Marieke Hardy

Her parents Alan and Galia Hardy were writers, producers and editors on several Australian television series including The Sullivans and All the Rivers Run.

[5] Almost immediately following her departure from RRR, in January 2008 she began co-hosting the breakfast show on Triple J, the ABC's youth radio station, with Robbie Buck and Lindsay "The Doctor" McDougall.

[11] After leaving Triple J in 2010, Hardy returned to television writing, working on the Comedy Channel advertising industry sitcom 30 Seconds.

[12] In 2021, it was announced that Hardy was part of the writing team for the new version of Heartbreak High, she also served as a writer on ABC series Barons.

[20] As of October 2008, Hardy became a committed vegan[21][22][23][24] after completing a one-week challenge set by her Triple J co-presenter Lindsay McDougall.

[25] In October 2010, an article on the Liberal Party politician Christopher Pyne written by Hardy on the ABC The Drum blog site was withdrawn on the grounds that it "failed to meet the standards for argument and well-thought opinion".