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Albert Holt
Albert Holt (1936 – 22 January 2026), usually referred to as Uncle Albert Holt, was an Australian Aboriginal elder of the Bidjara people.
Holt was born in 1936 on the Barambah Mission Reserve (now known as Cherbourg) after his family were forcibly removed from their home country near Springsure. His father was from the Bidjara nation while his mother was from the Yiman and Wakaman nations.
Throughout his life, Holt worked as an advocate for community justice, as well as for better education and health services for Australian First Nations people. He contributed to many advisory committees, parliamentary reviews, ministerial policy forums and educational working groups.
For two decades, Holt advocated for schools in Queensland to be more inclusive and lobbied them to incorporate Aboriginal history into their curriculum, while also encouraging students to maximise the educational opportunities which are available to them. Holt continued to regularly visit many schools to speak to students about Aboriginal culture and to promote reconciliation. As of 2019, Uncle Albert had been adopted by over eight local schools.
Holt founded the Hymba Yumba Community Hub, an independent indigenous school built at Springfield, Queensland, in 2011.
In 1995, Holt became the first senior liaison officer to work at the Queensland Police Service.
At the end of 2001, Holt retired from full-time work. However, he continued to be heavily involved in the community.
In 2006, Holt helped establish the Murri Court in Queensland, where magistrates are advised on sensitive cultural issues. He also became a member of the ministerial-appointed Queensland Indigenous Consultative Committee where he was invited to advise the government on issues concerning education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
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Albert Holt
Albert Holt (1936 – 22 January 2026), usually referred to as Uncle Albert Holt, was an Australian Aboriginal elder of the Bidjara people.
Holt was born in 1936 on the Barambah Mission Reserve (now known as Cherbourg) after his family were forcibly removed from their home country near Springsure. His father was from the Bidjara nation while his mother was from the Yiman and Wakaman nations.
Throughout his life, Holt worked as an advocate for community justice, as well as for better education and health services for Australian First Nations people. He contributed to many advisory committees, parliamentary reviews, ministerial policy forums and educational working groups.
For two decades, Holt advocated for schools in Queensland to be more inclusive and lobbied them to incorporate Aboriginal history into their curriculum, while also encouraging students to maximise the educational opportunities which are available to them. Holt continued to regularly visit many schools to speak to students about Aboriginal culture and to promote reconciliation. As of 2019, Uncle Albert had been adopted by over eight local schools.
Holt founded the Hymba Yumba Community Hub, an independent indigenous school built at Springfield, Queensland, in 2011.
In 1995, Holt became the first senior liaison officer to work at the Queensland Police Service.
At the end of 2001, Holt retired from full-time work. However, he continued to be heavily involved in the community.
In 2006, Holt helped establish the Murri Court in Queensland, where magistrates are advised on sensitive cultural issues. He also became a member of the ministerial-appointed Queensland Indigenous Consultative Committee where he was invited to advise the government on issues concerning education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.