As people gathered to protest Invasion Day on the lawns of Parliament house, the announcement of the 2016 Australian of the Year Awards was held in different kind a ceremony.
Former Chief of Army David Morrison, won the Australian of the Year Award for his work on gender equality in the Australian Armed Forces.
Another man who has worked hard for change was Olkola elder Michael Ross, commended for the Local Hero Award in The Queensland Australian Of The Year Awards and nominated as finalist for the awards.
Mr Ross has fought hard to fight for his people in one of the biggest land handover in Queensland's history in 2014, when thousands of hectares of land was given back to the Olkola people of Cape York.
After 30 years of campaigning and negotiation from Olkola Aboriginal Corporation Chairman Michael Ross, he says he is relieved about the result of the Native Title claim and the battle doesn't end.
Share
