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Our Speakers

Dorinda Cox

Dorinda Cox

Senator

Greens Party

Kerry Staines

Kerry Staines

Chief Executive Officer

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV)

Tyne McConnon

Tyne McConnon

Principal Lawyer, Family and Child Safety

Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service (TALS)

Bernadette Thomas

Bernadette Thomas

Aboriginal Family-Led Decision Maker Co-convenor

Northern Territory Indigenous Family Legal Support Services (NTIFFLS)

Charlie Rowe

Charlie Rowe

Programs Manager

Carbal

Justin Power

Justin Power

Director, Member Services

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP)

Chelsea Rolfe

Chelsea Rolfe

Research Worker

Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders in Council (MMEIC)

Katie Kiss

Katie Kiss

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Australian Human Rights Commission

Antoinette Braybrook

Antoinette Braybrook

Chief Executive Officer

Djirra

Dixie Link-Gordon

Dixie Link-Gordon

Aunty in Residence

Full Stop Australia and Women and Girls Emergency Centre 

Harley Dannatt

Harley Dannatt

Lawyer

Northern Territory Indigenous Family Legal Support Services (NTIFFLS)

Ashum Owen

Ashum Owen

Chief Executive Officer

Wakwakurna Kanyini

Mel Wilde

Mel Wilde

Senior Case Manager, Courts Innovation Program

Department of Justice

Kowana Welsh

Kowana Welsh

Lived Experience
Advocate; Board Member/ Senior Project Officer

Full Stop Australia/ Women and Girls
Emergency Centre

Wynetta Dewis

Wynetta Dewis

Chief Executive Officer/Chair

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)/ First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV)

Ashlee Donohue

Ashlee Donohue

Chief Executive Officer

Mudgin-Gal

Toni Eyles

Toni Eyles

Project Officer, Child In Need of Protection Project

North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

Simone Stacey

Simone Stacey

Client Coordinator, Pamle Pamle Youth Support Services

Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good

Nicholas Glauser

Nicholas Glauser

Team Leader, Change Em Ways

Mens Outreach Service Aboriginal Corporation (MOSAC)

Keesha Booth

Keesha Booth

General Manager

Grass Skirt Project Inc

Laura McVey

Laura McVey

Assistant Manager, Gender and Tech

eSafety Commissioner

Thelma Schwartz

Thelma Schwartz

Principal Legal Officer

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)

Mary Doctor

Mary Doctor

General Manager

Umpi Korumba Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation for Housing

Lee Vanderwarker

Lee Vanderwarker

Project Manager, Child In Need of Protection Project

North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

Jordan Smyth

Jordan Smyth

Policy, Education, and
Community Engagement
Coordinator & Legal Practitioner

Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Unit (CAAFLU)

Nelson Bieundurry

Nelson Bieundurry

Cultural Guidance Worker, Change Em Ways

Mens Outreach Service Aboriginal Corporation (MOSAC)

Taryn Ruska-Fisher

Taryn Ruska-Fisher

Community Justice worker

Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders in Council (MMEIC)

Stef Tipping

Stef Tipping

Program Manager

eSafety Commissioner

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