Larissa Behrendt AO

Larissa Behrendt AO – a Euahleyai / Gamillaroi woman – is an award winning author and an award winning filmmaker. She is the author of several books and writes and directs for film and television. Larissa is a Distinguished Professor and the Laureate Fellow at the Jumbunna Institute at the University of Technology Sydney.

Larissa is a Fellow of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities, and a founding member of the Australian Academy of Law. She is a member of the Australian Writers Guild and the Australian Directors Guild.

Larissa is a Director of Sydney Dance Company, a Trustee of the Australian Museum and the Chair of the National Library of Australia. She is the host of Speaking Out on ABC Radio.