Stan Grant is a prominent Australian journalist, author, and academic, widely recognised for his work in promoting Indigenous rights and social justice. A proud Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Dharawal man, Grant has spent decades in media, both in Australia and internationally, with roles at major networks including ABC, SBS, CNN, and Sky News. His powerful storytelling and articulate advocacy have positioned him as one of the country’s most influential voices on race, identity, and reconciliation.

He is Director of Yindyamarra Nguluway at Charles Sturt University, leading national conversations about democracy, belonging, truth-telling, and justice that create a world worth living in. Other senior University roles have included Professor of Global Affairs at Griffith University and Vice-Chancellor’s Chair of Australian-Indigenous Belonging at Charles Sturt University. In 2023 he was elected a Fellow of the Academic of the Social Sciences in Australia, and in 2024 he earned a PhD in theology from Charles Sturt University for a thesis entitled Yindyamarra as theology: identity, history, violence, faith and reconciliation.

As a public intellectual, Grant is a highly sought-after speaker. He is author of eight critically acclaimed books, including Talking to My Country and The Queen is Dead, and is a columnist with the Saturday Paper. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to journalism and public discourse. Through his work, Grant challenges Australians to confront uncomfortable truths about the nation’s history while fostering hope for a more inclusive and reconciled future.

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