Garlett Group | History of Law and Policy, Law Reform and Indigenous Australians

Garlett Group Pty Ltd is a 100% Indigenous owned firm that provides Indigenous engagement, sustainability, communications, media and digital design services. We firmly believe that Indigenous knowledge and perspectives are integral to creating a better future.

Our commitment to Indigenous voices is rooted in profound respect and the invaluable wisdom, accumulated over generations. Indigenous communities hold vital insights into sustainable practices, holistic well-being, and storytelling techniques that can guide us toward a more harmonious coexistence with our environment.

Join Garlett Group as we discuss a history of law and policy, law reform and Indigenous Australians. Director Emma Garlett is an Indigenous woman with experience as a lawyer, and has a deep personal interest in the way Australian law has shaped Indigenous peoples and how law and policy is changing to come into line with contemporary thinking and Indigenous aspirations.

About the Workshop

A one-hour online training session
Virtual yarning circle
Take home resource sheet

Participants also receive a discount code to Garlett Group's online resource hub which provides a collection of tools, information and resources to assist with your learning and development.

Your Presenter

Adjunct Professor Emma Garlett

Emma Garlett is a Nyungar-Nyiyaparli-Yamatji woman from Geraldton, and the Director of Garlett Group. Emma is experienced in the legal history of Australia as it relates to Indigenous people.

Prior to founding Garlett Group, Emma practised as a solicitor in planning and environment law at a top-tier law firm in Perth and worked as a strategy and planning specialist at BHP. Emma is a regular First Nations legal and business social commentator and writes weekly columns in print and online for The West Australian. She is a Member of the First Nations Governance Forum at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

She is appointed to and sits on both the Law Society of Western Australia’s Commercial Law Committee and Indigenous Legal Issues Committee. Emma is also a Tribunal Member of the West Australian Football Commission. Emma has presented her legal research to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and various international (UCLA, University of Arizona) and domestic conferences (ANU, NELA, EDO).

For more information, email services@garlett.com.au