Supporting Children and Communities in Australia and South East Asia.

Desert Springs Octopus is a First Nations owned and operated renewable energy company backed by Octopus Australia, a leading investment funds manager in renewable energy assets as part of the major global Octopus group, and was created to lead the way renewable energy projects are developed on Country by walking with First Nations communities to co-design and co-own Australia’s energy future.

Australia's first national Indigenous law firm as a joint-venture with global partner, Norton Rose Fulbright (founded in 1794 and is now located across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East). We focus on providing advice that is intrinsically linked to improved economic outcomes for Indigenous peoples under the federal government’s ‘Closing the Gap Policy’ and similar initiatives. Through that framework, and the government’s ‘Developing Northern Australia’ initiative, Jaramer Legal also focuses on working with Indigenous businesses and communities to drive positive economic outcomes through the development of their lands.

IAB’s purpose is to assist the College to achieve its mission to develop the person, the leader and the enterprise with the knowledge and skills they require to create positive, sustainable, and fair futures.

Trade Routes is a global growth capacity-building and activation program which has been co-designed with the Indigenous business community to accelerate cultural, social and economic prosperity for Indigenous Australians and the wider community, both nationally and internationally.

60, 000 years and still painting, Jiga Jiga Paint is a first-of-its-kind nationally registered Indigenous brand supplying APAS-certified high-performance architectural and decorative paint products across Australia designed for use by professional applicators and home renovators. In the spirit of reconciliation, our products are carefully selected and manufactured in partnership with Haymes Paint - an Australian company almost 90 year's in operation.

Nam Packaging is Australia’s first Indigenous manufacturer and supplier of carboard packaging in partnership with Pakko, winner of the national 2022 Telstra Best of Business Progressing Australia Award. In the spirit of Caring for Country and based Nam, the Meriam word for the Sea Turtle that graces the waters of the Torres Strait Islands of Australia and the iconic Great Barrier Reef, and enriched by the Southeast Asian heritage of our Co-Founders, we use sustainably sourced FSC-certified materials and are ISO 9001 certified.

Agency celebrates and promotes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, culture and people on a local, national and international scale through the initiation and facilitation of ethical and sound investments into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led projects and partnerships.

The Indigenous Network for Investment, Trade & Export (IGNITE), which is a key partner of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, aims to expedite private investment into outstanding Indigenous enterprises, supporting Indigenous participation in international trade negotiations, and expanding Indigenous export opportunities. At the same time, it also aims to take advantage of the potential of impact investing as it represents significant opportunities across the globe to achieve authentic engagement and shared outcomes through partnerships.

Desert Springs Projects is a project initiation and project management firm with a vision to see Australian Indigenous communities benefit from sound, sustainable development in regional and remote areas throughout Australia and particularly in the under-developed North. We are committed to advancing social entrepreneurship in these communities by championing the economic empowerment of Indigenous peoples through employment, delivery of infrastructure, including housing and community development, and delivery of sustainability services.

AHV is Australia's largest Aboriginal housing organisation managing a portfolio of over $.5billion in real estate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians. AHV’s vision is that Aboriginal Victorians are able to secure appropriate, affordable housing as a pathway to better lives and stronger communities.

Mailman & Associates trading as Mailman Law is a multidisciplinary law firm and consultancy committed to the economic empowerment of Indigenous peoples by sharing our unique legal, business and community knowledge with government, corporates and community groups that share the same vision.

North America and Australia share common values: we have a common heritage of language and democratic freedoms and a common heritage in law. Our vision is to deepen collaboration between a connected community of legal professionals and multilateral institutions to enhance opportunities in North America and Australia and bring a voice of justice across the nations.

Impact Investment Partners is a specialised investment advisor and asset manager of large infrastructure assets, that facilitates joint Institutional Investments and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander / Traditional Owner investments through social impact investment principles.

Lecturing in Competition Law & Policy (restraint of trade, cartel conduct, anti-competitive agreements, boycotts, misuse of market power, exclusive dealing, resale price maintenance, mergers, authorization, remedies, procedures, access), Legal Problem Solving And Persuasion, Administrative Law, Equity and Trusts, Public Policy.

Bravehearts provides a coordinated and holistic approach to the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse.

Undertaking counsel work across general corporate commercial and governance, disputeresolution and bank products and regulation. Drafting and reviewing outsourcing agreements for a broad range of matters (IT, consulting, construction, payments, cards, sponsorship and clearingagreements with various international banks), advising internal clients on business lendinginstruments and fiscal regulatory issues, and assisting with managing cross-jurisdictional classaction proceedings (United States, United Kingdom, Australia). Notable matters include:• incorporation and governance issues in relation to NAB’s membership with the Open Data Center Alliance, an independent IT consortium (Delaware, US) initiated by Intel and comprised of global IT leaders including Capgemini and Terremark. • the opening of its first branch in mainland China (Shanghai) which will support existing Institutional, Corporate and Business Banking customers operating in or trading with China and Chinese Institutional & Corporate clients looking to operate or invest in Australia, NZ, UK and US;• EU/US privacy/data protection issues in relation to the recovery of information which relates to NAB's CDO exposure and assisted with managing recovery of relevant data from those jurisdictions and associated proceedings;• as part of NAB’s internal group governance panel, oversaw matters concerning group financing and restructuring.

Seconded from National Australia Bank to Allens Arthur Robinson under Jon Webster (Chambers Global Guide to World's Leading Lawyers for Business and International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers). Advising on a broad range of corporate and commercial areas including listing rules, directors duties, mergers and acquisitions and capital raisings. Notable matters include:• Pipeline Partners Australia's (a consortium which includes Canada's Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and Utilities Trust of Australia’s) bid for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund Ltd; • Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited’s convertible notes capital raising issue of $200 million;• Newcrest Mining Limited’s sale of its interests in the Cracow and Mt Rawdon gold mines in Queensland to a new company to be formed by the merger of ASX-listed gold companies Catalpa Resources Ltd and Conquest Mining Ltd;• iSelect Ltd’s takeover bid of InfoChoice Limited which is funded by a 35 million loan facility arranged by Goldman Sachs & Partners Australia Capital Markets Limited.

Worawa Aboriginal Girls College provides a holistic education and boarding experience for young Aboriginal women in the secondary years of schooling (Years 7-12) who come from Aboriginal communities in urban, regional and remote Australia.

The Law Council represents the Australian legal profession on national and international issues, on federal law and the operation of federal courts and tribunals. As a committee member, advised on numerous issues including native title, sentencing, constitutional recognition, the Northern Territory’s “National Emergency Response” and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

University Tutor at the Centre for Indigenous Education in all core legal subjects including corporations, contracts, torts, constitutional and administrative law, property, equity and trusts, criminal law, restitution and international law and evidence. Additional engagements at Monash, Deakin and La Trobe University spanning 6 years. Specialisations include: • Corporations Law – Business structuring, corporate governance, directors duties, capital share transactions, corporate liability and remedies; • Contracts - Formation, privity, estoppel, assignment and novation, invalidating doctrines at common law and under TPA; • Equity and Trusts – Fiduciary obligations, accessory liability, tracing and trusts (express, constructive, resulting).

Prepared research memorandum for various Judges in the Melbourne Federal Court Registry on complex legal matters spanning all aspects of the federal jurisdiction including issues relating to the Corporations, Trade Practices, Copyright, and the Workplace Relations Act. Assisted in drafting judgments and summary reports.• Acting Associate to the Honourable Justice’s Kenny, Marshall, Finkelstein, Mansfield and Jessup. • In drafting legal memorandum, considered Australian, United States, United Kingdom, Canadian and New Zealand case-law and legislation;• As Acting Deputy Appeals Registrar, reviewed and summarized appeals and made recommendations to judges on whether a Full-Court Bench was appropriate.

Tarwirri is a membership body comprising of Indigenous legal professionals and law students which has the aim to enhance the representation, professional profile and excellence of our members within the Victorian legal landscape and broader community.

Engagements in various business units including property & construction, dispute resolution, statutory insurance, franchising, environment & planning and work place relations. Matters worked on include: • Biota Holdings Ltd & Anor v Glaxo Group Ltd, a Supreme Court action relating to breach of contract (one of the largest litigation cases across Asia Pacific), with GlaxoSmithKline as Client; • McConnell Dowell (Australia) dispute against BHP Billiton regarding Minerva Gas Field project in Victoria which arose out of a contract to design, engineer, construct, commission and test certain onshore and offshore facilities for development and commercialisation of the Minerva Gas Field (Partners, John Sharkey AM and Grant Ahearn); • Victoria’s Human Rights Charter which required the development of eComply frameworks for various state government clients.