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Gordon Bryant
Politician · 1914–1991
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About Gordon Bryant
Gordon Bryant was an Australian Labor politician who represented Victoria’s seat of Wills in the House of Representatives from 1955 to 1980. A former schoolteacher and wartime serviceman, he became a prominent parliamentary advocate for Indigenous rights and served as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs from 1972 to 1973 and Minister for the Capital Territory from 1973 to 1975 in the Whitlam government.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“I believe that this Parliament is the means by which we shall be able to achieve the good for every individual.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“No aborigine can feel absolutely free and equal to other Australians whilst the Commonwealth Constitution contains the two clauses which exclude him from the Census . . . and from Commonwealth laws.”