Empowering Voices: Justin Mohamed to speak at 16th Dungala Kaiela Oration

By Alice O'Brien

Jul 17, 2024

*Justin Mohamed, Australia's first Ambassador for First Nations People.* Photo by Megan Fisher

Justin Mohamed, the Australian inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, will deliver an upcoming free live stream of the 2024 Dungala Kaiela Oration.

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Mr Mohamed spent more than two decades working within the Shepparton community, helping to improve employment, health and education outcomes among Aboriginal people.

This includes his previous positions as the inaugural director of the Academy of Sport, Health and Education, CEO and later chair of Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative.

He is now Australia’s first inaugural Ambassador for First Nations Peoples, receiving this title in March 2023. His role ensures that Australia has dedicated First Nations representation in our international engagement for the first time.

This is the 16th year of the Dungala Kaiela Oration, which is a major event challenging and inspiring the creation of a shared cultural identity and the building of an inclusive vision of nationhood and prosperity of the Yorta Yorta and other First Nations peoples.

The Dungala Kaiela Oration is co-hosted annually by the Kaiela Institute and the University of Melbourne. This year’s topic is ‘Build locally, connect globally’.

The live stream will take place on Tuesday, July 23, starting at 5pm and running until 7:30pm.

You can reserve a spot by going to www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2024-dungala-kaiela-oration-tuesday-23-july-2024-tickets or by visiting the University of Melbourne website: events.unimelb.edu.au/event/38402-2024-dungala-kaiela-oration

Once registered, you will receive an email closer to the date with a link to watch.

• Alice O’Brien is a Media Communication and Design student at Monash University, and is currently completing an internship with The News.