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    National Close the Gap Day?
    By Rachel Durmush and Terri Janke
    • Mar 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    National Close the Gap Day?

    National Close the Gap Day? We recognise today as National Close the Gap Day and shout out to all that there is important work to be done. According to the 2019 Closing the Gap Report[1] Australia is not meeting its targets around closing the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians.[2] The Report highlighted that the targets for closing the gap in school attendance and life expectancy have not been met. Child mortality, reading
    CareerTrackers intern at Terri Janke and Company
    By Rachel Durmush
    • Feb 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    CareerTrackers intern at Terri Janke and Company

    In June 2018 I completed my first internship at Terri Janke and Company as a Legal Intern. The opportunity to work at Terri Janke and Company arose when my Student advisor at the CareerTrackers Program mentioned that there was an opportunity to complete a Winter internship at the firm. I was excited to learn more about Intellectual Property as it was a new area of Law for me. But most importantly I was thrilled to be interning with an Indigenous Law firm that works to protect
    ACCC v Birubi: Federal Court rules against misleading conduct over fake Aboriginal Art
    By Rachel Durmush and Terri Janke
    • Feb 1, 2019
    • 4 min

    ACCC v Birubi: Federal Court rules against misleading conduct over fake Aboriginal Art

    Introduction Fake Aboriginal Art has been the bane of the Indigenous Arts Industry. Rip-offs take opportunity and money away from Indigenous artists. However, even worse, stylised faux objects demean the cultural heritage of Indigenous Australians. In October 2018, the Federal Court delivered an important judgement against souvenir manufacturer, Birubi Art Pty Ltd[1] finding that they had mislead consumers under Australian Consumer Law (ACL) .[2] This case has ramifications
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    All professional photography by Jamie James at James Photographic Services.

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    The painting 'Terri - Butterfly Flowers Dreaming' by Bibi Barba has been used under license in the firm photographs, including for staff profiles.

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    The painting  'Ancient Tracks and Waterholes' (2019) by Rene Kulitja has been used under license in some firm photographs on the TJC website homepage, staff profiles, careers and services pages. Visit Maruku Arts for more work by Rene Kulitja.

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    The visual artwork ‘Freshwater Lagoon 1’ by Lisa Michl Ko-manggen has been used under license in some photographs and videos. Visit Cape York Art for more work by Ko-manggen.

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    The painting ‘My Country’ by Bibi Barba has been used under license in some photographs and Law Way videos. Visit Bibi's website.

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