Publications

• Ceremonial sitting on the swearing in of Justice Taylor
  ACT Supreme Court transcript, 25 August 2023, pp 8-10
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  This transcript of the ceremonial sitting for the swearing in of Justice Louise Taylor to the Supreme Court of the ACT includes a speech I prepared and delivered on behalf of the ACT Law Society to mark this significant appointment.
  

• Disability inclusion in the legal profession: Lived experience perspectives
  Ethos Law Society of the ACT Journalm issue 267, Autumn 2023, pp 52-59
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  This article provides an overview of the rights of people with disability under discrimination law regimes in the workplace. It also aims to outline key issues that impact the accessibility of the legal profession, based on the lived experience of legal professionals with disability.
  

• An integrated approach: Interdisciplinary service delivery in a community legal centre setting
  Ethos Law Society of the ACT Journal, issue 267, Autumn 2023, pp 62-65
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  This article outlines the rationale for adopting interdisciplinary legal service delivery models, and shares examples of how Canberra Community Law has implemented these approaches through its Socio Legal Practice Clinic, a Disability Justice Liaison Officer, and its community education work.
  

• Homelessness and poverty discrimination law: Learnings from overseas
  Parity, vol 35(10), pp. 26-28, December 2022
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  This article shares examples of how poverty discrimination law are applied overseas, and recommendations for how the discrimination laws in Australia could better respond to the needs of people facing exclusion based on poverty and/or lack of housing.
  

• Homelessness and Poverty Discrimination Law in Practice
  Churchill Fellowship Report, October 2022
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  Publication of my Churchill Fellowship report on homelessness and poverty discrimination law frameworks, and their application in practice.
  

• Social scripts: Improving access to legal services and the justice system
  Farzana Choudhury & Jacqueline Hrast
  Ethos - ACT Law Society Journal, issue 262, Summer 2021, pp 34-38
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  This article provides an overview of Canberra Community Law’s ground-breaking social scripts project, and how these new accessibility tools will respond to the needs of autistic people and other people with disability.
  

• ACT Law Handbook
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  Contribution to Disability and the Law chapters (Disability and the Law; National Disability Insurance Scheme; Capacity and Supported Decision Making; Guardianship and Management of Property; Enduring Power of Attorney; Contacts and Resources)
  

• The Criminalisation of Homelessness: An Australian Capital Territory Perspective
  Parity, vol 32(4), pp.12-13, June 2019
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  This article provides an overview of the types of public space laws that may affect people experiencing homelessness in the ACT, and reflects on the way that people experiencing homelessness in the ACT are treated in public places.
  

• Addressing ACT Youth Homelessness through Health Justice
  Parity, vol 31(9), pp. 31-32, November 2018
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  This paper highlights the need to address youth homelessness, and the legal issues experienced by young people in the ACT through holistic, collaborative models, such as health justice partnerships.
  

• Due Process and the Death Penalty in the Asia-Pacific Region
  Australian International Law Journal, vol 22 (2015-16), pp 15-47
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  Publication of my Master of Laws thesis, which examines the application of due process in capital cases in the Asia-Pacific region.
  

• Opening a New Door: The herstory of Beryl Women Inc. (1975-2015)
  Editor, Co-Author and Project Coordinator. Beryl Women Inc, March 2015
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  Opening a New Door: The herstory of Beryl Women Inc. (1975-2015) shares the experiences of those involved over the last 40 years with Australia's oldest women’s refuge, and highlights the political landscape in which women's refuge services have operated over time. This book was funded by the ACT Office for Women, through the 2014-2015 Participation (Women’s) Grants Program.

Media mentions

• Gain a degree of distinction at the ANU College of Law
  ANU College of Law, 26 October 2023
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• Justice Louise Taylor formally sworn in as ACT Supreme Court judge
  Canberra Times, 25 August 2023
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• ACT Law Society issues a statement on the Voice to Parliament
  Australasian Lawyer, 3 August 2023
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• Meet Farzana Choudhury: the lawyer and fur parent fighting for your rights
  ANU Reporter, vol 54(1), 10 May 2023
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• Radio Interview - ACT Law Society Presidency and community lawyering
  2CC Canberra, 23 October 2022

• Radio Interview - Churchill Fellowship poverty discrimination report discussion
  ABC Canberra, 20 October 2022

• ACT Law Society elects new president
  Lawyers Weekly, 2 October 2022
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• Disability discrimination law expert to lead ACT Law Society
  Australasian Lawyer, 27 September 2022
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• Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury says ACT community sector organisations deserve long-term funding certainty
  Canberra Times, 17 December 2021
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• Funding certainty for community legal services
  Canberra Weekly, 17 December 2021
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• Community law funding boost
  WINS News, 16 December 2021
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• Canberra leads Australia in legal experience and career focus: 2020 National Profile of Solicitors
  Canberra Times, 18 July 2021
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• Canberrans with care dogs still face discrimination
  Canberra Weekly, 3 December 2020
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• Law Society welcomes first female president, vice president’s executive team in 87 years
  Lawyers Weekly, 24 September 2020
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• Anzac day: Canberra musicians perform Last Post on driveways
  Canberra Times, 25 April 2020
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• ANU Alumni spotlight: Farzana Choudhury
  ANU, 9 March 2020
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• Radio Interview - Churchill Fellowship project discussion
  ABC Canberra, 9 October 2019

• Churchill Fellowship takes eight locals overseas
  CityNews, 23 September 2019
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• Radio Interview - Churchill Fellowship discussion and poverty issues
  ABC Canberra, 23 September 2019

• Building a better community
  Canberra Weekly, 19 September 2019
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• Young lawyer puts disadvantaged people first
  CityNews, 11 September 2019
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• Radio Interview - ACT Young Lawyer of the Year / Supporting people facing homelessness and women in prison
  2CC Canberra, 8 September 2019

• Radio Interview - Supporting people facing homelessness
  ABC Canberra, 1 September 2019

• Farzana Choudhury is Young Lawyer of the Year
  CityNews, 31 August 2019
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• Homeless to suffer if big fines introduced for smoking weed in public
  Canberra Times, 29 March 2019
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• Radio Interview - Cannabis possession law reform and impact on homelessness population
  ABC Canberra, 26 March 2019

• Radio Interview - Homelessness and fines
  ABC Canberra, 15 March 2019

• Street Law/Junction Youth Health Services Health Justice Partnership
  WINS News, 18 October 2018

• Radio Interview - Launch of Street Law/Junction Youth Health Services Health Justice Partnership
  1WAY FM, 18 October 2018

• Radio Interview - Homelessness, young people and the law
  Valley FM, 17 October 2018