Prof. Tom Calma AO FAA

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Prof. Tom Calma AO FAA

Professor Tom Calma AO FAA has a long and distinguished career in social justice and community development. He is the Chancellor of University of Canberra and the National Coordinator for Tackling Indigenous Smoking. He served as Race Discrimination Commissioner from 2004 until 2009 and is the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner with the Australian Human Rights Commission. Tom is a member of the Federal Government’s Referendum Working Group, working to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution. Ninti Board member since 2009.