Vanessa Turnbull Roberts is a proud Bundjalung woman, writer and leader. Vanessa is currently in her fifth year of Law and Social work at UNSW undertaking her thesis. Vanessa continues to dedicate her time to fighting against the injustices that disproportionately affect her community through community protest and leading at macro levels. Vanessa draws awareness to forced adoption legalisation and the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Out Of Home Care and incarceration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB8jMfizB94 Young People's Award
Winner