Indira Naidoo
Award-Winning Broadcaster, Author & Sustainability Advocate
Journalist, author, and passionate advocate for urban food gardening and environmental sustainability, Indira inspires audiences with her stories of creativity, climate action, and the power of nature to heal.
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With a 30-year, award-winning career in journalism, Indira Naidoo has reported for and hosted some of Australia’s most distinguished programs, including ABC’s Late Edition, SBS TV’s World News, and ABC Radio’s Weekend Nightlife. She is currently the host of Compass on ABC TV and remains one of Australia’s most respected and beloved broadcasters and authors.
Since 2000, Indira has focused on environmental and food sustainability issues, turning her personal passion for growing food into an internationally recognised mission. Beginning with a small balcony garden in Sydney, she has become an award-winning food garden designer, best-selling author, and advocate for community gardening. Her books, The Edible Balcony and The Edible City, have inspired countless people to embrace urban food gardening and sustainable living.
Indira combines her expertise with warmth and approachability, making her a sought-after speaker, MC, and conference facilitator. She lectures internationally on food sustainability, urban gardening, and climate awareness, and leads urban food garden tours across the globe. She also actively supports Sydney’s Wayside Chapel, running weekly gardening classes for its homeless visitors.
Her latest book, The Space Between the Stars, explores love, loss, and the healing power of nature, and was shortlisted for the 2023 ABIA Non-Fiction Book of the Year.
