
Amy (center) in 2018, filming Imagine This! with Lochie Daddo, Deborah Hutton, David Whitehill and Massimo Mele.
Amy regularly appears on radio and television as an expert commentator on matters of cultural identity, heritage and architectural history.
She was the history/heritage presenter on Lifestyle Channel’s Imagine This! hosted by Deborah Hutton and Lachie Daddo.
So far in 2023, Amy has been featured in segments on ABC Radio National, and ABC Radio Adelaide/South Australia.
In 2022, Amy was featured throughout the year in multiple segments on ABC Radio National, ABC Radio Adelaide/South Australia, ABC Radio Melbourne/Victoria, ABC Radio Queensland/Brisbane and Sunshine Coast, ABC Radio NSW Statewide, ABC Radio Western Australia/Perth, and several local commercial radio stations.
In 2021, Amy was featured throughout the year in multiple segments on ABC Radio Victoria/Melbourne, ABC Radio Adelaide/South Australia, ABC Radio Queensland/Sunshine Coast, and on several local commercial radio stations.
In 2020, Amy was featured throughout the year in multiple segments on ABC Radio Adelaide, and on several local commercial radio stations.
In 2019, Amy was featured in:
- ABC Radio South Australia & Broken Hill ‘Drive’, discussing global ‘Big Things’ rivalries, February 4th, 2019.
- ABC Radio Queensland ‘Drive’, interview discussing creativity in higher education with Dr Shelley Davidow, February 18th, 2019.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, discussing the Ark Encounter and other theme parks, May 27th, 2019.
- Courier Mail, NT News, Adelaide Advertiser, Melbourne Herald Sun, comment on ‘Queenslander’ chant and cultural identity, May 27th, 2019.
- ABC Radio Ballarat ‘Breakfast,’ discussing Big Things, 22nd July, 2019.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, discussing Christmas in July, 22nd July, 2019.
- ABC Radio Melbourne ‘Evening’, discussing Big Things, 7th August 2019.
In 2018, Amy was featured in:
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, live interview discussing the demolition of Hollywood Plaza sign and unofficial/kitsch Adelaide landmarks, February 5th, 2018.
- 2UE Talking Lifestyle National Breakfast Show, interview discussing Australia’s obsession with ‘Big Things’, March 7th, 2018.
- The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga), ‘The ‘Big Things’ span Australia, is it Wagga’s turn now?’ (reporter Annie Lewis), March 14th, 2018.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, historian for monthly segment – Looking Forward, Looking Back:
- Discussing South Australian baked goods, March 19th, 2018.
- Discussing the history of playground games, June 18th, 2018.
- Discussing the destroyed Leyland Brothers’ Uluru, August 1st, 2018.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, live debate about the naming (and availability) of the Menz/Arnott’s Yo-Yo Biscuit, April 12th, 2018.
- Channel 7 Queensland, Rewind Segment: Community Halls, May 30th, 2018.
- ABC Radio Canberra ‘Drive,’ discussing the destroyed Leyland Brothers’ Uluru, August 1st, 2018.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Breakfast’, discussing the Big Orange rumours, August 9th, 2018.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, discussing school sports days, August 13th, 2018.
- New York Times feature article, ‘For Sale: 55-Foot-Tall Lobster. Owners in a Pinch. Can You Help?’, August 30th.
- Channel 7 Queensland, Rewind Segment: The Bikini, October 10th, 2018.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, discussing Adelaide’s public spaces and the Sydney Opera House debate, October 10th, 2018.
- Lifestyle Channel’s Imagine This! hosted by Deborah Hutton and Lachie Daddo, Amy as heritage/history panel expert, October-November.
- Washington Post feature article, ‘Everything’s Bigger in Australia, but Unfortunately Some of it is Falling Apart,’ November 29th.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, discussing ‘Big Things’ research, December 18th, 2018.

Amy in action in Battambang (Cambodia), 2017.
In 2017, Amy was featured in:
- Courier Mail (Brisbane), ‘Queenslander: The origin of our war cry’ (reporter Mike Colman), May 27, 2017.
- Queensland Channel 7 News, Rewind segment, Heritage status of Dickabram Bridge near Gympie, August 2nd, 2017.
- The Conversation, ‘Australia’s Big Problem – What to do with our ageing super-sized statues?’, September 19, 2017.
- ABC News Australia, ‘Australia’s Big Problem – What are we going to do with our ageing super statues?’, September 19, 2017.
- New Zealand Herald, ‘Australia’s “big” problem – what to do with it’s ageing super-sized statues?’, September 19, 2017.
- Australian Geographic, ‘Australia is littered with ageing super-sized statues,’ September 19, 2017.
- Brisbane Times, ‘Australia’s “big” problem – what to do with our ageing super-sized statues?’, September 19, 2017.
- ABC Radio Perth ‘Lunch’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things’, September 19, 2017.
- ABC Radio Sydney ‘Drive’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things,’ September 19, 2017.
- ABC Radio Canberra ‘Drive’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things,’ September 19, 2017.
- ABC Radio Sunshine Coast ‘Drive’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things,’ September 19, 2017.
- ABC Radio NSW ‘Statewide Drive’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things,’ September 19, 2017.
- ABC TV’s ‘The Drum’ news panel program discussed the Conversation article on Big Things for the final ten minutes of their 19th September 2017 show.
- ABC Radio Newcastle ‘Mornings’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things,’ September 20, 2017.
- Sydney 2SER FM Radio ‘The Daily’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things,’ September 20, 2017.
- ABC Radio Canberra ‘Afternoons’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things’, September 20, 2017.
- ABC Radio Melbourne ‘Afternoons,’ interview (and call-back) regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things’, September 20, 2017.
- ABC Radio Adelaide ‘Drive’, live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things’, September 20, 2017.
- Channel 7 Australia (Nationwide), Weekend Sunrise live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things’, September 23, 2017.
- Lifehacker Australia has published the Big Things article, September 26, 2017.
- Sydney 2SERFM Drive interview, September 26, 2017; available on podcast.
- ABC Radio Katherine ‘Mornings,’ live interview regarding Australia’s ‘Big Things’, September 27, 2017.
- Queensland Channel 7 News, Rewind segment, Historic Queensland clocks, September 28, 2017.
- ABC Radio National Books and Arts segment with Michael Cathcart, live chat about Australia’s Big Things, October 4, 2017.
- ABC Radio Adelaide Drive, live interview about Adelaide’s Rundle Mall ‘Spheres’ (Balls) 40th birthday, October 5, 2017.
- ABC Radio Brisbane Breakfast with Katherine Feeney, live interview about ‘Big Things’, October 10, 2017.
- ABC Radio Adelaide Drive, live interview about proposed Big Slouch Hat at Gilles Plains and Hampstead RSL, October 24, 2017.
- ABC Radio Adelaide Drive, live interview about the unintentionally provocative statue at an Adelaide school, November 22, 2017.
- ABC Radio Adelaide Drive, live interview about the 1977 Australian Anthem Plebiscite and naming of Australian currency, December 5, 2017.
- Heaps Good History podcast episode 8, pre-recorded interview with host Greg Barila regarding Big Things in Australia and broader historical trends, 31 December 2017.
In 2016, Amy was featured in:
- Queensland Channel 7 News, Rewind segment, History of Oral Contraceptive Pill in Australia, August 25, 2016.
- Interview RE: Zaha Hadid, Parallel Lines, RRR (102.7FM, Melbourne Radio), April 6, 2016.
- Architecture AU – Zaha Hadid commentary, April 5, 2016.
- The Conversation – ‘Will the death of ‘starchitect’ Zaha Hadid bring life to more of her designs?’ – April 4, 2016
Amy is happy to work on camera, to provide comment or content for news articles, or to participate in public fora or other such activities. If you would like to contact Amy about media appearances, interviews or other public engagements, please visit the Contact page and get in touch.