Day two conference welcome and keynote presentation
| Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
| 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Plaza Auditorium |
Overview
Plaza Auditorium
Details
Day two conference welcome:
Assoc Prof Kerry Russo and Prof Christy Collis, HERDSA 2023 Co-Convenors
Keynote: Ms Angela Barney-Lietch, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Australians), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Why aren't things changing?: Policy, entrenched behaviours, and the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
If we are to judge policies by their outcomes and not their intentions, then there has been policy failure in universities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Is this failure due to ineffective policies, implementation failure or contextual changes? Perhaps it is due to something more intrinsic to society such as a lack of understanding of systemic and structural discrimination and need for transformational change rather than focusing on select policies and programs. This keynote will discuss the need for universities to enact changes that are organisationally wide and implemented over a planned period to create significant cultural change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Speaker
Ms Angela Barney-Leitch
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Australians)
Queensland University of Technology
Why aren’t things changing?: Policy, entrenched behaviours, and the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Biography
Ms Barney-Leitch is a Woppaburra woman with over 30 years of experience working in and with State and Federal Governments, the tertiary sector, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based organisations. For over 20 years she worked within and led Queensland government policy and strategy units. Prior to joining QUT in 2019, Ms Barney-Leitch was the Director of Indigenous Policy and Strategic Innovation for the Queensland Department of Education. Ms Barney-Leitch is also a Land Trustee and Native Title Holder for the Woppaburra Nation. At QUT she has successfully refocused Indigenous Australian priorities, plans and spaces to align with Indigenous sovereignty and voice, as well as QUT’s overall strategic planning to incorporate the needs and visibility of Indigenous Australians.
Chair
Tania Leach
University of Southern Queensland / HERDSA Conference Program Chair
