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Pat Dodson

Patrick Lionel Djargun Dodson (born 29 January 1948) is an Australian politician representing Western Australia in the Australian Senate as a member of the Australian Labor Party. He is a Yawuru elder[1][2] from Broome, Western Australia. He has been chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, a Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and a Roman Catholic priest. He was the winner of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize and the 2009 John Curtin Medallist.[3] His brother is Mick Dodson, also a national Indigenous Australian leader.

Patrick Dodson
Dodson in New York City in 2022
Senator for Western Australia
Assumed office
2 May 2016
Preceded byJoe Bullock
Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart
Assumed office
1 June 2022
Preceded by(position established)
Personal details
Born
Patrick Lionel Djargun Dodson

(1948-01-29) 29 January 1948 (age 75)
Broome, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor
RelationsMick Dodson (brother)
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Melbourne

On 2 March 2016, Dodson was announced as the replacement for Joe Bullock as a Labor Senator for Western Australia, following Bullock's resignation.[4] The Parliament of Western Australia appointed Dodson to the Australian Senate on 2 May 2016.[5]

Early life and priesthood Edit

Dodson was born on 29 January 1948 in Broome.[6] His father, John "Snowy" Dodson, was born in Launceston, Tasmania and his mother, Patricia, was an Indigenous Australian.[7] The family moved to Katherine in the Northern Territory when Pat was two, to escape Western Australian laws banning race-mix families.[2]

The Dodson children were orphaned at the deaths of both parents only three months apart in 1960.[2] He and his brother Mick were made wards of the state, but their aunt and uncle decided they should accept a scholarship to study at Monivae College in Hamilton, Victoria, where Dodson became head prefect and captain of football.[3]

After completing his schooling, Patrick enrolled to study for the priesthood at Corpus Christi College, Melbourne, and was ordained in the order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in May 1975. He was the first Aboriginal person to become a Catholic priest in Australia.[8] He left the priesthood in the early 1980s[9] due to conflict over the balance[further explanation needed] and blend[further explanation needed] of Catholicism and Aboriginal spiritual belief.[6][10]

Public service Edit

Dodson lives in Broome where he is also involved in matters relating to the preservation and development of Indigenous rights and culture. Some of the prominent roles and positions he has held include:[11]

  • Director of the Central Land Council and the Kimberley Land Council[when?]
  • Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, 1989
  • Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (1991–1997) (This body was replaced by Reconciliation Australia). He retired stating "I fear for the spirit of this country".
  • Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame Australia.
  • Chairperson, Kimberley Development Commission (his term expired in November 2010)[12]
  • Chairman of the Lingiari Foundation, an Indigenous non-government advocacy and research Foundation.
  • Inaugural Director of the Indigenous Policy, Dialogue and Research Unit (IPDRU) at the University of New South Wales
  • Chairman of the Yawuru Native Title Holders Body Corporate (2010–2013)[13] and Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd (to 2015)[14]

Politics Edit

 
Dodson with Attorney-General George Brandis in 2015

The Parliament of Western Australia appointed Dodson to fill a casual vacancy in the Australian Senate on 2 May 2016, following the resignation of Labor senator Joe Bullock. He was sworn in as a senator on the same day, and sat as a Labor senator for Western Australia. He retained his seat at the 2016 federal election.[15] He has served on a number of Senate committees, notably as joint chair of the Joint Select Committee into Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.[16]

Dodson was added to the shadow ministry in May 2016, as a shadow assistant minister. He was initially appointed shadow parliamentary secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, and in July 2016 has been shadow assistant minister for indigenous affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten promised to appoint Dodson as Minister for Indigenous Affairs if the ALP won the 2019 federal election. This did not eventuate, and Dodson, while re-elected to the Senate, did not stand for re-election to the Labor frontbench.[17]

As the shadow assistant minister for reconciliation and constitutional recognition, Dodson supported the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full.[18]

Dodson served on the "Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia", which delivered its interim report in December 2020.[19]

Following Labor's victory at the 2022 federal election, Dodson was appointed Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.[20]

Personal life Edit

Dodson's daughter Grace, whose mother is Annunciata Dartinga, is an artist based in Peppimenarti, Northern Territory.[21]

In early 2023, Dodson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, followed by an infection of the oesophagus and shingles. He was treated with chemotherapy and returned from medical leave in order to campaign for the "Yes" vote at the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum.[22]

Honours Edit

Dodson holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Melbourne[23] and an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of New South Wales.[24]

In 2012 he gave the inaugural Gandhi Oration at the University of New South Wales.[25]

References Edit

  1. ^ "Binge drinking and alcoholism are problems across Australia, but more visible in outback towns". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Tony Wright (5 March 2016). "Aboriginal elder Pat Dodson: portrait of the senator as a young man". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Patrick Lionel Dodson (2009)". Curtin University. 22 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Pat Dodson to replace retiring WA Labor Senator Joe Bullock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Pat Dodson elected WA's newest senator". ABC News. 28 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b . National Australia Day Council. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  7. ^ Wright, Tony (11 November 2017). "How the citizenship farce ensnared the 'father of reconciliation', Patrick Dodson". The Age. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Patrick Dodson". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. ^ Rolls, Mitchell; Johnson, Murray (2011). Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines. p. 64. ISBN 9780810859975.
  10. ^ "Patrick Dodson - Aboriginal leader". Wandoo Didgeridoo. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  11. ^ . Australian National University. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  12. ^ Kimberley Development Commission - KDC Board 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ . Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Senator Patrick Dodson". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  17. ^ "No frontbench seat for Labor MP Pat Dodson". The Australian. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  18. ^ Grattan, Michelle (12 July 2019). "Scott Morrison has already achieved one political miracle. Can he achieve two?". ABC News. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  19. ^ Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia (December 2020). Never again: Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia - Interim Report. Commonwealth of Australia. ISBN 978-1-76092-197-2. PDF
  20. ^ Albanese, Anthony. "Statement on new Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery". Prime Minister of Australia. Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
  21. ^ "Durrmu Artists". Durrmu Arts Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  22. ^ Wright, Tony (6 October 2023). "Pat Dodson, on the comeback from cancer, gives his voice to The Voice". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Senator Patrick Dodson delivers Dungala Kaiela oration in Shepparton" (Press release). University of Melbourne. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Deadly Streaming Patrick Dodson" (PDF). University of Newcastle. 2018. p. 52. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  25. ^ Jopson, Debra; Coorey, Phillip (31 January 2012). "Practise what we preach: father of reconciliation attacks two-faced Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

Other sources Edit

  • Kevin Keeffe, (2003) Paddy's Road: Life Stories of Patrick Dodson" Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra ISBN 0-85575-448-6

External links Edit

  • Patrick Dodson - A Life Story Local ABC NSW Tuesday, 2 September 2003 [Accessed 10 February 2006]
  • Heroes: Pat Dodson at Universal Rights Network

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For the baseball player see Pat Dodson baseball Patrick Lionel Djargun Dodson born 29 January 1948 is an Australian politician representing Western Australia in the Australian Senate as a member of the Australian Labor Party He is a Yawuru elder 1 2 from Broome Western Australia He has been chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation a Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and a Roman Catholic priest He was the winner of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize and the 2009 John Curtin Medallist 3 His brother is Mick Dodson also a national Indigenous Australian leader SenatorPatrick DodsonDodson in New York City in 2022Senator for Western AustraliaIncumbentAssumed office 2 May 2016Preceded byJoe BullockSpecial Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the HeartIncumbentAssumed office 1 June 2022Preceded by position established Personal detailsBornPatrick Lionel Djargun Dodson 1948 01 29 29 January 1948 age 75 Broome Western Australia AustraliaPolitical partyLaborRelationsMick Dodson brother Alma materCorpus Christi College MelbourneOn 2 March 2016 Dodson was announced as the replacement for Joe Bullock as a Labor Senator for Western Australia following Bullock s resignation 4 The Parliament of Western Australia appointed Dodson to the Australian Senate on 2 May 2016 5 Contents 1 Early life and priesthood 2 Public service 3 Politics 4 Personal life 5 Honours 6 References 7 Other sources 8 External linksEarly life and priesthood EditDodson was born on 29 January 1948 in Broome 6 His father John Snowy Dodson was born in Launceston Tasmania and his mother Patricia was an Indigenous Australian 7 The family moved to Katherine in the Northern Territory when Pat was two to escape Western Australian laws banning race mix families 2 The Dodson children were orphaned at the deaths of both parents only three months apart in 1960 2 He and his brother Mick were made wards of the state but their aunt and uncle decided they should accept a scholarship to study at Monivae College in Hamilton Victoria where Dodson became head prefect and captain of football 3 After completing his schooling Patrick enrolled to study for the priesthood at Corpus Christi College Melbourne and was ordained in the order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in May 1975 He was the first Aboriginal person to become a Catholic priest in Australia 8 He left the priesthood in the early 1980s 9 due to conflict over the balance further explanation needed and blend further explanation needed of Catholicism and Aboriginal spiritual belief 6 10 Public service EditDodson lives in Broome where he is also involved in matters relating to the preservation and development of Indigenous rights and culture Some of the prominent roles and positions he has held include 11 Director of the Central Land Council and the Kimberley Land Council when Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1989 Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation 1991 1997 This body was replaced by Reconciliation Australia He retired stating I fear for the spirit of this country Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame Australia Chairperson Kimberley Development Commission his term expired in November 2010 12 Chairman of the Lingiari Foundation an Indigenous non government advocacy and research Foundation Inaugural Director of the Indigenous Policy Dialogue and Research Unit IPDRU at the University of New South Wales Chairman of the Yawuru Native Title Holders Body Corporate 2010 2013 13 and Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd to 2015 14 Politics Edit nbsp Dodson with Attorney General George Brandis in 2015The Parliament of Western Australia appointed Dodson to fill a casual vacancy in the Australian Senate on 2 May 2016 following the resignation of Labor senator Joe Bullock He was sworn in as a senator on the same day and sat as a Labor senator for Western Australia He retained his seat at the 2016 federal election 15 He has served on a number of Senate committees notably as joint chair of the Joint Select Committee into Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 16 Dodson was added to the shadow ministry in May 2016 as a shadow assistant minister He was initially appointed shadow parliamentary secretary to the Leader of the Opposition and in July 2016 has been shadow assistant minister for indigenous affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Opposition Leader Bill Shorten promised to appoint Dodson as Minister for Indigenous Affairs if the ALP won the 2019 federal election This did not eventuate and Dodson while re elected to the Senate did not stand for re election to the Labor frontbench 17 As the shadow assistant minister for reconciliation and constitutional recognition Dodson supported the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full 18 Dodson served on the Inquiry into the destruction of 46 000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia which delivered its interim report in December 2020 19 Following Labor s victory at the 2022 federal election Dodson was appointed Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 20 Personal life EditDodson s daughter Grace whose mother is Annunciata Dartinga is an artist based in Peppimenarti Northern Territory 21 In early 2023 Dodson was diagnosed with non Hodgkin lymphoma followed by an infection of the oesophagus and shingles He was treated with chemotherapy and returned from medical leave in order to campaign for the Yes vote at the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum 22 Honours EditDodson holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Melbourne 23 and an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of New South Wales 24 In 2012 he gave the inaugural Gandhi Oration at the University of New South Wales 25 References Edit Binge drinking and alcoholism are problems across Australia but more visible in outback towns Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 December 2021 Retrieved 30 December 2021 a b c Tony Wright 5 March 2016 Aboriginal elder Pat Dodson portrait of the senator as a young man The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Retrieved 3 May 2016 a b Patrick Lionel Dodson 2009 Curtin University 22 January 2009 Pat Dodson to replace retiring WA Labor Senator Joe Bullock Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2 March 2016 Pat Dodson elected WA s newest senator ABC News 28 April 2016 a b National Finalist Senior Australian of the Year 2009 Patrick Dodson National Australia Day Council 2009 Archived from the original on 7 May 2016 Retrieved 3 May 2016 Wright Tony 11 November 2017 How the citizenship farce ensnared the father of reconciliation Patrick Dodson The Age Retrieved 13 November 2017 Patrick Dodson Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 17 March 2019 Rolls Mitchell Johnson Murray 2011 Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines p 64 ISBN 9780810859975 Patrick Dodson Aboriginal leader Wandoo Didgeridoo Retrieved 3 May 2016 Mr Patrick Dodson Australian National University Archived from the original on 6 May 2016 Retrieved 29 April 2016 Kimberley Development Commission KDC Board Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Yawuru PBC Elects New Chair YawuruYawuru Archived from the original on 16 December 2013 Change to NBY Directors YawuruYawuru Archived from the original on 16 March 2016 Senate First preferences by candidate AEC Tally Room Archived from the original on 27 August 2016 Retrieved 26 August 2016 Senator Patrick Dodson Parliament of Australia Retrieved 17 March 2019 No frontbench seat for Labor MP Pat Dodson The Australian 30 May 2019 Retrieved 30 May 2019 Grattan Michelle 12 July 2019 Scott Morrison has already achieved one political miracle Can he achieve two ABC News Retrieved 11 July 2019 Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia December 2020 Never again Inquiry into the destruction of 46 000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia Interim Report Commonwealth of Australia ISBN 978 1 76092 197 2 PDF Albanese Anthony Statement on new Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery Prime Minister of Australia Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Durrmu Artists Durrmu Arts Aboriginal Corporation Retrieved 11 October 2023 Wright Tony 6 October 2023 Pat Dodson on the comeback from cancer gives his voice to The Voice The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 11 October 2023 Senator Patrick Dodson delivers Dungala Kaiela oration in Shepparton Press release University of Melbourne 9 August 2019 Retrieved 4 September 2019 Deadly Streaming Patrick Dodson PDF University of Newcastle 2018 p 52 Retrieved 4 September 2019 Jopson Debra Coorey Phillip 31 January 2012 Practise what we preach father of reconciliation attacks two faced Australia The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 4 September 2019 Other sources EditKevin Keeffe 2003 Paddy s Road Life Stories of Patrick Dodson Aboriginal 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