Larissa Behrendt | |
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 Behrendt at work in 2012 | |
| Born | Larissa Yasmin Behrendt 1969 (age 54–55) Cooma, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales Harvard Law School |
| Known for | Academic, writer, Indigenous rights advocate, filmmaker |
Larissa Yasmin Behrendt AO FASSA FAHA FAAL (born 1969) is an Australian legal academic, writer, filmmaker and Indigenous rights advocate. As of 2022[update] she is a professor of law and director of research and academic programs at the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology Sydney, and holds the inaugural Chair in Indigenous Research at UTS.