Ms Claudia Newman-Martin
2012
John Monash Scholar
MPP
law, justice, BCG
Harvard University
United States of America
Law, Business and Economics
Claudia holds an Arts degree and first-class honours degree in Law from the Australian National University, and has numerous academic and legal prizes. She was President of the ANU Students' Association in 2007, has worked in a variety of positions in the legal industry (including working for a native title body and a human rights NGO in India), and is currently working for the Chief Justice in the NSW Supreme Court. She is an outstanding debater, being recognized as the best speaker in the world at the World Universities Peace Invitational Debating Tournament in 2010. Her love of debate led her to undertake capacity-building projects with teachers and students in Bangladesh, Bulgaria and Bosnia. Claudia's study of public policy and international affairs will prepare her to advance the rule of law and improve justice systems in Australia and abroad.