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Tekan Cochrane is an Indigenous lawyer of Kooma, Yuwaalaraay and Torres Strait Islander heritage. Raised on a farm in Queensland, she was the first in her family to go to university. In 2025 she was a finalist for the Australian Human Rights Commission Law Award.

She is Executive Officer of the Tarwirri Indigenous Law Association of Victoria, funded through the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement. She founded TC Law & Consulting and helped create the Victorian Stolen Generations Reparations Package. She finished a Master’s in international relations and, in an interview, called for prevention, community‑led diversion, culturally safe youth services and accountability for police and child protection.