Wiradjuri man Paul Coe, a ‘legend of the land rights movement’, dies age 76

The lawyer and activist who helped lead the Australian civil rights movement ‘changed the lives of Aboriginal people across the nation’

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Aboriginal lawyer and activist Paul Coe, who helped create the first Aboriginal Legal Service and championed the fight for land rights, has died aged 76.

The beloved community figure has been remembered as a giant of the land rights movement who “changed the lives of Aboriginal people across the nation”.