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Anne Maree Payne is a Senior Research Fellow at the Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group within the School of Humanities and Languages at UNSW Sydney. She also serves as a Sessional academic in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney. As an historian with significant expertise in human rights, her research centers on applied projects with 'real-world' applications that address the legacy of historical injustices against Indigenous Australians. Dr. Payne holds a PhD in History from the University of Technology Sydney, an M.Sc in Human Rights with Distinction from the London School of Economics, an M.A in Applied History from UTS, and a B.A. (Honours) from the University of Sydney.
Dr. Payne is also an Associate of the Australian Human Rights Institute and an Honorary Industry/Professional Fellow of the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at the University of Technology Sydney. Her academic work spans multiple institutions and research groups, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary approaches to Indigenous rights and historical justice.
Dr. Payne's research focuses on the intersection of human rights and history, particularly examining how historical injustices continue to impact contemporary Indigenous communities in Australia. Her work emphasizes truth-telling, reconciliation, and addressing systemic inequalities. She has published extensively on topics including the Stolen Generations, Indigenous child removal policies, truth-telling processes, and the establishment of a National Resting Place for Indigenous Ancestral Remains. Her influential 2021 book 'Stolen Motherhood: Aboriginal Mothers and Child Removal in the Stolen Generations Era' has made significant contributions to understanding the gendered dimensions of colonial policies. Her recent research has explored barriers to and enablers of community truth-telling in Australia, contributing to national conversations about historical awareness and reconciliation.
Analysis of Dr. Payne's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on Indigenous rights, historical justice, and truth-telling mechanisms. Her work spans multiple disciplines including history, anthropology, political science, and human rights studies. She frequently collaborates with Professor Heidi Norman, producing influential research on truth-telling, ancestral remains repatriation, and the contemporary impacts of historical injustices against Indigenous Australians.
Dr. Payne has contributed to significant policy developments through her research, including work commissioned by Reconciliation Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Her research on truth-telling processes has directly informed Reconciliation Australia's community-based truth-telling program, while her work on the National Resting Place provided foundational documentation for government policy in this area.
Her research extends beyond Indigenous Australian issues to include international work on women's access to education and employment in Afghanistan, human rights education in schools, and gender equity in fisheries management in Solomon Islands, demonstrating a broad commitment to human rights issues across different cultural contexts.
