Land and water research team
Dr Tran Tran
Tran Tran is a research fellow based in the Indigenous Culture and Heritage team at AIATSIS. Her research focus is the transition from native title recognition to the realisation of community benefit.
Tran completed her PhD on the way in which knowledge structures are translated into legal and political institutions in the context of water management in the Canning Basin Western Australia. Before completing her PhD, Tran worked in the Native Title Research Unit as a research fellow and managed the Native Title Representative Bodies Knowledge Management Project and PBC...
Dr Lisa Strelein
Lisa’s research and publications have focused on the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the state, and the role of the courts in defining Indigenous peoples’ rights.
Lisa has made a significant contribution to academic debate on native title in Australia, including her book: Compromised Jurisprudence: Native Title Cases since Mabo.
Lisa maintains strong networks within the native title system, conducting research projects in partnership with, or in response to, the needs of native title representative bodies and claimants as well as government departments....
Dr Belinda Burbidge
Belinda Burbidge joined AIATSIS in 2015 as a Research Fellow in the Native Title Research Unit. Belinda holds a PhD in anthropology from The University of Sydney and a Master and Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University.
Belinda has over ten years’ experience in the academic and applied research sectors, including native title work in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. Additionally, Belinda has worked as a lecturer in anthropology at The University of Sydney and a research consultant for Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) in central Australia....
Toni Bauman
Toni Bauman is an anthropologist, mediator, facilitator and trainer who has published widely and made presentations to a range of national and international audiences.
She has over thirty years’ experience in Indigenous matters including land and native title claims, consensus building, agreement-making, decision-making and dispute management processes, co-management of protected areas, government policy, program evaluation, feasibility studies, and governance training. Toni was the chief investigator for the Indigenous Facilitation and Mediation Project at AIATSIS...
Alexandra Andriolo
Alexandra Andriolo (nee Muir) joined AIATSIS in 2012 and is the Native Title Research and Access Officer. Alexandra has a BA (International Relations) (Hons Applied Linguistics) and has worked in the Indigenous research sector for 5 years. Her background is in linguistics and archival research.
Alexandra’s research interests include using historical documents for evidence in native title claims, socio linguistics and perceptions of language use, document access and management, as well as archival research.
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Luke Smyth
Luke joined AIATSIS in 2015 and is a research officer in Native Title, Land and Water. He has a Bachelor of Development Studies and is currently completing a Masters in Social Research at the ANU.
Luke’s research interests include management and use of natural resources by Indigenous peoples, ecosystem services valuation, social network analysis, land and resource conflicts, and sustainable development.