[2] Her mother who worked in a turkey factory to support Dredge and her three siblings who all lived in public housing.

[2][3] Dredge joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2011 as an intern before becoming a researcher with the national reporting team.

[2] Her reporting in the Middle East included covering Islamic State and investigating Australians who fought with al-Qaeda-linked groups in Iraq and Syria.

[7] In response, the ABC's news director Justin Stevens admitted the organisation needed to continue making improvements in achieving diversity but highlighted Dredge's appointment, and that of Dan Bourchier as the Indigenous Voice to Parliament correspondent, as examples of progress the ABC was making.

[13][14][15] Dredge along with Bridget Brennan, Brooke Fryer and Stephanie Zillman also won the Quill Award for Excellence in Indigenous Affairs reporting for their work.