Marie-Louise Theile

Marie-Louise Theile (born 1966) is a former Australian news presenter. She presented Ten News at Five in Brisbane.

Born in Brisbane Theile graduated at the University of Queensland. Theile worked as a reporter for The Sun, before she moved to New York City where she worked at Elle magazine. She then spent time in the New York Bureau of Brisbane's Sunday Sun and the Adelaide News. When she returned to Queensland she worked as a journalist writing for Ita, Cleo and Vogue Living magazines, as well as The Australian before joining ABC Television as a news reporter.

In May 1991 Theile co-hosted the 6:00pm Ten Eyewitness News with Glenn Taylor in Brisbane. In Early 1994 Theile took up a position as newsreader for Ten News in Melbourne with David Johnston. In 1997 she returned to Ten News Brisbane. She also substituted on the national late news.

In December 2007, she left Ten News to spend more time with her family. Theile's last broadcast was on Friday 7 December 2007.

In 2010 Theile set up the James Street Initiative - where she manages all marketing and PR for the James Street business and retail precinct. Theile is also currently Chairman of the Board of the IMA - Institute of Modern Art - Australia's second oldest contemporary artspace.

In 2010 Theile was also appointed by the QLD Government to create the HEAT Fashion platform for the promotion of QLD fashion designers in international markets. This involved the creation and management of a major media launch in Shanghai with leading Australian designers Easton Pearson. This project secured international coverage for other QLD fashion designers in US and European press.

Theile currently sits on the Save City Hall committee and appears in their promotional / educational media campaign. She was also involved in the presentation of a documentary shown on the Nine Network, raising awareness about the campaign.

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