First Nations Clean Energy Network steering group member Professor Robynne Quiggin has become an inaugural Board member of the Net Zero Economy Authority.

There is no net-zero economy without First Nations policy change. And that change has been slowly happening since the launch of the First Nations Clean Energy Network in 2021.

First Nations are becoming integral to the energy discussion at a government and industry level - and the necessity to engage and partner is written into government and industry frameworks.

For instance, Australia's Critical Minerals Strategy promises to build "genuine partnerships" with First Nations people and host communities and “fairly share the benefits”.

In this session we bring together First Nations leaders to review how far we've come and the impact the First Nations Clean Energy Network is having.

SPEAKERS: Robynne Quiggin, Daniel Miller, Peter Yu, Vonda Malone, Travis Thomas, Cissy Gore-Birch (Facilitator)

First Nations leaders from Australia and Canada are meeting with the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen on 17th October and Members of Parliament and over 40 clean energy leaders on the 18th to share Canada’s experience and learnings to successfully ensure First Nations partner in Australia’s energy transition.

Robynne Quiggin is a descendant of the Wiradjuri nation of central western New South Wales. She has lived and worked in Sydney, practicing as a solicitor and consultant for 15 years with a focus on legal, compliance and policy areas of relevance to Indigenous Australians including human rights, financial inclusion, financial services, consumer issues, governance, the arts and heritage. Prior to her appointment at UTS, Robynne was Deputy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. She has a long standing commitment to a rights based framework as a mechanism for individuals and communities to pursue their social, economic, cultural, linguistic and artistic priorities. She has participated in a number of international human rights and biodiversity forums and published on the role of rights in relation to the economic, cultural, artistic and scientific work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.