Emma Myers.
Emma Myers is a screenwriter, actor, journalist and disability advocate based in Canberra. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and subsequent 1st Class Honours degree on the representation of women, disability and intimacy in contemporary culture. The critically acclaimed 2022 SBS Digital Originals’ series Latecomers, which Emma co created and wrote with Angus Thompson and Nina Oyama, gained a Series Mania nomination and won an SPA Award as well as the Screen Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2023, and was nominated for an AWGIE Award in 2024. The series won an AACTA Award for Best Online Comedy or Drama in 2024. She spoke at the National Young Writers’ Festival and TEDX Sydney in 2023.
She is a representative on Screen Australia’s Gender Matters Taskforce and was recently awarded the Young Alumni Award by the University of Newcastle. Emma was also the recipient of the ABC Regional Storyteller Scholarship in 2020 and has two years’ experience working as a Features Reporter for ABC News. She is Powerd's inaugural Disability Rights and Political Reporter.
Emma is passionate about educating audiences about the intersection of womanhood, sexuality and disability through media.
Latest contributions

Australians with disability are being included in climate change issues
How National Adaptation Plan will help Australians with disability impacted by climate change
Emma Myers
News

Families act as informal support workers, friends, confidents, and advocates.
What do adults with disability do when their parents pass away?
Emma Myers
News

A film that showcases the intricacies of ageing parents, disability and unconditional love has hit Australian screens.
Australian film ‘What About Sal?’ gets disability representation right
Emma Myers
News

Brought to you by the Disability Media Australia, the Powerd Newswrap presents articles from the powerd.media website, along with discussions of the related topics.
Powerd NewsWrap 3rd September 2025
Powerd NewsWrap by Emma Myers
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Time for inclusion in universities
First Nations disability initiative fights for better inclusion in universities
Emma Myers
News

Thriving Kids and community responses.
Advocacy group calls for calm amid Thriving Kids concern
Emma Myers
News

Universities Accord Panel has failed to promote a pathway of inclusion for students with a disability
Critique of Australian University Disability Inclusion
Emma Myers
News

Brought to you by the Disability Media Australia, the Powerd Newswrap presents articles from the powerd.media website, along with discussions of the related topics.
Powerd NewsWrap 27th August 2025
Powerd NewsWrap by Emma Myers
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The Queensland Productivity Commission wants to opt out of a standard
Dane Cross housing accessibility standards
The Wire, Emma Myers
News

Labor MP Ali France gave her maiden speech to Parliament last month
Inside the mind of Ali France
Emma Myers
News

Brought to you by the Disability Media Australia, the Powerd Newswrap presents articles from the powerd.media website, along with discussions of the related topics.
Powerd NewsWrap 20th August 2025
Powerd NewsWrap by Emma Myers
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Frustrations are emerging after the unexpected announcement of Thriving Kids last week
Community responds to Thriving Kids program announcement
Emma Myers
News