Originally from Gubbi Gubbi country (Sunshine Coast), Renee Cremer is a proud Yuin woman and mother. Renee is currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Young Australians in International Affairs. In this role Renee has been intent on demonstrating her passion for youth leadership and engaging more First Nations youth in international affairs. 


In 2021 Renee had the honour of representing Australian youth as Australia’s first ever delegate to the G7 Youth Engagement Forum (Y7). She was also a Global Voices Scholar part of the delegation to the 2019 OECD Forum in Paris. During this time, she wrote a policy paper on improving engagement and integration outcomes for unskilled and underemployed female migrants living in regional and rural Australia. 


Renee graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University in 2021, completing a major in politics and policy studies and minors in international relations and criminology. Renee has also spent time as a youth support and pathways coordinator in regional Queensland.

Renee is an early career public servant living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country.She looks forward to developing a career in federal policy and international relations, hoping to inspire other young Indigenous women, and mothers especially, to pursue their passions with tenacity and dedication.