Mr Jason O'Neil

Jason O'Neil is a Lecturer in the School of Global and Public Law at UNSW Law & Justice, and a Scientia PhD Candidate in the School of Social Sciences. His research sits at the intersection of public law, public policy, and Indigenous Studies, with a particular focus on Indigenous self-determination, cultural authority, and policy reform. His doctoral research examines how Australian public policy can be reconfigured to better respond to Indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination. A Wiradjuri man from Central West NSW, Jason has a strong interest in Wiradjuri language revitalisation and the resurgence of Indigenous languages across Australia.

Jason teaches into the public law curriculum, and previously served as Director of Indigenous Legal Education (2021-24), leading Indigenous student support, curriculum initiatives, and pathways into legal education through the Indigenous Pre-Law Program and Indigenous Alternative Entry Scheme. From 2021-2024 he was also Academic Co-Lead of the UNSW Teaching for Equity and Diversity Community of Practice, promoting awareness and adoption of equitable teaching practices across the university.

From 2019-2025, Jason led the revitalisation of Ngalaya, the peak body for First Nations lawyers and law students in NSW and the ACT, establishing new initiatives to support the growing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people entering legal education and the profession. He is admitted as a Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Member of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, Fellow of the Australian Human Rights Institute, and an Associate Fellow of Advance HE.