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In our final episode of Seriously Social, we bring you a special interview with 2023 Senior Australian of the Year, Professor Tom Calma AO. A Kungarakan and Iwaidja Elder, educator, human rights campaigner and academic, Professor Calma has spent decades effecting positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In this interview, Professor Calma reflects on the things that drive him and the hopes he has for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, and all Australians, in the wake of the Voice Referendum. Don’t miss this important message of truth and hope from one of Australia’s most significant changemakers, in conversation with host Ginger Gorman.
Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6gJKSNTn8g
USEFUL LINKS
Australian of the Year Awards
The Voice referendum results The Squiz
2005 Social Justice Report Australian Human Rights Commission
Close the Gap Campaign
Racism. It stops with me. Australian Human Rights Commission
Tackling Indigenous Smoking
Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
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