Pat Turner (Aboriginal activist)
Pat Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patricia Ann Turner 1952 (age 72–73) Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | civil servant, Indigenous and women's rights activist |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Pat Turner AM (born 1952) is an Aboriginal Australian of Gudanji-Arrernte heritage who has worked as a civil administrator for policies which guarantee the right to self-determination for Indigenous people. She was awarded the Order of Australia in 1990 for her service.
As of 2020, Turner is a member of the Senior Advisory Group set up to advise on the design of the Indigenous voice to government.
Turner is convenor of the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Peak Organisations (the Coalition of Peaks).
In March 2019, and at its initiative, an historic Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap was agreed between the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and the Coalition of Peaks. In July 2020 a National Agreement on Closing the Gap was signed by all Australian Governments, including 16 targets under the federal government's Closing the Gap strategy and four priority reforms.