Alice Kearing is the daughter of Louise K. Hansen, author of Smashing Serendipity: The Story of One Moorditj Yorga.
Louise K. Hansen was a Binjareb Nyoongar woman born in Pinjarra, Western Australia. She was a Traditional Owner of the Binjareb people and she had strong connections to the Palyku people from the Pilbara. Louise was the first Aboriginal person to be appointed to the federal Family Law Council of Australia. She was also previously employed by the Commonwealth Government as the State Coordinator for Women’s Issues and later, senior policy officer responsible for several portfolios.
