aboriginal women leaders

Aunty Helen Fejo-Frith has just delivered the petition opposing the Dan Murphy’s store to Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner.

In celebration of NAIDOC week, we take a look at 10 Indigenous women leading agenda across the arts, law, politics and science.

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe joined Kat Henaway Wednesday afternoon in an online Zoom conversation held by Women for Election.

Lidia Thorpe is set to become the new Greens senator for Victoria, replacing outgoing former Greens leader Richard Di Natale.

Tammy Solonec is the Indigenous Rights Manager at Amnesty International Australia and is leading the Community is Everything campaign.

Rona Glynn-McDonald, started Common Ground: an online portal sharing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and lived experiences. 

Tjanara Goreng Goreng is a Wakka Wakka Wulli Wulli Traditional Owner, whose life and career have been manifold and accomplished. She has just completed a PhD on sacred leadership.

“We need to back ourselves,” Michelle Deshong on the rise of Aboriginal women leaders, ahead of the 2017 She Leads conference.