Emily Matilda Manning, pen-names Australie and Ardea[1] (13 May 1845 – 25 August 1890) was an Australian journalist and writer.

Having visited England, where she remained for two years and a half, she adopted literary pursuits, and contributed tales and essays to the Sydney Morning Herald and The Sydney Mail.

[3] Manning exchanged poems with David Scott Mitchell in 1864, suggesting a romance between them.

[3] In 1885 her husband was declared of unsound mind and admitted to Gladesville Mental Hospital.

[2] Australie Close, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in her honour.