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As the first Commissioner for Aboriginal Engagement, Mr Klynton Wanganeen serves as a voice for the Aboriginal community in South Australian Government. The Commissioner provides independent advice to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation on Aboriginal matters.
The Commissioner’s role includes:
- Publicly advocating engagement between Aboriginal people and the broader community
- Identifying systematic barriers to Aboriginal people’s access to government, non-government and private services
- Mentoring Aboriginal leaders
- Consulting with non-government organisations and peak Aboriginal bodies, and representing their views to government.
The Commissioner works alongside the Aboriginal Advisory Council, an independent body providing advice to the Government on Aboriginal matters. He works closely with the Commissioner for Social Inclusion to reduce disadvantage in the Aboriginal community, addressing issues such as homelessness, school retention and youth offending.
Commissioner Wanganeen has a long history as an advocate for Aboriginal affairs. He is the former SA Zone Commissioner of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and Director of the Aboriginal Education Employment Policy Co-ordination Directorate of the Department of Further Education Employment Science and Technology.
Current News
13 February - The Commissioner for Aboriginal Engagement welcomed the Federal Government’s apology to the Stolen Generations.
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25 January – The Premier, Mike Rann, and the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Jay Weatherill, announced the appointment of the Commissioner for Aboriginal Engagement and the establishment of the Aboriginal Advisory Council.
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Contact Details
Telephone:
08 8226 2540 (for media enquiries
please phone 8204 8880)
Fax:
08 8226 7660
Email: commissioner.ae@dpc.sa.gov.au
Address: State Administration Centre
200 Victoria Sq
Adelaide, 5000
Postal address: GPO Box 2243, Adelaide, 5001
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