Adelajda has a ten-year career history with Aboriginal community-controlled organisations, peak bodies, non-profits, and government organisations, focusing on early childhood, justice, health, and child protection law reform and policy.
In addition to her advisory role, she volunteers as a refugee lawyer at Refugee Legal.
Adelajda holds a Bachelor of Laws/International Relations from ANU, a Graduate Certificate in Economics from UNSW, and is currently pursuing a Master of Economics at Monash University.