Patrick Dodson
Dodson mourns ‘divided nation’ after Voice defeat in farewell speech
“We need to heal through honest and open dialogue, without the rancour and discord,” Dodson said, in his valedictory speech to parliament.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Patrick Dodson, a man of generous spirit, steps away with sorrow
Patrick Dodson, brought low by cancer and exhausted by its treatment, announces his retirement from the Senate, still thinking of a better future for Australians.
- by Tony Wright
‘Father of reconciliation’ Pat Dodson to quit politics
The WA senator made the decision after undergoing treatment for cancer.
- by Rachel Clun
Pat Dodson urges voters to ignore the Voice polls and look in the mirror
“I don’t believe in the polls,” Senator Dodson told the National Press Club.
- by David Crowe
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Pat Dodson, on the comeback from cancer, gives his voice to The Voice
The “father of reconciliation” finds himself appalled by the approach of Peter Dutton’s opposition to an Indigenous Voice to parliament.
- by Tony Wright
Author Martin Flanagan: Women can tell you things you don’t otherwise know
“They bring different wisdom and intuition.”
- by Robyn Doreian
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Voice defeat will undermine Australia’s standing on world stage: Dodson
In his first interview since taking medical leave to fight a serious illness, Dodson said the Yes campaign needed to get the conversation out of Canberra and into communities.
- by Anthony Galloway
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Footy. A rough meditation between the first bounce and the final siren
Footy is back, and it stirs memories that exist in a sort of magical other place, where nothing mundane may intrude.
- by Tony Wright
‘Have an open heart’: Former Liberal Chaney and Labor elder Dodson pressure Dutton on Voice
Former deputy leader of the Liberal Party and Labor senator Patrick Dodson join forces to call on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to support an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
- by Tony Wright
Dreyfus calls deaths in custody a national shame but fails to back action on royal commission
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus stopped short of backing Aboriginal senator Pat Dodson’s calls for immediate action, saying government work was already under way.
- by Lisa Visentin and James Massola
Referendum on track to fail, Dutton tells Voice working group
Liberal leader Peter Dutton and shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser noted two key hurdles to gaining voter support when they had their second meeting with the government’s Voice advisory group.
- by Lisa Visentin
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