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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Jennetta Quinn-Bates

‘Helpfulness is not only the physical things you do for people; you can be emotionally there’

A bond formed through the lifesaving work of a self-determined Aboriginal organisation that has been supporting women and families for decades. Composite: Brendan Blacklock
A bond formed through the lifesaving work of a self-determined Aboriginal organisation that has been supporting women and families for decades. Composite: Brendan Blacklock Photograph: First Nations women

Ashlee Donohue is a proud Dunghutti woman from Kempsey in New South Wales, and looks to Yuin/Wiradjuri Elder Bronwyn Penrith as a mentor, role model and friend.

A vocal advocate for women and domestic violence, Donohue is the former CEO of the Mudgin-Gal Aboriginal Women’s Centre. She thanks Penrith, who gave her a job in business administration at the centre back in 1997 – a job which she credits for changing her life.

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