- Adjunct Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
Lana Hartwig is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University, Queensland. Lana's research explores First Nations water access injustices in New South Wales and the Murray-Darling Basin, with a particular focus on participation in water markets and water trading. She is interested in if and how Australia’s neoliberal water governance frameworks contribute to broader Aboriginal claims for self-determination.
Experience
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2021–presentAdjunct research fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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2021–presentSenior Project & Research Officer, Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN)
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2020–2021Reserach Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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2015–2020PhD Scholar, Australian Rivers Institute & School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
Education
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2020Griffith University, Doctor of Philosophy
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2014Griffith University, Bachelor of Science (Honours)
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2011Griffith University, Bachelor of Science (Environmental Sustainability)
Publications
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2023Water trading by Aboriginal organisations in NSW, Australia, Journal of Rural Studies
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2022Water colonialism and Indigenous water justice in south-eastern Australia, International Journal of Water Resources Development
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2020Trends in Aboriginal water ownership in New South Wales, Australia: The continuities between colonial and neoliberal forms of dispossession, Land Use Policy
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2018Recognition of Barkandji Water Rights in Australian Settler-Colonial Water Regimes, Resources
Professional Memberships
- Australian Freshwater Sciences Society
- The Institute of Australian Geographers
Research Areas
- Human Geography (1604)
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- Location: Gold Coast, Australia
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