A year after his death, Archie Roach – singer, activist, and one of the country’s “most important storytellers” – has been recognised with a 2023 Australia Day honour.
The Gunditjmara-Bundjalung elder has been appointed a companion of the Order of Australia (AC) “for eminent service to the performing arts as a songwriter and musician, to Indigenous rights and reconciliation, and through support for emerging First Nations artists”.
