Search results
Neville Thomas Bonner AO (28 March 1922 – 5 February 1999) was an Australian politician, and the first Aboriginal Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia.
On 11 June 1971, Neville Thomas Bonner (1922–1999) was chosen by the Queensland Parliament to fill a casual vacancy in the Senate of the federal parliament caused by the resignation of Senator the Hon Annabelle Rankin.
Learn about the life and achievements of Neville Bonner, the first Indigenous Australian to sit in federal Parliament. From his humble beginnings on Palm Island to his political career as a Liberal and an Independent, he fought for Aboriginal rights and reconciliation.
Learn about Neville Bonner, the first Aboriginal senator in the Commonwealth parliament, and his involvement with the One People Australia League. Explore records and photographs held by the National Archives relating to his life and career.
15 de jun. de 2021 · Neville Bonner AO was a trailblazer and history maker. Fifty years ago this month, he took up a vacant seat in the Senate and became the first Indigenous Australian to enter the Parliament of Australia. He was born in 1922 on Ukeregagh Island, a small island in the Tweed River of Northern NSW.
Neville Thomas Bonner, who died last week at 76, after a long battle with cancer, sought to serve, and was used. Used first by his own side of politics, the Liberal Party, later, perhaps to a lesser extent, by Labor.
In 1971, Neville Bonner (1922 - 1999) was chosen by the Queensland Parliament to fill a casual vacancy in the Senate, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to enter the federal Parliament. 1 Bonner won the seat in his own right the following year and served as a Senator for Queensland until 1983.
