Latika Bourke

About

Latika is an experienced journalist based in London filing for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.In London, she covers and writes opinion pieces on a range of topics including her specialty Australian politics, British politics, foreign affairs as well as the arts, travel and business.Latika began her career as a radio presenter in her home town of Bathurst in country New South Wales in Australia before joining the Sydney Radio 2UE newsroom. She was posted to Canberra in 2008 and quickly rose to become one of the press gallery's most prominent news breaking journalists and also widely regarded for her innovative use of social media for both newsgathering and news-telling. Between 2010 and 2014, she worked in television and online as a Political reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In 2015, Allen & Unwin published her first book, From India with Love, a memoir about being adopted into an Australian family as a baby from India.She is an experienced moderator and MC and regularly appears as a guest and panelist on Australian and British television programs.