After being presented with the Australian of the Year Award, Mick Dodson did what he does best, advocating for Indigenous rights and respect he called for a change of Australia Day.
The answer, for the land’s original owners’ representitive, from Australia’s leading politician was an indisputable no.
Mick Dodson, a professor at the Australian National University, won the Australian of the Year honor over cricket and charity champion Glenn McGrath and voice of a generation, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.