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Lowitja O'Donoghue

Australian nurse, public administrator and Indigenous rights activist

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born: 1932
died: 2024
age at death: 91
known for: nurse, academic, activist

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Lowitja O'Donoghue, also known as Lois O'Donoghue and Lois Smart, was an Australian public administrator and Indigenous rights advocate. She was the inaugural chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) from 1990 to 1996. She is known for her work in improving the health and welfare of Indigenous Australians, and also for the part she played in the drafting of the Native Title Act 1993, which established native title in Australia.

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