Prior to joining the Australian Human Rights Institute, Drew Sheldrick led a media team in the NSW Government responsible for agencies including Cyber Security NSW, the Data Analytics Centre, the Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, and Service NSW. He managed media strategy and coordination for initiatives such as the COVID Safe Check-In, the 24-hour COVID-19 hotline, Dine & Discover NSW and financial assistance programs for people affected by the pandemic, bushfire and flood disasters.
Drew managed media and communications for the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney from 2016-2019 and is a former journalist and editor who's worked for News Corp Australia and SBS. His writing has appeared in The Guardian Australia, ABC's The Drum and Crikey. For several years he was Editorial Manager of CCH/Wolters Kluwer Australia's Political Alert service, based in the Press Gallery in Parliament House, Canberra.