Pengarang: Patricia Easteal

Professor Patricia Easteal, AM, is a legal academic, author and advocate at the School of Law, University of Canberra. She investigates justice and the law, specifically in the areas of criminal law, family law, discrimination law, employment law and immigration law. She has published 15 books and over 150 academic journal articles with a primary focus on access to justice for women. She was a finalist for the Human Rights Community Award in 2012, was 2010 Australian of the Year (ACT) and became a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010. Her achievements in learning and teaching have been recognised with national Australian Learning and Teaching Council awards.