Benjamin Law

is an Australian writer and broadcaster. 

He’s the author of The Family Law (2010), Gaysia (2013), the Quarterly Essay Moral Panic 101 (2017) and editor of Growing Up Queer in Australia (2019).

Benjamin is also an AWGIE Award-winning screenwriter. He’s the co-executive producer, co-creator and co-writer of the Netflix comedy-drama Wellmania (2023), playwright of Melbourne Theatre Company’s sold-out play Torch the Place (2020), and creator and co-writer of three seasons of the award-winning SBS/Hulu/Comedy Central Asia TV series The Family Law (2016–2019). He has a PhD in creative writing and cultural studies from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), which awarded him the Creative Industries Faculty Outstanding Alumni Award in 2020.

Every week, Benjamin interviews public figures for Good Weekend. He hosted ABC TV’s two-part feature documentary on Chinese-Australian history Waltzing the Dragon (2019) and co-hosted ABC Radio’s Stop Everything with Beverley Wang from 2018–2023. He has appeared on TV shows like Australian Survivor (Ten), Filthy Rich and Homeless (SBS), Q&A (ABC), The Drum (ABC) and The Project (Ten)He has also written for over 50 publications in Australia and beyond—including the Monthly, frankie, GuardianMonocle and Australian Financial Review—and is a literary scout for Hachette Australia.

Benjamin works and lives on Gadigal Country, part of the Eora Nation (Sydney). He is a board member of Story Factory, committee member of the Jesse Cox Audio Fellowship and ambassador for Plan Australia, the Australian Literacy and Numeracy FoundationVictorian Pride CentreBridge for Asylum Seekers and the Pinnacle Foundation.

Contact

For media appearances and book-related enquiries, contact Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency.

For screenwriting and playwriting enquiries, contact Jenn Naughton at RGM Artists.

For public speaking and MC enquiries, contact Speaking Out.

You can find Benjamin on Instagram.

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