Larissa Behrendt

Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt is a Eualayai/Gamillaroi woman and the Director of Research and Academic Programs at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is a graduate of the UNSW Law School and has a master's and SJD from Harvard Law School. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and a founding member of the Australian Academy of Law.

She has published numerous textbooks on Indigenous legal issues. Larissa is an award-winning filmmaker and novelist. She is a board member of the Sydney Community Fund and Chair of the Cathy Freeman Foundation. Larissa was awarded the 2009 NAIDOC Person of the Year Award, 2011 NSW Australian of the Year, and an Order of Australia in 2020 for her work in the law, education, and the arts. She is the host of Speaking Out on ABC Radio. Larissa was appointed to the AM Trust in August 2019.