‘A champion of Aboriginal rights’: Alice Springs leader Geoffrey Shaw dies aged 79

ByVanshika

Dec 22, 2025

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‘A champion of Aboriginal rights’: Alice Springs leader Geoffrey Shaw dies aged 79

The 79-year-old Vietnam war veteran and founding member of the Central Land Council ‘believed deeply in service’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWarning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have diedOne of Central Australia’s most highly respected Aboriginal leaders and Vietnam war veteran has died.Kaytetye and Arrernte man, Geoffrey Shaw OAM, was born in the dry Todd riverbed in 1945 and began his military career at 18 in 1964, serving until the early 1970s before returning home to devote himself to his community in Alice Springs. Continue reading…

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