Professor Tom Calma AO
Co-Chair, voice co-design Senior Advisory Group
chancellor, university of canberra

Professor Tom Calma AO is of Kungarakan and Iwaidja heritage from the Darwin region. Currently the Chancellor of the University of Canberra, a Professor at the University of Sydney and the National Coordinator for Tackling Indigenous Smoking he has served as Race Discrimination Commissioner (2004-2009) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2004-2010). He was a senior diplomat (1995-2002) and senior advisor to the Minister of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and was awarded an Order of Australia in 2012 in recognition of his advocacy, work in human rights and social justice and distinguished service to the Indigenous community. He is an Alumnus of the University of South Australia.

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professor DR marcia langton ao
Co-Chair, voice co-design Senior Advisory Group
associate provost, university of melbourne 

Professor Dr Marcia Langton AO, an anthropologist, geographer and academic, is a descendant of the Yiman and Bidjara nations of Queensland. Langton has devoted her career to advancing the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Since 2000, she has held the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, where she also serves as an Associate Provost.

Langton's advocacy career began in 1977 when she served as the General Secretary of the Federal Council for Advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. She made a significant contribution to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, authoring the report, Too Much Sorry Business. She was a member of the Aboriginal negotiating panel influencing the passage of the Native Title Act through the Federal Parliament in 1993.

Marcia has published numerous articles and books on a range of topics related to Indigenous peoples, including land tenure, agreement-making, and art and film. Her publications include Burning Questions: Emerging Environmental Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Northern Australia (1998), Settling with Indigenous People (2006), and Welcome to Country: A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia (2018). Her contributions to the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians in 2011 further demonstrate her dedication to Indigenous advocacy. As a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, Langton continues to be a frank and forceful presence in the Australian media.

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