Tania Major
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![]() Tania Major, the first torch bearer at the 2008 Olympic torch relay in Canberra | |
Born | (1981-06-13) 13 June 1981 (age 43) Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Clayfield College |
Alma mater | Griffith University |
Occupation | Aboriginal activist |
Tania Major (born 13 June 1981) is an Australian Aboriginal activist who first came to prominence in 2004 as the youngest person elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).
Biography
Born in Cairns, Queensland, to Peter Taylor and Priscilla Major, Major was educated at Clayfield College and Griffith University in Brisbane, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in criminology and criminal justice.[1]
The Cairns-based indigenous youth advocate used her profile to draw attention to domestic violence in the Aboriginal community.[2] Her forthright way of addressing the problems focused national attention on the issue. She spoke to opinion makers, the public and government about sexual violence and rape in the Aboriginal community, asking Prime Minister John Howard to help lift the "blanket of shame"[citation needed] that was preventing such assaults being reported. "I'm proud to be an Aboriginal Australian and to have been recognised and acknowledged for the work I'm involved in," Major said.[citation needed]
In 2007, Major was named as the Young Australian of the Year, having been earlier named as the Queensland Young Australian of the Year.[3] She is currently the Youth Development Project Officer for the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership, and a Regional Councillor for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).[1]
References
- ^ a b Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (17 November 2006). "MAJOR Tania". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Major, Tania (6 August 2003). "Please, help us help ourselves". The Age.
- ^ "Tania Major". National Australia Day Council. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
External links
- Transcript, "Cry from the Heart, 60 Minutes, 30 July 2006.
- Four Corners Interview with Tania Major
- Youtube video 2007
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Preceded by | Young Australian of the Year 2007 | Succeeded by |
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- 1979 Julie Sochacki
- 1980 Peter Hill
- 1981 Paul Radley
- 1982 Mark Ella
- 1983 Michael Waldock
- 1984 Jon Sieben
- 1985 Deahnne McIntyre
- 1986 Simone Young
- 1987 Marty Gauvin
- 1988 Duncan Armstrong
- 1989 Brendan Borellini
- 1990 Cathy Freeman
- 1991 Simon Fairweather
- 1992 Kieren Perkins
- 1993 no award
- 1994 Anna Bown
- 1995 Poppy King
- 1996 Rebecca Chambers
- 1997 Nova Peris
- 1998 Tan Le
- 1999 Bryan Gaensler
- 2000 Ian Thorpe
- 2001 James Fitzpatrick
- 2002 Scott Hocknull
- 2003 Lleyton Hewitt
- 2004 Hugh Evans
- 2005 Khoa Do
- 2006 Trisha Broadbridge
- 2007 Tania Major
- 2008 Casey Stoner
- 2009 Jonty Bush
- 2010 Mark Donaldson
- 2011 Jessica Watson
- 2012 Marita Cheng
- 2013 Akram Azimi
- 2014 Jacqueline Freney
- 2015 Drisana Levitzke-Gray
- 2016 Nic Marchesi & Lucas Patchett
- 2017 Paul Vasileff
- 2018 Sam Kerr
- 2019 Baker Boy
- 2020 Ashleigh Barty
- 2021 Isobel Marshall
- 2022 Daniel Nour
- 2023 Awer Mabil
- 2024 Emma McKeon
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