Senator Patrick Dodson

Chair of Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

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The spirit of our Nation

The annual Dungala Kaiela Oration celebrates Aboriginal cultural identity, but in his speech this year, Labor Senator Pat Dodson says there are still too many missed opportunities

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