Minister requests talks with NT treaty commissioner Mick Dodson over verbal abuse allegations sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dodson stays in job after investigation into shock claims Mick Dodson remains in his job after the completion of an investigation into allegations he called a woman a “slut” and threatened her. News by MATT CUNNINGHAM Premium Content Subscriber only TREATY Commissioner Mick Dodson remains in his $290,000-a-year taxpayer funded job today after the completion of an investigation into allegations he called a woman a slut and threatened to knock her f ing lights out . The Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet was asked to investigate the incident after a complaint was made to Minister for Treaty Selena Uibo on March 30.
Calls for Mick Dodson to step down20/05/2021|2min Another woman has come forward with allegations she was subjected to offensive comments by Treaty Commissioner Mick Dodson. PR Counsel Principal Kristy McSweeney said like all people in public life, particularly when you re paid by the taxpayer, you have to take additional concerns to behave appropriately and fulfil your role to the standards taxpayers expect . Favourite
EXCLUSIVE: Former Australian of the Year at the centre of NT investigation19/05/2021|3min The NT Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet is investigating an incident involving 2009 Australian of the Year Mick Dodson. NT Treaty Commissioner Professor Dodson has been accused of threatening to assault a woman and using sexually degrading language towards her at a football game in Darwin. The interaction occurred at the members bar at Darwin’s TIO stadium where the aboriginal woman in question reported Professor Dodson became angry and threatened to “knock her lights out”. A complaint was then made to Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Selena Uibo who immediately directed the CEO of the Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet to seek a formal response from the commissioner.
Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: What's in a name? sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What is National Reconciliation Week? sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the date of the country’s national holiday and has criticized cricket bosses for omitting the words “Australia Day” from promotions for its matches. The first fleet of British convicts arrived in Sydney on Jan. 26, 1788, but Aboriginal groups mourn what they call “Invasion Day.”
Australia’s national day is controversial because it is held on a date marking British colonization.