Tania Collins

Tania M Collins decided to become a lawyer at the age of 6 when she sadly found out that there were already female tank drivers so she could not be the first female tank driver as she  had desired! During High School she loved debating and public speaking becoming the Rostrum voice of  Youth National Champion in 1987 representing South Australia.  Whilst at University, Tania immersed herself in Social Justice volunteer work, working as a youth worker, as a volunteer with the Sansbury Association at Yatala Labour Prison and Amnesty International. During her volunteering, she met the Amazing Alice Dixon, who was a tireless advocate for Aboriginal justice, due to the death of her son Kingsley whilst in custody.  Tania was inspired by Alice, and has since had  the privilege of working as a lawyer for Aboriginal peoples in East Arnhem Land, Port Augusta and Alice Springs in various capacities, including complex mental health and unfitness to plead matters and acted as Counsel in numerous jury trials for serious offending. Tania is grateful to commence her 26th year of practice as a Senior Criminal Defence Lawyer at CAWLS, working on behalf of female defendants in the criminal justice space.