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The four year project is funded by the Australian Research Council and will be led by Dr Shino Konishi from the University of Western Australia, with Dr Malcolm Allbrook and Professor Tom Griffiths, both from the ANU, as chief investigators. Dr Konishi is a member of the Australian Dictionary of Biography Editorial Board, and is also on the ADB's Indigenous Working Party which was established in 2015 and is made up of leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholars from each state and the territory. The working party will advise and guide the project, ensuring that it maintains strong links with Indigenous communities. 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