Named after the god of rain, Deng Adut is now a successful criminal lawyer in Sydney and the 2017 New South Wales (NSW) Australian of the Year for his work with African migrants.

A powerful video from Western Sydney University in Australia tells the story of Deng Thiak Adut, a former child soldier in Africa. Updated Jan. 15, 2016, 10:29 AM EST / Source : TODAY Rheana Murray ...

Former child soldier turned lawyer, Deng Adut has welcomed a ‘miracle’ baby girl. FORMER child soldier Deng Adut who escaped war-torn Sudan to find success as a lawyer in Australia has begun ...

Deng Adut saw tragedy and suffering at an age when most young Australians are learning to read. ... Mr Adut witnessed child soldiers like him holding guns to their heads in despair.

At age six, he was snatched from his mother, taught how to shoot an AK-47 and forced to fight in the war that split his homeland of Sudan. “I still have nightmares today,” says Deng, who was ...

Fighting as a child soldier in Sudan, Deng Adut never dreamed he would have a positive future, let alone be named the NSW Australian of the Year. The winner of the 2017 NSW Australian of the Year ...

He’s still haunted by memories of war, but Deng Adut — child soldier turned Sydney lawyer — has transformed his childhood trauma into a life of hope and redemption. Taken from his family’s ...

Deng Adut was former child soldier from South Sudan. He overcome extraordinary hardships to make it to Australia. He is now practicing law in Western Sydney.

On Australia Day, in late January, the nation will celebrate the achievements of the selfless, the brave and the inspired. The nominees for the coveted Australian of the Year award include a ...

Could the former Sudanese child soldier and refugee Deng Adut be crowned Australian of the year?