March 19th 2008

Kevin Rudd's delivery of an apology to the Stolen Generations has heralded a new era in the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the rest of the country. But what does this really mean for all Australians?

This not-to-be-missed lecture will detail the complex of challenges that await the Rudd government in this new era and the possible implications this may have for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

Larissa Behrendt
Larissa Behrendt is Professor of Law and Director of Research at the UTS Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning. Larissa is a judicial member of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal, Equal Opportunity Division and the Alternate Chair of the Serious Offenders Review Board. She has published on property law, Indigenous rights, dispute resolution and Aboriginal women’s issues. Her book, Achieving Social Justice: Indigenous Rights and Australia’s Future was published by The Federation Press in 2003.??

Larissa won the 2002 David Uniapon Award and a 2005 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for her novel Home. Larissa is a board member of the Museum of Contemporary Art, a Director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre and Chair of the National Indigenous Television Service.

Resources

• flyer (PDF 120k)
• talk
• audio recording (MP3 24.4 MB)

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