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Charles Perkins AO was the first Indigenous Australian man to gra...

Australian Labor Party

Charles Perkins AO was the first Indigenous Australian man to graduate tertiary education and is known for his instigation and organisation of the 1965 Freedom Ride and his key role in advocating for a “yes” vote in the 1967 referendum. Prime Minister Bob Hawke credited Perkins with a “burning passion for advancing the interests of his people”.

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