Editing Cathy Freeman (section)

==Media==
She joined with actress [[Deborah Mailman]] on a [[road trip]], a four-part television documentary series ''Going Bush'' (2006) where the pair set off on a journey from [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]] to [[Arnhem Land]] spending time with Indigenous communities along the way.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

In 2008, Freeman participated in ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' and discovered that her mother was of Chinese and English heritage as well as Aboriginal. As a result of a 1917 Queensland policy that Aboriginal people could serve in the military if they had a European parent, her paternal great-grandfather, Frank Fisher served in the [[4th Light Horse Brigade#11th Light Horse Regiment|11th Light Horse Regiment]] during [[World War I]].<ref name="SBS1">[http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/whodoyouthinkyouare/episodes/detail/episode/86/season/1 Catherine Freeman] [[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]. [[SBS One]].</ref><ref>[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/news/cathys-family-secrets/story-e6frf00r-1111115304674 Cathy's family secrets] – publisher: [[The Daily Telegraph]] (13 January 2008)</ref>

On her right arm, the side closest to the spectators on an athletics track, she had the words "Cos I'm free" tattooed midway between her shoulder and elbow.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/sporting-tattoos/2006/11/11/1162661948895.html|title=Sporting tattoos|last=Coulter|first=Michael|date=12 November 2021}}</ref>