[9] As of 2022, Torres had been in the media industry for over 35 years, with work in acting, directing, producing, writing,[4][10] TV journalism, and presenting.

[4] She played the central role in the 1986 mockumentary BabaKiueria as the reporter Duranga Manika,[11][12] where she followed the lives of a "'typical' white family" and described a football match as "ritualised violence" and betting at the TAB as a religion.

[15] Torres was the primary presenter, while Ali took a background role; in an interview with SBS Food Mitch was referred to as a "self-proclaimed damper destroyer".

[9] In 2006, Torres and David Milroy wrote the theatrical production Muttacar Sorry Business with funding from the Insurance Commission of Western Australia.

[18] The show highlights social determinants including alcohol, risk-taking behaviours, and overcrowding and the resulting high incidence of road trauma among Indigenous communities.

The other participants were Ngaire Pigram, Debbie Carmody, Kelli Cross, Karla Hart, Chantelle Murray, Jub Clerc, and Kodie Bedford.

[14] Alongside her sister Ali, she is the owner of Mijinalii, which specialises in soap, candle, and body products and worked in collaboration with the Maganda Makers Business Club.

[8] In 2021, in recognition of her work in the field, Torres was presented with an honorary doctorate from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.