About Us
Headline Productions are a values-driven production company specialising in social impact, human rights, mental health, and environmental stories. Our storytelling approach brings diverse voices to the forefront, raises awareness, and builds engaged communities.
Recent clients include: The Red Cross, The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, ABC & SBS, WWF, The University of Melbourne and Destination NSW.
Our work has been recognised with Best Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards and Silver at the Signal Awards in New York. Several of our podcasts have reached over 100,000 listeners, while bonus video content for We Are Lonely has reached over 3 million viewers on social media.
Build a deeper understanding of the world we live in.
Who are we?
A team of curious minds, driven to create stories that make an impact.
Liz Keen
Executive Producer Audio
With over 20 years' experience working with ABC radio on programs like Four Corners and Background Briefing, Liz has in-depth knowledge of audio production. Liz joined Headline in 2020, and she produced our multi award-winning podcast 'The Long Haul', seasons 2 & 3 of 'We Are Lonely' for Medibank and 'After The Disaster' for The Red Cross and The University of Melbourne. She is also working with the Global Institute of Women's Leadership on Julia Gillard's 'A Podcast of One's Own.
Simon Portus
Creative Director
Simon is a multi award-winning filmmaker and podcast producer with a passion for story structure and design. He started Headline Productions in 2010 and has since produced and directed the television series 'Wild Kitchen' for ABC TV and worked with clients like Destination NSW, WWF Australia, SBS and The United Nations Development Program. In 2021 he produced the award winning podcast 'The Long Haul' and in 2023 and 2024 he produced audio and video content for seasons 2 and 3 of the 'We Are Lonely' podcast with Medibank.
Katerina
Skoumbas
Producer
Katerina has 24 years experience in creative project management. She has worked on cultural programming, marketing strategy, audience development, community engagement, sponsorship, production and broadcasting. She has produced the award-winning podcast Makers x Traders Audio Trail, Whale Chorus Theatre's Voices of Joan 2023 season and consulted on New Annual's Global Gathering event in Sept 2023.
Cara O'Brien
Producer
After working for BBC in London for over 15 years, Cara moved to Australia and has worked as an independent podcast producer on series that include: An Audible Original, 'Make Anxiety Your Superpower, with Sarah Wilson', BBC Radio 2's 'Friends Will Be Friends' and 'Forbidden History' which was translated into seven other languages.
We acknowledge the Gumbaynggirr people as the Traditional Custodians of the Country we work in.
We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters, and thank them for protecting this coastline
and its ecosystems since time immemorial. We pay our respects to Elders past and present,
and extend that respect to all First Nations people.
Headline Productions | 0413 717 869 | info@headlineproductions.net
