Reaching new heights: Meet Australia's first Indigenous female commercial pilot

Worimi and Gumbaynggirr woman Tori Nikolau has overcome a series of obstacles to become Australia's first female, Indigenous commercial pilot.

Tori Nikolau

Tori Nikolau jumps for joy after receiving her commercial pilot's licence from Australian Wings Academy at the Gold Coast. Source: Australian Wings Academy

Children are often said to have their head in the clouds, but in Tori Nikolau’s case, that wasn’t a bad thing.

From a young age, the sky was her second home, as she tagged along on flights with her pilot father, Tony.

"Just that moment when you’re rolling and taking off in the aircraft, I used to look around at my parents... and I’d have this big grin on my face," the 23-year-old tells NITV News. 

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By Ella Archibald-Binge




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