‘Father of reconciliation’ Pat Dodson to quit politics
- Pat Dodson, known as the "father of reconciliation," is leaving politics due to health issues.
- Dodson has had a diverse career, including roles as a priest, activist, academic, and politician.
- Dodson has made significant contributions, including serving on the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and negotiating the return of Uluru to its traditional owners.
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Pat Dodson to retire from politics amid cancer battle
Labor Senator Pat Dodson will retire on Australia Day next year following his treatment for cancer. The Indigenous WA senator is known as the 'Father of reconciliation' for his decades long work advocating Aboriginal affairs – including as a Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and serving as the first Chair of Reconciliation Australia. Senator Dodson took leave in April this year for medical treatment, and today informed Labor's Part…
‘Father of Reconciliation’, WA Senator Patrick Dodson, to leave politics for health reasons
Labor Senator for Western Australia and Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Senator Patrick Dodson, has announced he will resign from the Senate on 26 January 2024. Senator Dodson has been fighting health issues for some time, and in a brief statement today said his ongoing cancer treatment […]
Pat Dodson to retire from politics amid cancer battle
Labor Senator Pat Dodson will retire on Australia Day next year following his treatment for cancer. The Indigenous WA senator is known as the 'Father of reconciliation' for his decades long work advocating Aboriginal affairs – including as a Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and serving as the first Chair of Reconciliation Australia. Senator Dodson took leave in April this year for medical treatment, and today informed Labor's Part…
Pat Dodson to retire from politics amid cancer battle
Labor Senator Pat Dodson will retire on Australia Day next year following his treatment for cancer. The Indigenous WA senator is known as the 'Father of reconciliation' for his decades long work advocating Aboriginal affairs – including as a Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and serving as the first Chair of Reconciliation Australia. Senator Dodson took leave in April this year for medical treatment, and today informed Labor's Part…
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