Thea Dikeos

Thea Dikeos completed a postgraduate diploma in journalism at RMIT after studying a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) at Melbourne University. She began working as a radio journalist for SBS and later a producer with the ABC's Lateline program and the Nine Network's Sunday program. She worked as a reporter with the 730 Report and in 2009 won the Australian NZ Society of Ophthalmologists award for her report on the former director of the National Gallery, Betty Churcher losing her sight.

Thea has worked as a producer with the Sunday Night current affairs program on the Seven Network where she co-produced a seminal interview series with former prime minister John Howard. She was nominated for a Kennedy award for her story about serial killer Ivan Milat's first unknown victim.