Matt Garrick is a journalist at the ABC and covers Northern Australia.
Born Sydney in 1985, Matt, finished high school before commencing a degree in media at the University of Canberra.
Matt then went on to take a junior position at the Albany Advertiser in Albany, Western Australia. From there he moved to the top end of Western Australia working for a radio station Kununurra.
Matt’s roots go back to Lithuania on his mother’s side and so after his stint in Kununurra, he headed over to Europe to trace his roots. Matt ended up working in Lithuania for a Baltic newspaper.
His life journey brought him back to Australia and he’s worked as a journalist in the Torres Strait as well as Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs and finally, Darwin.
Matt has also written a book about world famous Aboriginal band, Yothu Yindi, called ‘Writing in the Sand’.
This is Matt’s Territory story.
