Rae Johnston

Rae Johnston is an Australian STEM journalist and media presenter. A Wiradyuri woman with a Greek father, she was born and raised on Darug and Gundungurra Country in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Her work spans technology, science, gaming and popular culture across television, radio, podcasts and digital media.

Career Johnston joined Gizmodo Australia as a journalist in 2015, tasked with covering science, technology and gaming. She became editor in 2017 as the publication's first female editor. Her work then expanded into television, including regular appearances on NITV's The Point, SBS's The Feed and Small Business Secrets, as well as other Australian television and radio programs.

Johnston has produced and presented several podcasts and television programs concerning science, technology and culture. Her podcast work has included Queens of the Drone Age, Download This Show and Weird Tech. She has presented programs for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as SBS and NITV, including Going Places with Ernie Dingo and The Secret DNA of Us.

Awards Beyond journalism, Johnston has served as an ambassador for UNICEF Australia and as a mentor for programs supporting diversity and representation in STEM. She has also served on the boards of the Telstra Foundation and Swinburne University of Technology. Her journalism and public commentary has frequently addressed the representation of Indigenous people and women in science, technology and gaming.