Participant details
Tania McKenna
Tania McKenna is the Partnerships and Community Development Manager at Northern Community Legal Centre.
Tania has worked in the legal assistance sector for over 25 years, primarily in the community legal and family violence sectors. Her work history has ranged from direct support and advocacy to designing, implementing, and evaluating complex community development projects and sector-wide reforms.
Dr Kate Hammond
Dr Kate Hammond is the Research Manager at the Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights.
Kate holds a PhD in Islamic Studies and researches across areas of gender, family violence, and barriers to Muslim women's equity in an Australian context. Kate also works in the University of Melbourne's Department of Social Work conducting family violence research.
Hugh M. McDonald
Studying legal need and capability from every angle, Hugh has worked on several landmark access the justice and legal needs projects.
Previously at the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW for 15 years, Hugh joined Victoria Law Foundation in September 2019 as Principal Researcher, taking on the Research Director role in August 2024. He led the Foundation’s Data Mapping Project, a sustained examination of the use and utility of Victoria’s civil justice data and continues to work on the Public Understanding of Law Survey.
Throughout his career, Hugh has worked closely with legal aid commissions, community legal centres, and state and federal governments, giving him a deep understanding of legal institutions and access to justice issues throughout Australia.
