Lecturer - Macquarie University, Sydney

Dr Holly Doel-Mackaway graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (1st Class Hons) from the University of Technology along with a Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) from Sydney University. Holly was admitted as a solicitor to the NSW Supreme Court in 2004 and is currently a lecturer with the Macquarie Law School. Over the past ten years Holly has worked for the United Nations and various international non-government organisations as a lawyer providing specialised advice on international human rights law pertaining to children and young people. She has held senior legal and managerial positions across a range of child focussed agencies, and prior to becoming a lawyer Holly worked for seven years as a social worker with women and children who had experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse.