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Managing Jubilee’s mining accountability work in the Pacific.

Sydney, Australia

Advising the Disability Discrimination Commissioner on a range of issues (short-term contract)

Sydney, Australia

Submissions to state and federal parliamentary inquiries and consultationsConsultations with disability non-government organisations Convening training:- 'Human rights policy in practice'- 'Media strategies'

Sydney, Australia

Federal law reform activities, including campaigns, advocacy, submissions to federal and state parliamentary inquiries, reports, freedom of information applications, liaison with non-government organisations, media. Issues included National Disability Insurance Scheme; National Injury Insurance Scheme; Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, migration amendments; asylum seekers; people smuggling; treatment of Indonesian minors in Australian prisons; access to… Show more Federal law reform activities, including campaigns, advocacy, submissions to federal and state parliamentary inquiries, reports, freedom of information applications, liaison with non-government organisations, media. Issues included National Disability Insurance Scheme; National Injury Insurance Scheme; Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, migration amendments; asylum seekers; people smuggling; treatment of Indonesian minors in Australian prisons; access to justice; Montara oil spill; foreign fishers; Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory legislation; human trafficking; workplace bullying; workers' compensation; victims' compensation; extradition laws and human rights legislation. Australian Lawyers Alliance delegation to West Timor investigating social impacts of Montara oil spill, August 2013.Co-ordinator of film screening at Parliament House, Canberra of 'Our Generation', advocating against the Stronger Futures legislation, with a discussion panel of Indigenous elders and eminent Australians, February 2012. Legal editor of ALA's bi-monthly journal, Precedent. Show less

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Co-managed development of income generation project, 'Mae Yao Hill Tribes Craft and Textiles Development Program', training and employing Akha women in textile production, with funding secured from the Australia-Thailand Institute under DFAT. Liasing between Australian and Thai teams. On the ground co-ordination of project outcomes and logistics. Budget management. Inputs to project design, plan and… Show more Co-managed development of income generation project, 'Mae Yao Hill Tribes Craft and Textiles Development Program', training and employing Akha women in textile production, with funding secured from the Australia-Thailand Institute under DFAT. Liasing between Australian and Thai teams. On the ground co-ordination of project outcomes and logistics. Budget management. Inputs to project design, plan and sustainability. Show less

Sydney

Training promoters, writing newsletters, promoting World Vision and general operations support.

Sydney

Assisted clients to draft and amend complaints of disability discrimination to the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board and Australian Human Rights Commission. Submissions to NSW Government on special needs of students with disability. Edited NSW 'User's Guide to Disability Discrimination Law'.

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Worked with Anti-Human Trafficking Project and field research teams, providing assistance in report writing and communications.

Analysing primary and secondary sources for use in native title litigation.

Bachelor Of Arts/ Bachelor Of Laws With Honours, Majoring In Anthropology

Masters Of Social Change And Development (Current Student)

Graduate Diploma Of Legal Practice