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Biography
Dr Terri Farrelly is a Research Fellow with the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) and is based in the Centre of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University. A dedicated researcher and author, her work focuses on Aboriginal suicidologies, truth-telling, and addressing racism and discrimination. Dr Farrelly has co-authored Monumental Disruptions: Aboriginal People and Colonial Commemorations in So-Called Australia (Aboriginal Studies Press, 2023) with Distinguished Professor Bronwyn Carlson, and co-edited The Palgrave Handbook on Rethinking Colonial Collaborations (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), an international collection exploring colonial entanglements and Indigenous resistance.
Education/Academic qualification
Aboriginal suicide, Doctor of Health Science, An investigation of the attitudes of Shoalhaven and Illawarra Aboriginal people towards suicide and self-harm behaviour and prevention, Charles Sturt University
Award Date: 20 Aug 2008
External positions
Independent Research Consultant
2005 → …
Director, The Echidna Group - Indigenous Research & Development Consultancy
2005 → 2013
Clinic Manager/Programs Coordinator, Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation
2004 → 2007
Project Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Continuity of Care Development Project, Lifeline South Coast
2002 → 2005
Project Coordinator, Shoalhaven Aboriginal Safety Promotion Program, South East Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
2001 → 2004
Hydrotherapist, Lawrence Hargrave Hospital
1992 → 2002
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A new public statue of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter shows a bright future for Australian monuments
Carlson, B. & Farrelly, T., 12 Feb 2025, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIASB+ people and mental health and wellbeing
Day, M., Carlson, B., Bonson, D. & Farrelly, T., Feb 2023, Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 38 p. (Indigenous Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse; no. IMH 15)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Friday essay: 'killed by Natives'. The stories – and violent reprisals – behind some of Australia's settler memorials
Carlson, B. & Farrelly, T., 24 Feb 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article
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Introduction
Carlson, B. & Farrelly, T., 2023, The Palgrave handbook on rethinking colonial commemorations. Carlson, B. & Farrelly, T. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript/introduction › peer-review
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Monumental disruptions: Aboriginal people and colonial commemorations in so-called Australia
Carlson, B. & Farrelly, T., 2023, Canberra, ACT: Aboriginal Studies Press. 368 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review