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Eddie Synot, a Wemba Wemba First Nations scholar, is a Lecturer at Griffith Law School, Griffith University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Government, Asian and International Studies from Griffith University in 2008 and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours in 2012, receiving the Griffith Award for Academic Excellence in 2010 and 2012. Synot commenced his Doctor of Philosophy in Law at Griffith Law School in 2014, with research focused on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution, providing an Indigenous-focused critique of the law and politics of recognition within liberal constitutional democracies. He also completed the Critical Theory Summer School at the University of Kent in Paris in 2017, supervised by Professor Patricia J. Williams of Columbia Law School.

Synot's career includes Lecturer at Griffith Law School since June 2021, Centre Associate at the Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW since November 2020, Centre Manager at the Indigenous Law Centre from October 2019 to October 2020, Senior Engagement Officer for the Uluru Dialogue from September 2022 to October 2023, Senior Research Assistant at Griffith University's Service-Learning Unit from June 2018 to June 2019, and Learning Assistance Officer at Griffith University's GUMURRII Student Support Unit from February 2013 to September 2019. Earlier roles encompass Customs Officer with Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and Policy Officer with the Department of Environment and Resource Management. His research centers on public law, constitutional law, and Indigenous peoples and the law. Key publications include 'A First Nations Voice: Institutionalising Political Listening' with Gabrielle Appleby (Federal Law Review, 2020), 'Weaving First Peoples' Knowledge into a University Course' with Mary Graham et al. (Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2021), 'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Indigenous Rights and the Uluru Statement from the Heart' (Australian Journal of International Affairs, 2019), 'The Pervasive Constitution: The Constitution Outside the Courts' with Gabrielle Appleby and Vanessa MacDonnell (Federal Law Review, 2020), and 'Cooper v Stuart (1889) 14 App Cas 286' with Roshan de Silva-Wijeyeratne (Indigenous Legal Judgments, 2021). Synot has taught Constitutional Law, Property Law, Aboriginal Political Histories, Contemporary Aboriginal Issues, and Community Internship courses at Griffith University. Awards include Griffith Award for Academic Excellence (2010, 2012), team Australian Awards for University Teaching National Winner for Programs that Enhance Learning (2013), Vice Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in General Staff Service nominations (2014, 2018), and successful PhD confirmation (2016). He has contributed media articles to The Conversation, parliamentary submissions including on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum, conference presentations, and serves as Director of Land Back Foundation since 2022.