Democracy on Country: A panel discussion reflecting on what it would take for Australian democracy to respond to the voices and concerns of Indigenous Australians​​.

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This event is proudly a part of the Australian Festival of Democracy and Human Rights.

Emily McConochie is a Wakka Wakka woman living on Jagara/Ugarapul Country. She is based at the University of Queensland in the School of Social Science. She is currently involved in two projects: one, Indigenising the Curriculum for the School of Social Science across their five disciplines and a second project led by Allanah Hunt, Katelyn Barney and Tracey Bunda, with an incredible multi-disciplinary team reviewing their curricula across Science, Engineering, Music, Geography, Veterinary Studies, Biomedical Science and Science. Emily has previously been the General Manager for Jinibara People Aboriginal Corporation and has worked in previous roles as a Community Development practitioner and trainer. She is a Director on the Board of the Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation.

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​Dr Stephen Corporal is an Eastern Arrernte man with close family connections to many First Nations people, born in Townsville and lives in southeast Queensland. Stephen completed a PhD in 2020 titled “Identity, roles, and expectations influence on Indigenous university students when building the Indigenous health workforce” and a Grad Cert in Indigenous Leadership and Research. He is a board member of the Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and IAHA NT WD. Stephen is a visiting Research Fellow at QUT and is employed at the University of Melbourne as a Senior Research Fellow in the Indigenous Data Network.

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