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Shirley Alexander, Michele Rumsey, Aunty Glendra Stubbs and Leslie Loble have been recognised for their achievements and contributions in the fields of education and technology, nursing and midwifery, and Indigenous leadership.Professor Shirley Alexa
One day, these little old ladies came in, two of them. First of all, they were looking for their money in their change purse and one of them said, âOh, we have to help these poor Aboriginal people.â And I thought, âI should have turned my diamonds around.â And I said, âWho says Iâm poor?â
Another guy, he came there and he said to me, âWhere do you get the kangaroo from?â And I said, âI jumped the fence at Taronga zoo last night.â You have to have a sense of humour, otherwise it doesnât work.
And then Kylie would come over and sheâd buy all the lemon myrtle butter biscuits.