16 December 2024 Acknowledgement of Country The authors and partners of this proposal wish to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the nations across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. UTS acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respects to Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands. University of Technology Sydney ii