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Dr Erin O’Donnell is a senior lecturer and ARC research fellow at Melbourne Law School. She is a water law and policy expert, and she is recognized internationally for her research into the legal rights for rivers and Indigenous rights to water. Since 2018, Erin has been a member of the Birrarung Council, the voice of the Yarra River in Melbourne. She has also worked for the World Bank, examining water markets and their role in water security and sustainable development. In 2023, Erin commenced an Australian Research Council-funded fellowship to explore the opportunity of treaty to address aqua nullius, increase Traditional Owner power and resources in water, and create more sustainable and legitimate settler state water laws. Erin is working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the USA.