Neville Bonner, the first Aboriginal Australian to enter Parliament. Sitting in both State and Federal Parliament for over 12 years. “A token for no man’ Neville's vision was to integrate not assimilate.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal was a key spokesperson for Aboriginal issues. The first Aboriginal person to publish a book of verse, her poetic viewpoint and visionary defiance - possesses a profound quality still resonating today in generations of Australians.
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