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Katie O'Bryan @KtOBryan

Former native title lawyer now academic, public law tragic, literary junkie, occasional cyclist and self-confessed foodie.

Joined December 2011
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A great article by @paulkildea on why simply legislating the Voice is unsatisfactory @UNSWLaw Why can't we just establish the Voice to Parliament through legislation? A constitutional law expert explains theconversation.com/why-cant… via @ConversationEDU

Why can’t we just establish the Voice to Parliament through legislation? A constitutional law...

Legislation is an unsatisfactory way to institute a Voice to Parliament because, among other reasons, it would make the body insecure and vulnerable to the whims of different governments.

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Don't let the ASRC close, it does such vital work. Donate if you can: Victoria's Asylum Seeker Resource Centre at risk of closure after big fall in donations abc.net.au/news/2023-02-12/a… via @ABCaustralia

Victoria's Asylum Seeker Resource Centre says it could be forced to close within weeks

One of Victoria's biggest charities, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre says it's at risk of going under after public donations fell by 45 per cent over the past year.

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There is no excuse for not consulting with Traditional Owners.
Katie O'Bryan@KtOBryan
16 Nov 2022
Santos should be ashamed of itself. 'Unworkable' is not an excuse for not consulting with Traditional Owners. Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas project to remain on hold as Federal Court considers appeal against landmark ruling abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/n… via @ABCaustralia
Santos should be ashamed of itself. 'Unworkable' is not an excuse for not consulting with Traditional Owners. Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas project to remain on hold as Federal Court considers appeal against landmark ruling abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/n… via @ABCaustralia

Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas project remains in limbo while Federal Court considers appeal to...

A Federal Court justice has questioned Santos' argument that it was "unworkable" to try to consult a specific clan of traditional owners over the gas giant's plans to drill in the Barossa gas field.

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RT: Mining vs rivers: a single line on a map could determine the future of water in the Northern Territory theconversation.com/mining-v… via @ConversationEDU

Mining vs rivers: a single line on a map could determine the future of water in the Northern...

There are fears the Northern Territory government will allow gas and other industries to extract substantially more water from the environment than is currently allowed.

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An excellent article from @ShireenMorrisMs A constitutional Voice to Parliament: ensuring parliament is in charge, not the courts theconversation.com/a-consti… via @ConversationEDU

A constitutional Voice to Parliament: ensuring parliament is in charge, not the courts

The intent to keep the Voice to Parliament amendment away from the courts and under the purview of parliament sets it apart from all other options for Indigenous recognition.

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We need to see more of this happening! Gunditjmara traditional owners handed unallocated water from Fitzroy River system abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/g…

For thousands of years, lava sinkholes were 'fridges' for the Gunditjmara people

Gunditjmara customs are tied to water, but that was taken away from them. They join other traditional owners taking that power back.

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29 Sep 2022
The future of corporate governance: what if the trees had a say? Four implications of the extension of legal personhood to living ecosystems which might affect you sooner than you think. iod.org.nz/news/articles/imh…

IMHO: The future of corporate governance: what if the trees had a say? | IoD NZ

Four implications of the extension of legal person-hood to living ecosystems which might affect you sooner than you think.

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Water Is Life – Part Of Victoria’s Water Future

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History made as High Court has majority-female bench after Jayne Jagot appointment abc.net.au/news/2022-09-29/j… via @ABCaustralia

Female majority on High Court bench for first time in Australian history

For the first time in Australian history, the highest court in the land will be dominated by female justices from the middle of October, after the appointment of Jayne Jagot to the bench. 

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Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corps@FVTOC
26 Sep 2022
It's time for the Victorian Government to partner with Traditional Owners as equal decision-making authorities in water management. #dontstopnow #culturecantwait #springstreet
Judges go bush to learn about Indigenous culture, with aim to deliver fairer justice in courts abc.net.au/news/2022-09-14/j…

Twenty-six of Australia's top judges went bush to see this tree — and it could change the justice...

Some of the nation's most senior legal officials undertake a three-day outback immersion program to learn about Indigenous culture and how to create a fairer court system.

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Couldn't find this in the major Vic newspapers online (The Age, Herald Sun) or the ABC (disclaimer, quick search only), but seems pretty newsworthy to me - first female president of the Vic Court of Appeal appointed! canberratimes.com.au/story/7…

New Vic appeal court president appointed

Justice Karin Emerton has been appointed as Victoria's first female Court of Appeal president. She served as a...

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RT: We keep hearing about a First Nations Voice to parliament, but what would it actually look like in practice? theconversation.com/we-keep-… via @ConversationEDU

We keep hearing about a First Nations Voice to parliament, but what would it actually look like in...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Labor’s commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. This means there may soon be a First Nations Voice to Parliament. However there is a journey ahead.

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22 May 2022
Join us on 2/6 to recognise 30 years since the Mabo No 2 decision in the High Court of Aus. The panel will consider Aus law & the future of legal relations between 1st Nations & the Aus State @DrMCastan @katgallow @NACCHODepChair @EddieSynot Register now bit.ly/3lEXgbr

Mabo 30: Contemporary Perspectives on Justice for First Nations

Join the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law to recognise 30 years since the Mabo No 2 decision in the High Court of Australia.

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RT: How the election could affect the future of a First Nations Voice to Parliament theconversation.com/how-the-… via @ConversationEDU

How the election could affect the future of a First Nations Voice to Parliament

The result of the federal election will be key for a voice to parliament protected by the Constitution as called for by the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and for Indigenous affairs more broadly.

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Check out this PhD scholarship opportunity in bicultural approaches to urban environmental governance: careers.pageuppeople.com/513… EOIs close on 22 April 2022.
RT: Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to First Nations people theconversation.com/terra-nu… via @ConversationEDU
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