Lecturer by weekdays and a rapper, as fate would have it
Meet the Indonesian rapper and UOW business grad, who’s committed to sharing important messages.
Following the threads
Weaving identity and connection through the arts
Effecting change for the greater good
Putting social enterprise on the national agenda
Force of gravity
The UOW graduate putting retired mineshafts to work for our green energy future
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Articles
Carving a legal career outside of the courtroom
Currently working with the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet as a principal policy advisor in countering violent extremism, most of Jenna's career has been in disability. About this she says, “I didn't go into disability because I had a disability. I honestly didn’t realise – until after the first cornea transplant – that things were pretty dire.”
Balancing the gender scale of justice
Since early British settlement in Australia, those in powerful positions – creating & adjudicating on the law, running national political agenda & making key corporate decisions –have traditionally been predominantly male. While striking the gender balance in many top jobs across industries continues to be a work in progress, the NSW Local Court is close to achieving gender parity in magistrates.
In her words
A digital revolution unfolds, as survivors of sexual assault make their voices heard.
The gentleman fighter
You can’t help but smile when you meet him. Lovemore by name, love more by nature.
The changing climate of the law
Matt Ward speaks convincingly about how his profession will embrace the global shift towards creating a healthy planet. He is not a bio-scientist working on a drought-resistant wheat or an architect designing eco homes that run on sunflower oil. He is a criminal lawyer.
Protecting paradise
From a young age, Ahmed Adham Abdulla (Adham) loved the sea and swimming in clear lagoons with friends and family. Which is understandable growing up with the pristine waters of the Maldives on your doorstep.