Dr Joshua Preece

2023 Cohort

Pronouns: he/him

Joshua is focusing passionately on the social determinants of health and advocating for young First Nations voices in crafting foreign policy.

Joshua (Wiradjuri and Torres Strait Islander) is a health professional passionate about the social determinants of health and an advocate for young First Nations voices in crafting foreign policy.

He has a professional background in the legal sector, finance, and economics and now works as a medical doctor based in Sydney. Joshua is the Australian youth representative on the OECD's Youth Advisory Board; served on the U.S. Consulate-General's Sydney Youth Advisory Council; and published as the Australian Foreign Policy Fellow at Young Australians in International Affairs. His experience in the not-for-profit industry has included volunteer work in refugee law at the Refugee Advice and Casework Service; serving as the Secretary of the WaterAid NSW Fundraising Committee; and working as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Officer on the National Union of Students.

“I want to connect and inspire the next generation of First Nations foreign policy thinkers.”

Social change work

In today’s globalised world, the decisions that affect Australia’s Indigenous peoples are just as likely to be made in New York and Geneva as they are in Canberra. Joshua envisages a future where Australia’s First Nations people contribute Indigenous perspectives to international affairs. He wants to build a space to educate, connect and inspire the next generation of Australia's First Nations foreign policy thinkers.