Of dual Australian and Italian nationality, he is currently studying political science and journalism at the University of Messina. He main interests include photography, reportages and travel. He has completed internships in diplomatic journalism at the American Embassy in Rome and the UK Consolate in Napoli. He won the 2009 European Youth Media Award organised jointly by the Council of Europe and the European Youth Press with his reportage entitled Integration and radical Islam in the Netherlands. He writes a blog entitled Alexander Platz Blog.