Josephine Marjorie Agius (née Warrior; 2 April 1934 – 30 December 2015), known as Aunty Josie, was an Aboriginal Australian health and culture educator and elder in South Australia.

She was the daughter of Katie Edwards and Fred Warrior,[4] and sister to Winnie Branson (the eldest), Colin (who died as a teenager after stepping on a nail and not getting adequate treatment[5][6]), Maureen, and Vince Copley, the youngest.

[5] Agius grew up in the Narungga culture[4] after her father died when she was three,[6] but also listened to the stories of "Grandfather Barney", who was Ngadjuri.

When Josie was around seven or eight, the children went to live with their grandparents for around five years at Point Pearce (an Aboriginal reserve) while Katie and Winnie went to find work in Adelaide.

Sometime after their mother died (when Josie was 16[6]), Vince moved to St Francis House, a home for Aboriginal boys in Semaphore, while Agius got work in Adelaide.

Agius later said that politics did not really interest her, and that their aunt Mary Williams and sister Winnie were more active in the groups.

[4] She helped school staff to liaise with Aboriginal students and their families, introduced Aboriginal Culture Week, ensured that students were involved in NAIDOC Week activities, and assisted in establishing the Kurruru Indigenous Youth Art Centre in Port Adelaide.

[6] She attended Tauondi Aboriginal College for three years as an adult,[10] where she did a "Tourism and Language" course, along with reading, writing, and maths.

[4][3] In 2013, she was greeted by Australian captain Michael Clarke as she gave her Welcome at the Adelaide Oval on the first day of the 2013 Ashes Test.

It might be new for some people, because they're working towards it and maybe they've even done that themselves, so maybe it's something that they have to learn, to do that themselves, from inside them, make it happen for them.On 10 March 2011, she spoke at an International Women's Day event on the steps of Parliament House, Adelaide.

[1] She was honoured by many members in the South Australian Legislative Council after a motion brought by Tammy Franks,[13] and in federal parliament Tony Zappia paid tribute to her.

[1] A funeral service held for her at Alberton Oval[6] on 14 January 2016 drew hundreds of mourners, including the state premier, Jay Weatherill[3] Hieu Van Le, the Governor of South Australia, and Kyam Maher, SA Aboriginal Affairs Minister.

[21] She was remembered for her commitment and work as an educator, for being one of the earliest Aboriginal health workers in the state, as a sought-after cultural consultant, as well as for her sense of humour.