Pat O'Shane
Pat O'Shane AM | |
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Chancellor of the University of New England | |
In office 1994–2003 | |
Preceded by | Rob Robertson-Cuninghame |
Succeeded by | John Cassidy |
Personal details | |
Born | Patricia June O'Shane 19 June 1941 Mossman, Queensland, Australia |
Political party | Socialist Alliance |
Alma mater | |
Profession |
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Patricia June O'Shane
O'Shane was the first female Aboriginal teacher in Queensland; the first Aboriginal to earn a law degree; the first Aboriginal barrister; and the first woman and Aboriginal person to be the head of a government department in Australia, the
Early life and education
O'Shane was born in
Career
O'Shane began practising law as a barrister with the
O'Shane was
That modern Australia, the Australia that has developed since 26 January 1788 as distinct from the Australia of my ancestors, has a constitutional monarchy is a direct unambiguous consequence of our origins as a colony of Britain – a penal colony at that. As such, it was underwritten with the values of power, privilege, elitism, oppression and dispossession. It was blatantly exclusionary. It is no wonder then that the Australian Constitution, designed to institute a constitutional monarchy as the system of government in this country, is such an inadequate and uncertain instrument as it is.
A study in 2012 by Michael Eburn and Ruth Townsend of the
In 2013 O'Shane was awarded a
O'Shane retired as a magistrate in January 2013, taking long service leave until she reached compulsory retirement age in mid-June.[14][5]
O'Shane ran in the electorate of
Awards and honours
- 1984: Order of Australia, for public service in the field of Aboriginal welfare[16]
- 2001: Centenary Medal, for service to Australian society and higher education[17]
- 1998: Voted one of Australia's living treasures by the National Trust[5]
- 2013: Deadly Awards 2013, Marcia Langton Award For Lifetime Achievement in Leadership[18]
- 2021: NAIDOC Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award[19]
References
- ^ a b Alexander, Harriet (9 February 2013). "Fearless O'Shane, defender of justice, plans for life after the bench". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Pat O'Shane". Schools TV. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ a b "O'Shane, Pat". AustLit. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7340-4873-8.
- ^ a b c Clennell, Andrew; Wood, Alicia (24 January 2013). "O'Shane to retire from life on bench". The Australian. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Governance". University of New England.
- ^ "Janet Holmes à Court urges graduands to 'participate'" (Press release). University of New England. October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008.
- Australian Constitutional Convention 1998. Old Parliament House, Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original(PDF transcript) on 11 November 1998.
- ^ a b Jacobsen, Geesche (8 February 2012). "Majority of appeals against O'Shane decisions upheld". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Resignation now could help O'Shane preserve a proud legacy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2012.
- ^ Devine, Miranda (4 June 2006). "Murderer's sentence a shot in the foot for good policing". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Vincent, Peter (10 September 2013). "Deadly Archie wants action from Abbott". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- AM: ABC Local Radio. Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Magistrate O'Shane to quit the bench". The Australian. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "The Poll Bludger: Federal Election 2022".
- ^ "Ms Patricia June O'SHANE". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
Date Granted: 26th of January, 1984
- ^ "Dr Patricia June O'SHANE: Centenary Medal". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
Date Granted: 1st of January, 2001
- ^ Aboriginal magistrate Pat O'Shane, Archie Roach honoured at Deadly Awards, ABC News, 11 September 2013.
- ^ "2021 National NAIDOC awards recipients". NAIDOC. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
External links
- Fighting for justice
- Kennedy, Les; Pelly, Michael; Pryor, Lisa (22 September 2004). "Magistrate Pat O'Shane facing AVO hearing". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Carlton, Mike (3 June 2006). "No reason not to buy a rhyme". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Dick, Tim (18 January 2007). "Magistrate cleared of bullying". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Editorial (18 January 2007). "O'Shane has them spitting chips". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- O'Shane, Pat (29 May 2005). "Pat O'Shane". Sunday Profile (Interview: transcript). Interviewed by Monica Attard. ABC Local Radio.
- "O'Shane, Patricia (1941 - )". The Australian Women's Register. The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with The University of Melbourne. 29 April 2009.