Tim Lee
Award-Winning Rural Journalist, Author & Historian
A long-time Landline reporter and celebrated author, Tim is known for his clear, compelling storytelling and deep understanding of the people and industries shaping regional Australia.
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Tim Lee is a highly respected Australian journalist with the ABC, renowned for his deep expertise in rural and regional affairs. Raised on family farming properties in Gippsland, Tim brings an authentic understanding of agricultural communities to his reporting—insight that has shaped his three decades of work across regional newspapers, radio, television, and documentary storytelling.
Since joining the ABC’s rural department in 1992 and later the Landline team in 2001, Tim has covered the issues, industries and people that define regional Australia. His work spans agriculture, environmental change, heritage, and the economic and social forces impacting remote communities.
An award-winning reporter, Tim has received the United Nations Association Media Peace Prize and is a three-time Victorian Rural Journalist of the Year. He is also an accomplished author and historian, with published works on droving, the wool industry and iconic Australian rural families.
Based in Melbourne, Tim continues to produce in-depth reporting for ABC News and Landline, recognised for his clarity, compassion, and commitment to telling the stories of Australia’s regions.
