Emma Morris Editor, Innovation Lab, ABC

Emma Morris is an award-winning producer, journalist, and strategist, currently Editor of ABC’s Innovation Lab. With more than a decade at the ABC, she has worked across ABC Science, Foreign Correspondent, Radio National and ABC Weather, maintaining a focus on innovation and emerging technologies to craft powerful, engaging stories in new ways.
Her recent projects include Mt Resilience an immersive AR and desktop experience in collaboration with CSIRO, BOM and the Australian Museum exploring climate adaptation, which won Best Interactive at AIDC, featured at COP28 and was a Walkley finalist; The Birth Project, a cross-platform crowdsourced investigation into maternity care and The Health Check, an interactive web-based tool. She also produced interactive documentary Freedom Riders, nominated for a UN Peace Award, and is a regular content producer across ABC podcasts and ABC News digital.
Beyond the ABC, Emma has collaborated with leading production companies, including Hoodlum on the multiplatform drama Secrets & Lies, which won Best Interactive Production at SPAA, and Firelight Productions on documentaries such as Storm Surfers and Rocket Compulsion. Emma brings a unique mix of editorial depth, creative leadership, and strategic thinking to every project she leads.