Protected: Aboriginal Staff Forum 2025

Kyam Maher, South Australia’s first Aboriginal Attorney-General, served as Aboriginal Affairs Minister in the Weatherill Labor Government guiding important reforms such as being the first State in Australia to commence Treaty negotiations with Aboriginal Nations and implementing a Stolen Generations reparations scheme.

Appointed on 1 July 2014, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment Erma Ranieri works passionately towards creating a world-leading public sector that serves South Australians well, does what it says it will do, and to which every public servant is proud to belong.

With the role of the public sector being to serve and support South Australia to thrive, Erma leads sector-wide reform to modernise the public sector and continue to build on its value and service to the South Australian community.

Erma has worked for more than 30 years to help organisations optimise productivity and employee wellbeing. She was named a 2014 Telstra Business Woman of the Year as SA Winner of the Telstra Community and Government Award for her role in leading transformational change throughout the public sector.

With a key focus on flexibility, diversity and leadership development to ensure the public sector is positioned as an Employer of Choice, Erma continues to challenge cultural and structural barriers to drive innovative, collaborative and connected services for the community.

Stan Grant is a renowned journalist, author, moral philosopher, thinker, film maker and communicator. He has had a groundbreaking four-decade career as one of Australia’s most awarded journalists. A Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Dharrawal man, Stan has blazed a trail for First Nations journalists. In a career of firsts, he was the first Indigenous Political Correspondent, the first Indigenous Foreign Correspondent, and the first Indigenous person to present a prime-time commercial television news and current affairs program.

Kimberley Wanganeen is a proud Narrunga, Kaurna and Kokatha woman. She was born and raised on Boandik Country and has been living and working on Kaurna Country since 2006. Kimberley’s career spanned across SA Government departments, non-Government organisations and non-profits, holding leadership roles and guiding and influencing cultural practice and cultural safety. In 2022, Kimberley founded Kimberley Wanganeen Consultancy to share her learnings and expertise with a broad range of organisations.

Marius Liddle is an Arrernte man and Director of MTL Consulting Services, a 100% Aboriginal-owned consultancy focused on strengthening Aboriginal voice in policy, programs, and workforce strategy. With over 15 years’ experience in government and community settings, Marius brings cultural insight and systems knowledge to his work and is committed to supporting Aboriginal people to shape decisions that impact their lives. Marius holds an MBA from the University of Adelaide and works across government, community, and business to support meaningful change.