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Robynne Quiggin

Robynne Quiggin or Robynne Melva Quiggin AO, is an Indigenous Australian lawyer and social justice advocate. She was awarded an Order of Australia in 2025 for 'distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly through the Indigenous community', and for her advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and their community through governance roles, for social policy and the rights of First Nations people. Quiggin was the first Indigenous trustee of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, in the museum's history. She is a descendant of the Wiradjuri nation, located in the central western region of New South Wales.