Claire Thurstans works to improve equity, justice and human rights Australia. She has worked across the private, public and not for profit sectors in law, policy and law reform.
Claire is the National Pro Bono Manager at Maddocks and Law Reform and Policy Advisor – Elder Abuse at Eastern Community Legal Centre. She is also the Deputy Chair of the Elder Law Committee at the Law Institute of Victoria.
Claire has a passion for multidisciplinary legal practice, working with older people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities, centering people with lived experience, and collaborating to seek to solve systemic problems.
Claire is excited to contribute to the strategic direction of Welfare Rights Centre including its commitment to systemic reform, community engagement and education, and upholding basic human rights.