United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Australia

Amy Maguire, with assistance from PhD candidate Bethany Butchers, coordinated a co-authored submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, which was inquiring into the potential incorporation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Co-authors included 11 students from the course Indigenous Peoples, Issues and the Law, who researched across several issue areas relevant to Indigenous legal rights in Australian law and practice. The submission argued for the implementation of the Declaration in Australia, and endorsed the Uluru agenda as established in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Learn more.

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.