessandro Siani (360info, republished by New Daily and elsewhere)
Have chronic pain? You’re more likely to be a woman and less likely to be believed - by Fiona Blyth (360info, republished by Women’s Agenda and elsewhere)
“You don’t look autistic”: Why neurodivergent women have been sidelined - by Emma Craddock (360info, republished by Economic Times’ Healthworld and elsewhere)
Why have efforts to eradicate tuberculosis been so slow? - By Andreas Kupz (360info)
From AI chatbots to GPS tracking: An expert on how tech could help prevent domestic violence - by Abbas Kouzani (360info, republished by Mamamia and elsewhere)
The nations most (and least) likely to support UN principles - by Jeffrey Sachs and Guillame Lafortune (360info)
Fix the child illiteracy crisis to ensure a sustainable future - by Patrick Paul Walsh (360info)
Being an ally to people with disabilities – by Hannah Diviney (ABC Everyday)
How culture affected my ADHD diagnosis - by Emily Unity (ABC Everyday)
What (not) to say to someone who’s experienced miscarriage - by Isabelle Oderberg (ABC Everyday)
“My family knows all too well the consequences of a culture that victim-blames” - by Tarang Chawla (To Her Door)
“I have no powers legally as a next of kin”: Life as a same-sex family in Australia - by Nicole Lord (To Her Door)
Selected social media videos I’ve scripted and presented: