Queensland arts minister ignored recommendation that new theatre be named after poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Exclusive: Queensland Performing Arts Centre board nominated Oodgeroo as their preferred name for the theatre in 2024, but it was not one of the four options put to public vote by the LNPGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland government minister intervened to ensure...
<p><strong>Exclusive: </strong>Queensland Performing Arts Centre board nominated Oodgeroo as their preferred name for the theatre in 2024, but it was not one of the four options put to public vote by the LNP</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A Queensland government minister intervened to ensure a new theatre would not be named after Aboriginal poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal, overriding the theatre’s board, according to documents obtained under right to information laws.</p><p>The late artist’s name is also set to be <a href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-to-scrap-indigenous-electorate-names-for-geographical-labels/news-story/1be2d9ac337e701f43c0f50f3f06b8d7?amp">stripped from a state electorate</a>, in draft electoral boundaries <a href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-to-scrap-indigenous-electorate-names-for-geographical-labels/news-story/1be2d9ac337e701f43c0f50f3f06b8d7?amp">released by the state’s redistribution commission this week</a>. The LNP lobbied for the change.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/14/queensland-arts-minister-ignored-recommendation-that-new-theatre-be-named-after-poet-oodgeroo-noonuccal-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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