Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts i(28605694 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Bundjalung ; Aboriginal Widubul-Wiabul
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'Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts is a proud Bundjalung Widubul-Wiabul woman, who has degrees in both law and social work, and was recognised with an Australian Human Rights Medal in 2019. She is a lawyer and Fulbright scholar whose current research is focused on unveiling the intersections of human rights, child removal and the implications of forcible removal, ensuring that First Nations child survivors and those impacted are heard, while providing solutions towards ending child removal. In 2024, Vanessa was appointed the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).' (UQP)

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