BA/LLB (UNSW) 1995, PhD (ANU) 2019
Dr Terri Janke, a Wuthathi and Meriam woman, is a lawyer, writer and an international authority on Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP). Dr Janke completed a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws at UNSW in 1995 and was admitted as a solicitor the same year. In 2000 she started a law business with a vision to empower Indigenous peoples to assert their ICIP rights and prosper. Dr Janke has written many publications on the effect of the law on Indigenous peoples and culture. The protocols in her book, True Tracks (2021) are used widely in the arts, education, film and science to support collaboration with Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Dr Janke’s accolades include UNSW Alumni Social Impact & Service Award (2020), Australian Attorney-General’s Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year (2012) and NAIDOC Person of the Year (2011). She was made an Honorary Associate Professor at UNSW. Dr Janke serves on many boards, is a mentor, mediator and graduate of the AICD and was the Co-Chief Author of the State of Environment Report 2021.
