Sean Christopher Dorney (born 8 March 1951) is an Australian journalist, foreign correspondent, and writer with an extensive career covering the Pacific with a particular focus on Papua New Guinea.

[1] In 1985 Dorney left the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to work as a press secretary in the Northern Territory Government for 18 months.

Dorney was a member of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in 1975 and 1976 including serving as its captain in his last game in 1976.

[1] Dorney was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1990 by the Papua New Guinean Government for his reporting on the Sandline affair.

[10] In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Dorney was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to Australia-PNG relations".