Dodson is treaty lead

KATHERINE-BORN Yawuru man and former Australian of the Year Mick Dodson has been appointed the Northern Territory’s first-ever Treaty Commissioner.

The appointment follows the signing of the historic Barunga Agreement, between the Government and the NT’s four land councils, in June 2018, which paved the way for consultations to begin on a treaty with Aboriginal people.

“I am concerned with what I call ‘the unfinished business’,” Mr Dodson said. “A treaty is a good place to start with addressing this.”