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Pat Turner, a prominent Indigenous leader, retires from her roles as lead convenor of the Coalition of Peaks and CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation. Her departure follows decades of advocacy and a significant impact on Indigenous health and self-determination. Turner, an Arrernte and Gurdanji woman, was instrumental in shaping the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and held governments accountable for Indigenous issues. Donnella Mills and Dawn Casey take over her roles, with Mills becoming the new lead convenor and Casey the new CEO. Turners legacy includes leading during the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting remote communities, and championing community control and reform in health and self-determination for First Nations people.

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