Profile
I am an academic currently working as a Project Officer for the Indigenous Project within CALT. I am responsible for developing project goals, as well as engaging with the Indigenous community, academic and wider community in relation to educational needs and issues of Australian Indigenous peoples in higher education.
I have worked in a variety of Academic roles in a number of Universities throughout Australia. They include:
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Indigenous Academic Support Lecturer Law School, Charles Darwin University;
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Lecturer, School of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Charles Darwin University;
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Part-Time Lecture University of New South Wales; and
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Lecturer in Law, Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University.
Also, I have practised as a lawyer, and currently I am practising as a Barrister in Victoria.
Interests:
Indigenous legal, cultural, socio-legal, linguistic and educational issues.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Hon.) (English & Cultural Studies) The University of Melbourne;
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) The University of Melbourne; and Optional Subjects: Environmental & Planning Law; Advanced Research (minor thesis Anti-Discrimination Law); Principles of Labour Law; Insurance Law; Health & Medical Law; Introduction to European Civil Law; Law & Society in China; Remedies.
Master of Laws (LLM) (Research) Deakin University. Title: “Determining Native Title” supervisor Associate Professor Dr Julie Cassidy. Enrolled 2009.
Admission:
I have been admitted to Practice in the following jurisdictions:
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Northern Territory Supreme Court (9 September 2002);
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NSW Supreme Court (14 February 2003);
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High Court of Australia (14 February) 2003; and
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Signed the Victorian Bar Roll in November 2007.
Publications:
“Administrative Negligence in Educating Indigenous Children”, Plaintiff Issue 57, June 2003 p34.
“Aboriginal Linguistic Self-Determination”, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages Journal 2000.
Presentations:
“Education and Juvenile Justice”, Indigenous Youth Justice Conference presentation, Adelaide October 2003.
“Aboriginal Linguistic Self-Determination” Australian Linguistic Conference, presentation Melbourne, The University of Melbourne 2000.
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