Marcia Langton is the foundation chair of Australian indigenous studies in the school of anthropology, geography and environmental studies at the University of Melbourne. Maureen Tehan is a senior lecturer in the law school at the University of Melbourne. Lisa Palmer is an ARC postdoctoral fellow in the school of anthropology, geography and environmental studies at the University of Melbourne. Kathryn Shain is a research fellow in the school of anthropology, geography and environmental studies at the University of Melbourne.