Mick Dodson
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Mick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, lawyer, and academic known for his prominent role in Indigenous rights advocacy and as a former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mick Dodson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2077550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mick Dodson Context triple: [Patrick Dodson, hasSibling, Mick Dodson]
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A.
Phil Nevin
Phil Nevin is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager best known for his All-Star playing career in the 1990s and 2000s and later managerial roles, including with the Los Angeles Angels.
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B.
Roger Byrne
Roger Byrne was an English footballer who captained Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" side in the 1950s.
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C.
Don Airey
Don Airey is an English rock keyboardist best known for his work with Deep Purple and numerous other prominent hard rock and heavy metal acts.
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D.
Billy Maharg
Billy Maharg was an American gambler and former baseball player best known for his role as a go-between in the 1919 Black Sox World Series fixing scandal.
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E.
Mick Jackson
Mick Jackson is a British film and television director best known for helming the hit romantic thriller "The Bodyguard" (1992) starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mick Dodson Target entity description: Mick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, lawyer, and academic known for his prominent role in Indigenous rights advocacy and as a former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
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A.
Phil Nevin
Phil Nevin is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager best known for his All-Star playing career in the 1990s and 2000s and later managerial roles, including with the Los Angeles Angels.
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B.
Roger Byrne
Roger Byrne was an English footballer who captained Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" side in the 1950s.
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C.
Don Airey
Don Airey is an English rock keyboardist best known for his work with Deep Purple and numerous other prominent hard rock and heavy metal acts.
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D.
Billy Maharg
Billy Maharg was an American gambler and former baseball player best known for his role as a go-between in the 1919 Black Sox World Series fixing scandal.
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E.
Mick Jackson
Mick Jackson is a British film and television director best known for helming the hit romantic thriller "The Bodyguard" (1992) starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous rights activist
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academic ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Jurisprudence
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Bachelor of Laws ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Australian of the Year
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linked to:
Australian of the Year awards
Honorary Doctorate (various universities) ⓘ Member of the Order of Australia ⓘ Order of Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-04-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Monash University ⓘ |
| employer |
Australian National University
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ⓘ
linked to:
Australian Human Rights Commission
National Centre for Indigenous Studies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Australian Aboriginal
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Yawuru people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indigenous rights
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human rights law ⓘ native title ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| fullName | Michael James Dodson ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in Indigenous rights advocacy in Australia
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role as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Reconciliation Australia ⓘ |
| nickname | Mick Dodson ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for Indigenous land rights
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advocacy for native title recognition ⓘ promotion of reconciliation in Australia ⓘ work on the Bringing Them Home report follow-up ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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human rights advocate ⓘ lawyer ⓘ public servant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Queensland, Australia
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linked to:
Queensland
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| positionHeld |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
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linked to:
Australian Human Rights Commission
Co-chair of Reconciliation Australia ⓘ Director of the National Centre for Indigenous Studies ⓘ Member of the Referendum Council ⓘ Professor of Law at the Australian National University ⓘ |
| residence |
Canberra, Australia
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linked to:
Canberra
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mick Dodson Description of subject: Mick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, lawyer, and academic known for his prominent role in Indigenous rights advocacy and as a former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
Referenced by (3)
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