Tag: Mick Dodson

  • Dodson named Australian of the Year

    Indigenous activist Mick Dodson has been named Australian of the Year and immediately called for the date of Australia Day to be changed. Announced at ceremony held in front of Parliament House, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd thanked Professor Dodson for his lifetime commitment to Indigenous activism. Dodson edged out retired Australian fast bowler and breast […]

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  • Rudd rules out Australia Day change

    Speaking at a citizenship ceremony in Canberra, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has flatly rejected calls by Australian of the Year Mick Dodson and several other Indigenous leaders to change the date of Australia Day. After being named Australian of the Year on Sunday, Professor Mick Dodson called for a debate on whether Australia Day, which […]

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