Background Information / Further Reading

• Australian of the Year website
  In 1979 Neville Bonner was named Australian of the Year.
• It's an Honour - the Australian Government honours website
  Neville Bonner was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1984 for services to politics and government.
• National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet about the 1967 Referendum
  After the 1967 referedum, Neville Bonner was inspired to enter politics. Contrary to popular belief, aboriginal people's right to vote was not given in the referendum, that came a few years earlier. The clauses removed in 1967 related to law and the census. This fact sheet gives references for government papers about the referendum and further reading.

Biographical Information

• Behind the News - ABC Online
  A brief biography of Neville Bonner designed for students prepared by the Behind the News team at the ABC.

Miscellaneous

• The Australian National University Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship
  Established in the year 2000 by the Federal Government, The Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship is AustraliaÕs most prestigious scholarship for Indigenous Australians to study Honours in Political Science or related subjects at any Australian university. One Neville Bonner Scholarship is awarded each year.

Obituaries

• ABC online obituary for Neville Bonner
  An extensive biography of Neville Bonner with links to an interview with Stuart Sommerlad,an audio clip of him singing Jagera Sorry Chant, along with his address to the constitutional convention in February 1998.