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University course launched at Charles Darwin University to increase number of Indigenous lawyers in NT
Gadjula descendant Colleen Rosas has been working in the Northern Territory’s legal system for decades, but the great grandmother never thought she would be able to become a lawyer herself.
Key points:
- Of the 610 lawyers working in NT courts last year, only 10 were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- 22 Indigenous students are starting an intensive legal course run by Charles Darwin University
- The university hopes the course will help increase Indigenous enrolment in law degrees
“I’ve always wanted to do it, but I felt it was out of reach,” Ms Rosas said.
Ms Rosas is one of 22 Indigenous students about to start a four-week intensive course run by Charles Darwin University, offering an insight into the NT’s legal system and how to succeed…
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