Ruth McHugh-Dillon

I’m a journalist, writer + recovered academic based in Naarm/Melbourne.

You can find some of my radio work at SBS Audio, and my essays about books and politics in places like Sydney Review of Books, Kill Your Darlings and The Conversation.

I have a PhD in Spanish and Latin American studies and a graduate diploma of journalism from RMIT.

If you have a story lead or would like to collaborate – get in touch!

ruth.mahalia@gmail.com / @ruthmahalia / LinkedIn


I grew up on Ngunnawal/Ngambri country and am now based on Wurundjeri land. I pay my respects to the Traditional Owners and acknowledge the unbroken connection of First Nations people to the lands and waters where I live. This is, was, and always will be Aboriginal land.