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Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous cultural leader who introduced the term ‘welcome to country’, dies aged 66

globalMarch 21, 2026
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Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous cultural leader who introduced the term ‘welcome to country’, dies aged 66
Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months ago
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Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months ago

Rhoda Roberts – obituary

Rhoda Roberts, the Bundjalung Widjabul Wiyebal cultural leader and arts devotee, has died at the age of 66.

In a statement made via Instagram, Roberts’s family announced she had died peacefully in hospital on Saturday afternoon, having been diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months ago.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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