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Professor Megan Davis was at her mother’s housing commission home in south-east Queensland when she got the call that she would receive the highest Order of Australia award, more than a year on from the devastation of falling short on giving Indigenous Australians a voice in the Constitution.
Professor Megan Davis receives an AC award on Australia Day.Credit: Louie Douvis
As lead architect of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which called for an Indigenous Voice to parliament, Davis has had a tumultuous 15 months since the referendum failed in October 2023.
But being recognised with a Companion of the Order of Australia was a moment of joyful hugs and tears with her mother.
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