Archie Roach recognised with 2023 Australia Day honour after his death
by Tory Shepherd from World news | The Guardian on (#686PH)
Other recipients include former Liberal NSW minister Pru Goward, restaurateur Kylie Kwong, GP Norman Swan and actor David Wenham
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A year after his death, Archie Roach - singer, activist, and one of the country's most important storytellers" - has been recognised with a 2023 Australia Day honour.
The Gunditjmara-Bundjalung elder has been appointed a companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to the performing arts as a songwriter and musician, to Indigenous rights and reconciliation, and through support for emerging First Nations artists".
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