Mick Gooda
Mick Gooda, an indigenous Australian of the Gangulu people in the Central Queensland,[1][2] a public servant[3] and Aboriginal activist, is the Australian Human Rights Commission's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner since 16 December 2009.[4][5]
Prior to taking up the position of Commissioner, Gooda was the Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Health Cooperative Research Centre.[6] Gooda was a long–serving officer with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.[3]
In 2016, Gooda and Margaret White were appointed as co-Commissioners for the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory.[7]
References
- ^ "Mr Mick Gooda". National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Australian National University. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Five questions to Mick Gooda: on self-determination and human rights". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ a b Schubert, Misha (15 December 2009). "Mick Gooda wins top indigenous affairs post". The Age. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Australian Human Rights Commission - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner". Australian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Mick Gooda to be the new Social Justice Commissioner". Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Edith Cowan University. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner". Woman's Day (Australian magazine). Bauer Media Group. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Gooda, White drafted in after royal commissioner stands down". 1 August 2016.