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The Swinburne Annual Barak-Wonga Oration is designed to advance understandings in the wider community on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues and is named in honour of 2 significant Aboriginal leaders, William Barak and Simon Wonga.
This year’s Oration will be delivered by Nerita Waight, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS), Deputy Chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) and elected member of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.
A proud Yorta Yorta and Narrandjeri woman with Taungurung connections, Nerita will speak on ‘A Path to a Just Justice System’, reflecting on Victoria’s legal history, current reforms and the role of Treaty in achieving justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.