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A smiling portrait of Professor Tom Calma AO, in front of a black and orange Indigenous design.

30 Jul

Deakin University Indigenous Oration

The annual Deakin University Oration promotes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, perspectives and issues. It demonstrates Deakin's commitment to reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges.

This year's Oration, After the Voice loss and election landslide: How has the landscape changed and what’s on the horizon? will be delivered by Professor Tom Calma AO.

With a long and distinguished career in academia, public service bureaucracy, social justice and community development, Professor Calma has a special interest in the empowerment, capacity and development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Date	Times
Wed 30 Jul	5:30pm - 7:00pm

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