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Our Speakers

Her Honour Judge Louise Goodchild

Her Honour Judge Louise Goodchild

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Charlie Rowe

Charlie Rowe

General Manager

Carbal

Mary Doctor

Mary Doctor

General Manager

Umpi Korumba Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation for Housing

Associate Professor Marlene Longbottom

Associate Professor Marlene Longbottom

Indigenous Education & Research Centre

James Cook University

Harley Dannatt

Harley Dannatt

Lawyer

Northern Territory Indigenous Family Legal Support Services (NTIFFLS)

Ashum Owen

Ashum Owen

Chief Executive Officer

Wakwakurna Kanyini

Keesha Booth

Keesha Booth

General Manager

Grass Skirt Project Inc

Yatungka Gordon

Yatungka Gordon

Executive Officer

Breaking Silent Codes

Katie Kiss

Katie Kiss

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Australian Human Rights Commission

Wynetta Dewis

Wynetta Dewis

Chief Executive Officer/Chair

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

Tyne McConnon

Tyne McConnon

Principal Lawyer, Family and Child Safety

Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service (TALS)

Toni Eyles

Toni Eyles

Project Officer, Child In Need of Protection Project

North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

Isabella Copetti

Isabella Copetti

Deputy Principal Legal Officer

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)

Nicholas Glauser

Nicholas Glauser

Team Leader, Change Em Ways

Mens Outreach Service Aboriginal Corporation (MOSAC)

Taryn Ruska-Fisher

Taryn Ruska-Fisher

Community Justice worker

Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders in Council (MMEIC)

Carolyn Wilkes

Carolyn Wilkes

Team Leader, Gender and Tech

eSafety Commissioner

Antoinette Braybrook

Antoinette Braybrook

Chief Executive Officer

Djirra

Thelma Schwartz

Thelma Schwartz

Principal Legal Officer

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)

Dixie Link-Gordon

Dixie Link-Gordon

Aunty in Residence

Full Stop Australia and Women and Girls Emergency Centre 

Lee Vanderwarker

Lee Vanderwarker

Project Manager, Child In Need of Protection Project

North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

Jordan Smyth

Jordan Smyth

Executive Policy Officer

Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Unit (CAAFLU)

Nelson Bieundurry

Nelson Bieundurry

Cultural Guidance Worker, Change Em Ways

Mens Outreach Service Aboriginal Corporation (MOSAC)

Chelsea Rolfe

Chelsea Rolfe

Research Worker

Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders in Council (MMEIC)

Stef Tipping

Stef Tipping

Program Manager

eSafety Commissioner

Ashlee Donohue

Ashlee Donohue

Chief Executive Officer

Mudgin-Gal

Kerry Staines

Kerry Staines

Chief Executive Officer

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV)

Professor Kyllie Cripps

Professor Kyllie Cripps

Director; Chief Investigator

Monash Indigenous Studies Centre; ARC Centre for Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Bernadette Thomas

Bernadette Thomas

Aboriginal Family-Led Decision Maker Co-convenor

Northern Territory Indigenous Family Legal Support Services (NTIFFLS)

Melissa Clarke

Melissa Clarke

General manager

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service

Reno French

Reno French

Project Lead

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

Kowana Welsh

Kowana Welsh

Lived Experience
Advocate; Board Member/ Senior Project Officer

Full Stop Australia/ Women and Girls
Emergency Centre

Nardia Green

Nardia Green

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