Meet the young lawyer hoping to one day become Australia's Indigenous affairs minister

The first in her family to be accepted into university, theNoongar woman from Perth made the last-minute decision to study law sensing an opportunity to “drive change in the space of Indigenous affairs”.

Though she had initially planned to start in the US in August, she chose to defer for a year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, rather than study online.During NAIDOC Week, the government votes against displaying Indigenous flags in the Senate But, she notes, solidarity protests that have been held this year in Australia haven’t led to violence.

She credits her varied background and time spent in the resources sector as critical to understanding the state’s political landscape and says her current role in heritage has given her insight into how private organisations and government can work alongside Indigenous communities.Ms D’Souza speaking with Prime Minister Scott Morrison.“I would like to see more Indigenous Australians having a say before consultation relating to reform even occurs,” she says.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

virgotweet Why stop there? Why not PM, or even President of the Republic of Australia.

This simply reflects an atrocious white man society set up to bar those of low income from ever aspiring to levels tertiary education that open doors to possition of change

ABORIGINAL don't look LIKE that why she chooses to call her self abo and not what she is like 97% white this is the reason the majority of Australians hate this walk abouts that uses freebies to have a life. i'm sure she study and COST her NOTHING like the rest IN her clasS

A great pity Harvard has been turned into a shell of it's former self and only teaches the Frankfurt school of thought. her surname is the same as a truly great thinker. She should follow him .

CelesteoftheSky good news about education is getting me emotional

itwasbutitsalloursnow

Can we get a photo that matches the story please

Its about time we created a test to see what percentage of what race you are

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Congratulations! Our future Attorney General?

Many non aboriginals do this too, not seeing the news factor?

openly supporting a terrorist organization... right.

Great!!

Looks like a Lankan hybrid with a name like D’Souza

I detect a strong degree of whiteness.

Congratulations Chloe.

Obviously not the pure blood and the soil of Australia! Is her other ancestry Portugese or Anglo?

D’Souza a fine indigenous name.

Is non-aboriginal admixture a prerequisite for success/ability?

Excellent, am sure she will do our country proud

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