CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -However, despite this ground-breaking legislation, it took another 41 years for the first women to be elected to the Australian Parliament. In 1943 Enid Lyons became the Member for Darwin (in Tasmania) in the House of Representatives, and Dorothy Tangney was elected to represent Western Australia in the Senate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Aboriginal winner was boxer Lionel Rose, who quipped: “One hundred and eighty-two years ago one of my mob would have been a dead cert’ for this.” Since then a further seven Indigenous people have been named Australian of the Year, for achievements in sport, music, politics, law, public service and academia.

Detailed explanation-3: -As of June 2021, the 46th Parliament includes six parliamentarians who identify as Indigenous or as having Indigenous heritage-two members of the House of Representatives and four senators: Linda Burney, MP (ALP, Barton, NSW) Ken Wyatt, MP (LIB, Hasluck, WA) Senator Pat Dodson (ALP, WA)

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the Indigenous Voice to Parliament? The Indigenous Voice to Parliament was a key part of 2017’s Uluru Statement from the Heart (which you can read in full further down this page). The Voice would be a national group of about 20 members who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.