Nicole Curby

Nicole is the writer, producer and co-host of The Wait. She’s an audio producer, journalist and oral historian. Her written and audio work has appeared on ABC Radio National, The Saturday Paper, The Monthly podcast, Deutsche Welle, and Overland Journal.

She lived in Jakarta in 2016 and 2017, working on the regional radio current affairs program, Asia Calling.

Nicole has followed the situation for refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia for three years, documenting stories across the country in a series of articles and audio works. The Wait is the culmination of long-term research, collaboration and friendship stretching across time and place.

Find more of her work or follow Nicole on Twitter.

Mozhgan Moarefizadeh

Co-host and reporter on The Wait, Mozhgan is also a human rights advocate, public speaker and refugee law paralegal, with a Bachelor’s degree in English Teaching and Translation. She’s the co-founder of the Refugees and Asylum Seekers Information Centre, which coordinates eye and dental care clinics, monthly hygiene and food packages, a mental health program and connects people with legal aid inquiries.

In 2013, she left Iran with her parents and younger brother, to seek asylum elsewhere. Since then, she’s been living in Indonesia, where she’s been recognised as a refugee under UNHCR’s Refugee Convention—but doesn’t have rights to work, study, marry, hold a bank account, or travel, among other things.

You have many options for keeping up with Mozhgan, if you can: YouTube, Twitter or Instagram.

Or follow her toy poodle, Bella, on Instagram.

Michael Green

Michael is a Walkley Award–winning journalist and radio producer. He was the host of The Messenger podcast, about Abdul Aziz Muhamat and his life in Australian immigration detention on Manus Island. He’s a co-writer and supervising producer on The Wait. Find out more about his work.

Bec Fary

Bec Fary is a creative audio producer and practice-based researcher. They host and produce SleepTalker, and have contributed to numerous sonic projects including The Messenger, Fauna and All The Best. Bec is currently exploring intersections between time, place and listening through their new work Local Time. They are The Wait‘s sound designer. 
You can follow Bec on Twitter. Photo by Clara Slewa.

Production team

Miles Martignoni, The Guardian Australia, editorial support

Emma Davis, theme music

Muhammad Fadli and Nicole Curby, photography

Supporters

The Walkley Public Fund

Judith Neilson Institute Freelance Grant for Asian Journalism

The Guardian Australia

Thank you

Tessa Rex, Anita Halim, Gem Romuld, Trish Cameron, André Dao, Patrick Tumewu, Ben Doherty, Abdul Karim Hekmat and Doni Marmer.