Abstract
On Australia Day 2013 Bonita Mabo, Eddie Mabo's widow, was awarded Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) for 'distinguished service to the indigenous community and to human rights as an advocate' for Indigenous peoples. Like her husband's posthumous Australian of the Year award, announced exactly 20 years earlier by The Australian newspaper, this recognition by a grateful nation was richly deserved. Bonita, now 70, lives near Townsville. Despite her age and failing eyesight, she is still an 'extremely vocal advocate for South Sea Islanders' from whom she is descended. Sadly, such admirable advocacy remains necessary in many areas, including the search for Indigenous land justice. the search for Indigenous land justice.
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