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Neville Bonner

Australian politician (1922-1999)

  • Fame48.8
  • Momentum14.2
  • Wikipedia1.8K
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Lived 1922–1999, aged 77Australia
AustraliaAustraliaPoliticiansPolitician
  • Wikipedia
    7 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1922–1999
    Aged 77
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-25

Neville Thomas Bonner was an Australian politician, and the first Aboriginal Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia. He was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to fill a casual vacancy in the representation of Queensland in the Senate in 1971, and in 1972 became the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to the parliament by popular vote. Bonner was an elder of the Jagera people.

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48.8
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Momentum14.2
Historical6.2
Now attention71.5
Source confidence40.0
Completeness70.0
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