About Us

Storey & Ward Lawyers is the culmination of decades of dedicated service to achieving land justice outcomes for Traditional Owners. Directors Dr Matthew Storey and Donna Ward Storey believe that Traditional Owners should have access to the best legal and policy advice to achieve their communities aims and realise their own visions.

Storey & Ward Lawyers operates across Australia, providing expertise development, policy advocacy and on the ground engagement in both regional and metropolitan areas.

Our head office is situated in Carlton, on the unceded land of the Wurundjeri Peoples. Here, close to the Aboriginal land justice and civil rights hub of Fitzroy, and Blak Excellence academic research at the University of Melbourne in Parkville, we are well placed to undertake our work.

The increasing pressure on Traditional Owner corporations from industry, the broader community and government reached a critical point in 2020 with both the destruction of sacred sites in the Pilbara and the ongoing impact of the pandemic.

Storey & Ward Lawyers was created to support Traditional Owners assert their rights and fulfil their responsibilities within and despite colonising regulatory and statutory environments.

The Storey & Ward Lawyers team have provided decades of expert advice and practical guidance to Traditional Owners. Continuing this work is underpinned by a lifelong commitment to equity and justice.

Matthew is a solicitor who has worked with and for Traditional Owners in the areas of native title and land rights, cultural heritage, business development and natural resource management for over 35 years.

Donna has worked as a commercial lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor in both Darwin and Melbourne. She has also worked as a Research & Policy Officer with the Northern Land Council and a senior public servant with the Northern Territory Government, both in Darwin.

Alix has worked extensively in cultural heritage across both the policy and practical implementation areas. As a senior policy manager with the Department of Premier and Cabinet, she developed key statutory reform documents and sector analysis for the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council.

Romany is an advocate, lawyer, researcher and strategist with over twenty years’ experience. She has diverse commercial legal practice experience across several key sectors including business, government, human rights and philanthropy.

About Us

Dr Matthew Storey

Donna Ward Storey

Alexandra (Alix) Hill

Romany Tauber

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