Lowitja O'Donoghue: Indigenous leader who changed Australia dies aged 91 - BBC News

Lowitja O'Donoghue spent her life advocating for the rights and recognition of First Nations people.

10 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Leanne KingImage caption, Lowitja O'Donoghue was a trailblazer for Indigenous rightsBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyOne of Australia's most revered Aboriginal leaders Lowitja O'Donoghue has died, aged 91.

Dr O'Donoghue spent her life advocating for the health and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

She received some of the nation's top honours for her pioneering work and in 1984 was named Australian of the Year.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is among those who have paid tribute to her, as a figure of "grace" and "moral clarity".

She had an "abiding faith in the possibility of a more united and reconciled Australia", despite enduring discrimination from the "earliest days of her life", he said in a statement.

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