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June Oscar
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June Oscar is an Australian Aboriginal woman of Bunuba descent, Indigenous rights activist, community health and welfare worker, film and theatre, and since 2017 and as of February 2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
Oscar at the Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women's Resource Centre
Tristan (2011) was a follow up to the film Yajilarra and portrayed the struggle of a 12-year-old Aboriginal boy who suffered from severe FASD.
June Oscar and Emily Carter, 2010 Australian of the Year Award State Finalist