Teela Reid

First Nations Lawyer in Residence

Teela Reid is a senior solicitor practicing in Aboriginal Land Rights litigation and is the current practitioner-in-residence at Sydney Law School. She is a campaigner for the Uluru Statement from the Heart and a member of one of the working groups for the Voice to Parliament referendum.

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Landmark referendum.

Bloomberg Opinion

Australia’s First Nations Vote Is Coming Down to Love Against War

The fate of Indigenous recognition depends on electors who have never even met an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

October 9, 2023

October 9, 2023

OpinionTeela Reid

Australia’s First Nations Vote Is Coming Down to Love Against War

The fate of Indigenous recognition depends on electors who have never even met an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

Landmark referendum.

May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023

OpinionTeela Reid

A First Nations Reckoning Is Rising in Australia

The long-overdue move to recognize Indigenous people in the constitution will soon go to a referendum, forcing citizens to confront the country’s ugly past.

Thousands Attend NAIDOC March In Melbourne