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Kirstie Parker is a Yuwallarai woman form Goodooga, Northwest NSW, Australia. She was raised by her aboriginal mother and non-aboriginal. She is best known for her contribution as editor of the Koori Mail. Parker has been in a relation ship with Wirandjuri woman since 2015.

Career

Parker has held many different positions throughout her career, mostly relating to the health and well-being of Indigenous Australians.

CURRENT PREVIOUS
 * Director of Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation for the South Australian public service department since August 2017
 * Director of Reconciliation Australia
 * Editor of Koori Mail
 * Chief Executive Officer of the National Center of Indogenous Exellence (NCIE) (2015-2017)
 * Co-Chairman of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples (2013)
 * Board Member of the Indigenous Remote Commmunications Associations(IRCA)
 * Inaugural Executive Officer of the Australian Indigenous Leadership Center (AILC)
 * Director of Tandanya- National Aboriginal Cultural Institute (NACI)
 * National Director of Public Affairs for the Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)
 * Editor of the Atherton Regional Newspaper, ‘The Tablelander’, in far North Queensland
 * Journalist for the ABC radio
 * Journalist for the West Australian Newspaper

Achievements


 * Finalist in the 2016 NSW Woman of the Year Awaards in the Aboriginal Women category
 * Australian Peacewoman award (2015)
 * Mentioned in the inaugural 100 Women of Influence awards by the Australian Financial Review (2012)
 * Received a Centenary Medal for service to South Australian community (2000)
 * Received a Centenary Medal for contribution to the Indigenous community and Australian life (2003)