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University course launched at Charles Darwin University to increase number of Indigenous lawyers in NT
TueTuesday 19
JanJanuary 2021 at 6:06am
Colleen Rosas says observing injustices while working in the NT s legal system has inspired her to study law.
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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