Natasha Mitchell

Natasha Mitchell
Occupation(s)	Science journalist, radio presenter
Known for	Host of Big Ideas on Radio National, founder and presenter of Science Friction podcast, inaugural host of All In The Mind, host of Life Matters

Natasha Mitchell is a prominent Australian science journalist who currently leads the Radio National broadcast Big Ideas. This program showcases lectures, panel discussions, and podcasts addressing significant concepts and topics. The show was originally hosted by journalist Paul Barclay.

In 2005/2006, Mitchell was awarded a fellowship as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow. Between 2011 and 2013, she held the position of vice-president for the World Federation of Science Journalists, having been elected to its executive board in 2009. Furthermore, she contributed as a founding committee member of the Science Journalists Association of Australia from 2019 through 2021.

Mitchell established and presented the ABC Radio National podcast Science Friction from 2017 until 2023 and was the inaugural host of ABC Radio's All In The Mind, one of the network’s earliest podcasts. Additionally, she hosted the ABC radio program Life Matters, which debuted in 1992 and was initially presented by Geraldine Doogue.