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‘Opening up worlds’: Linda Burney joins UTS board with a mission to boost Aboriginal participation

‘Opening up worlds’: Linda Burney joins UTS board with a mission to boost Aboriginal participation

19.02.2026 01:00 | The Guardian World

Former minister helped develop Australia’s first Aboriginal education policy in the 1980s and brings decades of expertise to embattled universityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLinda Burney has been appointed to her first public role since leaving federal parliament, joining the board of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in a move the New South Wales government hopes will restore faith in the embattled institution.Burney, the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the federal House of Representatives, ended her two-decade career in politics in early 2025, departing as the minister for Indigenous Australians in mid-2024 and formally leaving office at the end of the 47th parliament. Continue reading...

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