Land rights activist is NT's Aust of Year

By Melissa Meehan
Updated October 31 2022 - 9:18pm, first published 9:15pm
Samuel Bush-Blanasi, chair of the Northern Land Council, has been named NT Australian of the Year. (GLENN CAMPBELL)
Samuel Bush-Blanasi, chair of the Northern Land Council, has been named NT Australian of the Year. (GLENN CAMPBELL)

A Mayili man who has been instrumental in securing sea country rights in Arnhem Land for traditional owners has been named the NT Australian of the Year.

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