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Frank Brennan (priest)

Frank Tenison Brennan SJ AO is an Australian Jesuit priest, human rights lawyer and academic. He has a longstanding reputation of advocacy in the areas of law, social justice, refugee protection, reconciliation, and human rights activism.


Frank Brennan

Born
Frank Tenison Brennan

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Occupation(s)Priest, lawyer, academic
Known forHuman rights activism
Parent(s)Gerard Brennan
Patricia O'Hara

Early life and education edit

Brennan is the first born son of Sir Gerard Brennan, a former chief justice of the High Court of Australia, and Patricia O'Hara, an anaesthetist.[citation needed] He is a fourth generation Australian. He is of Irish descent on both sides of his family and has German ancestry from his paternal grandmother.[citation needed]

Brennan studied at Downlands College in Toowoomba,[citation needed] and at the University of Queensland, where he graduated with honours in arts and law. He then studied at the Melbourne College of Divinity, where he graduated, again with honours, in divinity. He was awarded a Master of Laws as a result of further study at the University of Melbourne.[1]

He was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1977 and the Victorian Bar in 1978.[1]

In 1975 Brennan was admitted to the Society of Jesus, and ten years later was ordained a Catholic priest.[1]

Career edit

Brennan's contact and involvement with Aboriginal Australians began early in his priestly ministry. In 1975 he worked in the inner Sydney parish of Redfern with priest activist Fr Ted Kennedy, where he also met and worked with Mum Shirl among others who were founding Indigenous Australian legal, health and political initiatives.[citation needed]

In 1997, he was rapporteur at the Australian Reconciliation Convention, and the following year he was appointed an Ambassador for Reconciliation by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation.

He is known for his 1998 involvement in the Wik debate, following the 1996 court decision in Wik Peoples v Queensland.

On 10 December 2008 he was appointed as the chairperson to the Australian Government's National Human Rights Consultation Committee.[2] In 2009 this independent committee consulted with the Australian community about the protection and promotion of human rights. On 30 September 2009, it reported its recommendations to the attorney general, Robert McClelland.[citation needed]

As of 2011 Brennan was a professor of law in the Public Policy Institute at the Australian Catholic University,[2] and a visiting professorial fellow at the University of New South Wales. 0He served as the founding director of the Uniya Jesuit Social Justice Centre in Sydney from 2001 to 2007.[3][4] In 2005, he returned to Australia from a fellowship at Boston College.[5]

During 2011, Brennan was critical of the refugee policies of then Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard, saying that she had led the Labor Party of Australia into moral decline, and that the Malaysia Solution was morally derelict and tantamount to "offshore dumping".[6]

On 15 August 2017, Brennan stated that if the law was changed to require clergy to report child sexual abuse learned of during confessionals he would consider breaking it. Brennan told ABC Radio National that "I as a Catholic priest would have to make a decision, whether in conscience, I could apply with such a law." He also said that "I think it would make children more vulnerable and not less".[7]

During the 2017 Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, Brennan dissented from traditional Catholic teaching, telling the media he would vote yes. He stated that, while in the context of Catholic marriage he would continue to uphold marriage as being between a man and a woman, he considered the issue of civil marriage to be separate.[8] Following the survey, Brennan was appointed by then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull to serve on a Philip Ruddock-led review into religious freedoms.[9]

In November 2019, it was announced that Brennan would be one of 20 members of the Senior Advisory Group to help co-design the Indigenous Voice to government set up by Ken Wyatt, the Minister for Indigenous Australians. The group was co-chaired by Wyatt, Marcia Langton and Tom Calma.[10]

In 2019-20, Brennan was critical of the prosecution of Cardinal George Pell for child abuse. He equated the trial to a left-wing version of the broken criminal justice system in Queensland during the 1970s, and said that even Aboriginal people had not been treated as prejudicially by the worst of 19th-century judges.[11][12]

Honours edit

In 1995, Brennan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of service to Aboriginal Australians, particularly as an advocate in the areas of law, social justice and reconciliation.[13]

In 1996, he was jointly awarded with Pat Dodson the inaugural Australian Council For Overseas Aid Human Rights Award.

In 1998 he was named a National Living Treasure by the National Trust during his involvement in the Wik debate.[3]

In 2002, Brennan was awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for his work as director of the Jesuit Refugee Service in East Timor.[14]

Brennan was made Doctor of the University by the Queensland University of Technology and was awarded a Doctor of Laws from the University of New South Wales in 2005.[1]

Bibliography edit

  • Brennan, Frank (1983). Too much order with too little law. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press.
  • — (1991). Sharing the country. Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin.
  • Brennan, Frank, ed. (1992). Reconciling our differences: a Christian approach to recognising Aboriginal Land Rights. Richmond, Victoria: Aurora Books / David Lovell Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 1-86355-030-5.
  • Land rights Queensland style: the struggle for Aboriginal self-management. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. 1992. p. 182. ISBN 0-7022-2407-3.
  • One land, one nation: Mabo: towards 2001. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. 1995. p. 236. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  • Legislating Liberty: a bill of rights for Australia? A provocative and timely proposal to balance the public good with individual freedom. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. 1998. p. 201. ISBN 0-7022-3011-1.
  • The Wik debate: its impact on Aborigines, pastoralists and miners. Sydney: UNSW Press. 1998. pp. 93. ISBN 0-86840-409-8.
  • Tampering with Asylum: a universal humanitarian problem (paperback). St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. 2003. p. 234. ISBN 0-7022-3416-8.
  • — (2007). Acting on conscience : how can we responsibly mix law, religion and politics?. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. Winner of the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Award.
  • — (2015). Amplifying that still, small voice : a collection of essays. Adelaide: ATF Theology.
  • No Small Change: The Road to Recognition for Indigenous Australia. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. 2015. ISBN 9780702253324.
  • — (13 November 2016). "Five reasons to welcome US Manus deal". Australia. Eureka Street.
  • Observations on the Pell Proceedings. Brisbane: Connor Court. 2021. ISBN 9781922449535.
  • Brennan, Frank (2023). An Indigenous voice to parliament : Considering a constitutional bridge. Mulgrave, Victoria: Garratt Publishing. ISBN 9781922484659.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Citation for D.Ll. honoris causa at University of New South Wales 16 September 2005. 24 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Hughes, Christopher J. (13 September 2011). "Few surprises for new University president". Go Lackawanna. United States: The Times Leader. Retrieved 16 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b . National Human Rights Consultation. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. ^ . Jesuit Social Justice Centre. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ . acu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. ^ Massola, James (27 September 2011). "Jesuit priest Frank Brennan says Julia Gillard has led Labor into 'moral decline'". The Australian. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Why an archbishop and a priest wouldn't report a confession to police". ABC News. Australia. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. ^ Koziol, Michael (1 September 2017). "Legalise same-sex marriage for the 'common good', says Catholic priest Frank Brennan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  9. ^ Koziol, Michael (2 January 2018). "Public submissions to Philip Ruddock's review of religious freedom to be kept secret". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Voice Co-Design Senior Advisory Group". Ministers Media Centre. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. ^ Travesty of justice: ‘trusted’ institutions fail Pell, public; The Australian; 11 April 2020
  12. ^ Skinner, Brian (2020). "Review of Observations on the Pell Proceedings by Frank Brennan" (PDF). Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 42. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Search Australian Honours: Brennan, Frank Tenison". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 12 June 1995. from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Search Australian Honours: Brennan, Frank Tenison". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 12 February 2002. from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

External links edit

  • from Uniya, Jesuit Social Justice Centre (2001 – 2007).
  • Brennan, Frank (2 March 2006). (Speech). The 7th Manning Clark Lecture. National Library of Australia, Canberra. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

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needed and at the University of Queensland where he graduated with honours in arts and law He then studied at the Melbourne College of Divinity where he graduated again with honours in divinity He was awarded a Master of Laws as a result of further study at the University of Melbourne 1 He was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1977 and the Victorian Bar in 1978 1 In 1975 Brennan was admitted to the Society of Jesus and ten years later was ordained a Catholic priest 1 Career editBrennan s contact and involvement with Aboriginal Australians began early in his priestly ministry In 1975 he worked in the inner Sydney parish of Redfern with priest activist Fr Ted Kennedy where he also met and worked with Mum Shirl among others who were founding Indigenous Australian legal health and political initiatives citation needed In 1997 he was rapporteur at the Australian Reconciliation Convention and the following year he was appointed an Ambassador for Reconciliation by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation He is known for his 1998 involvement in the Wik debate following the 1996 court decision in Wik Peoples v Queensland On 10 December 2008 he was appointed as the chairperson to the Australian Government s National Human Rights Consultation Committee 2 In 2009 this independent committee consulted with the Australian community about the protection and promotion of human rights On 30 September 2009 it reported its recommendations to the attorney general Robert McClelland citation needed As of 2011 update Brennan was a professor of law in the Public Policy Institute at the Australian Catholic University 2 and a visiting professorial fellow at the University of New South Wales 0He served as the founding director of the Uniya Jesuit Social Justice Centre in Sydney from 2001 to 2007 3 4 In 2005 he returned to Australia from a fellowship at Boston College 5 During 2011 Brennan was critical of the refugee policies of then Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard saying that she had led the Labor Party of Australia into moral decline and that the Malaysia Solution was morally derelict and tantamount to offshore dumping 6 On 15 August 2017 Brennan stated that if the law was changed to require clergy to report child sexual abuse learned of during confessionals he would consider breaking it Brennan told ABC Radio National that I as a Catholic priest would have to make a decision whether in conscience I could apply with such a law He also said that I think it would make children more vulnerable and not less 7 During the 2017 Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey Brennan dissented from traditional Catholic teaching telling the media he would vote yes He stated that while in the context of Catholic marriage he would continue to uphold marriage as being between a man and a woman he considered the issue of civil marriage to be separate 8 Following the survey Brennan was appointed by then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull to serve on a Philip Ruddock led review into religious freedoms 9 In November 2019 it was announced that Brennan would be one of 20 members of the Senior Advisory Group to help co design the Indigenous Voice to government set up by Ken Wyatt the Minister for Indigenous Australians The group was co chaired by Wyatt Marcia Langton and Tom Calma 10 In 2019 20 Brennan was critical of the prosecution of Cardinal George Pell for child abuse He equated the trial to a left wing version of the broken criminal justice system in Queensland during the 1970s and said that even Aboriginal people had not been treated as prejudicially by the worst of 19th century judges 11 12 Honours editIn 1995 Brennan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia AO in recognition of service to Aboriginal Australians particularly as an advocate in the areas of law social justice and reconciliation 13 In 1996 he was jointly awarded with Pat Dodson the inaugural Australian Council For Overseas Aid Human Rights Award In 1998 he was named a National Living Treasure by the National Trust during his involvement in the Wik debate 3 In 2002 Brennan was awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for his work as director of the Jesuit Refugee Service in East Timor 14 Brennan was made Doctor of the University by the Queensland University of Technology and was awarded a Doctor of Laws from the University of New South Wales in 2005 1 Bibliography editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items May 2016 Brennan Frank 1983 Too much order with too little law St Lucia Queensland University of Queensland Press 1991 Sharing the country Ringwood Victoria Penguin Brennan Frank ed 1992 Reconciling our differences a Christian approach to recognising Aboriginal Land Rights Richmond Victoria Aurora Books David Lovell Publishing p 117 ISBN 1 86355 030 5 Land rights Queensland style the struggle for Aboriginal self management St Lucia Queensland University of Queensland Press 1992 p 182 ISBN 0 7022 2407 3 One land one nation Mabo towards 2001 St Lucia Queensland University of Queensland Press 1995 p 236 Retrieved 7 February 2012 Legislating Liberty a bill of rights for Australia A provocative and timely proposal to balance the public good with individual freedom St Lucia Queensland University of Queensland Press 1998 p 201 ISBN 0 7022 3011 1 The Wik debate its impact on Aborigines pastoralists and miners Sydney UNSW Press 1998 pp 93 ISBN 0 86840 409 8 Tampering with Asylum a universal humanitarian problem paperback St Lucia Queensland University of Queensland Press 2003 p 234 ISBN 0 7022 3416 8 2007 Acting on conscience how can we responsibly mix law religion and politics St Lucia Queensland University of Queensland Press Winner of the 2007 Queensland Premier s Literary Award 2015 Amplifying that still small voice a collection of essays Adelaide ATF Theology No Small Change The Road to Recognition for Indigenous Australia St Lucia Queensland University of Queensland Press 2015 ISBN 9780702253324 13 November 2016 Five reasons to welcome US Manus deal Australia Eureka Street Observations on the Pell Proceedings Brisbane Connor Court 2021 ISBN 9781922449535 Brennan Frank 2023 An Indigenous voice to parliament Considering a constitutional bridge Mulgrave Victoria Garratt Publishing ISBN 9781922484659 References edit a b c d Citation for D Ll honoris causa at University of New South Wales 16 September 2005 Archived 24 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine a b Hughes Christopher J 13 September 2011 Few surprises for new University president Go Lackawanna United States The Times Leader Retrieved 16 October 2011 permanent dead link a b Who s Who Father Frank Brennan AO Chair National Human Rights Consultation Commonwealth of Australia 2010 Archived from the original on 27 February 2012 Retrieved 7 February 2012 Profiles Frank Brennan SJ AO Jesuit Social Justice Centre 2006 Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 Retrieved 7 February 2012 Father Frank Brennan acu edu au Archived from the original on 29 November 2016 Retrieved 29 November 2016 Massola James 27 September 2011 Jesuit priest Frank Brennan says Julia Gillard has led Labor into moral decline The Australian Retrieved 7 February 2012 Why an archbishop and a priest wouldn t report a confession to police ABC News Australia 15 August 2017 Retrieved 8 March 2018 Koziol Michael 1 September 2017 Legalise same sex marriage for the common good says Catholic priest Frank Brennan The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 8 March 2018 Koziol Michael 2 January 2018 Public submissions to Philip Ruddock s review of religious freedom to be kept secret The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 8 March 2018 Voice Co Design Senior Advisory Group Ministers Media Centre 8 November 2019 Retrieved 1 February 2020 Travesty of justice trusted institutions fail Pell public The Australian 11 April 2020 Skinner Brian 2020 Review of Observations on the Pell Proceedings by Frank Brennan PDF Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 42 Retrieved 29 June 2021 Search Australian Honours Brennan Frank Tenison It s an Honour Commonwealth of Australia 12 June 1995 Archived from the original on 31 October 2020 Retrieved 7 February 2012 Search Australian Honours Brennan Frank Tenison It s an Honour Commonwealth of Australia 12 February 2002 Archived from the original on 12 January 2016 Retrieved 7 February 2012 External links editBrennan s selected talks and transcripts from Uniya Jesuit Social Justice Centre 2001 2007 Brennan Frank 2 March 2006 5 R s for the Enlargers Race Religion Respect Rights and the Republic Speech The 7th Manning Clark Lecture National Library of Australia Canberra Archived from the original on 8 February 2012 Retrieved 7 February 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Brennan priest amp oldid 1181191367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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