Rachel Pannett
Sydney
Rachel Pannett writes about global news for The Washington Post.
Education: Massey University, BA in Social Anthropology and Journalism
She started as a journalist in her home country New Zealand, and has reported from around the world including Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam, East Timor and Papua New Guinea.
She has covered wildfires and terrorist attacks, elections and political upheavals, and traced the journeys of Myanmar Rohingya refugees and Afghan migrants seeking a better life abroad.
On a less-serious note, she has also written about beer-can boat races, Elvis impersonators in the Outback and Australia's 'Route 66'.
She joined the Post's foreign desk in 2021 after more than a decade with