Allan is a Muruwari man and an award-winning investigative journalist, producer and presenter. His previous reporting on Mark Haines’ death has led to the case being reopened, a police review of the initial investigation and the posting of a reward for information to be posted by authorities.
He has previously worked for BuzzFeed, SBS and NITV.
Allan’s recent work has largely focused on unsolved Aboriginal deaths in regional New South Wales and the intersection between the Indigenous community and the judicial system.
His extensive reporting on suicide and juvenile justice in remote communities was nominated for a Walkley Award and an Amnesty International Media Award. Allan’s three-part television series Cold Justice won a Kennedy award and a United Nations Media Award and was nominated for a Law and Justice Foundation award.