Indigenous Recognition Panel, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015
- Author
- Sydney Opera House
- Published
- Thu 10 Sep 2015
- Episode Link
- https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/iathaud/FODI_150906_1530_ST_MASTER_SLATE_LT_FIX.m4a
Frank Brennan SJ AO has a longstanding reputation of advocacy in the areas of law, social justice, refugee protection and Aboriginal reconciliation. He is known for his 1998 involvement in the debate surrounding the Wik peoples’ landmark court case. He is a Jesuit priest, professor of law and writer. Brennan was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1995 for services to Aboriginal Australians, particularly as an advocate in the areas of law, social justice and reconciliation. He is highly thought of in the Indigenous community
Malarndirri McCarthy is a Senior Journalist & Presenter at SBS/NITV News and the 2013 winner of the DEADLYs Inaugural Award in Journalism for her breaking story on two Indigenous brothers in Saudi Arabia and in 2013 received two Walkley nominations for her story about a car company advertisement filmed on the culturally significant site of Wave Rock in WA.
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