Uluru Statement from the Heart

2022 - 5 - 22

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Voice, treaty, truth: what does Labor's commitment to Uluru ... (The Guardian)

Indigenous Australians have been calling for a voice to parliament since 2017, and Albanese has vowed to hold a referendum during his first term.

Labor’s First Nations Caucus Committee is expected to drive these significant reforms, led by Linda Burney who promised Labor would “move quickly” to embark on the process of reform. “Makarrata” is a Yolngu word that means to come together after a struggle or dispute, to make peace. Another challenge will come from the Greens, who now have a greater presence in federal parliament, and whose policy is for a treaty first. It’s time we put the discussion at the centre of our national discourse and took it to a vote,” the incoming Indigenous affairs minister, Linda Burney said last week. The Uluru Statement calls for a permanent forum of representation from which First Nations can advocate for their peoples to the parliament and government. From 2019, the former Indigenous affairs minister Ken Wyatt spent three years developing an alternative process of “Indigenous voice co-design”. The co-design group, all government appointees, met more than 70 times and developed a legislated model which was discussed – and criticised – but never tabled.

Albanese recommits to Uluru Statement to begin victory speech (SBS)

The Prime Minister-elect also announced that Wiradjuri woman Linda Burney would be Labor's Minister for Indigenous Affairs.

I want to acknowledge the work of the prime minister and Josh Frydenberg." I want to acknowledge them. There are some amazing people who supported the Liberal Party day in, day out. Through good times and bad," he said. "That is the burden and that is the responsibility of leadership." "To my colleagues who have had to deal with very difficult news, and have lost their seats tonight, I as leader take responsibility for the wins and the losses," he told supporters at Liberal headquarters in Sydney.

Prime Minister Albanese's victory speech brings hope for First ... (The Conversation AU)

The new government also celebrates the first female Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Linda Burney, as another significant and historic occasion. Albanese's ...

We do not need to have constitutional enshrinement of an Indigenous Voice to begin the process of government and parliament deeply listening to Indigenous Peoples for equity in decision-making. This election has been surprising, because we could not assume obvious winners in the choice of multiple opinions, parties, independents and positions. Indigenous Voice is not a third chamber, but rather the process in which our gaps of relationship-building are filled. It is exciting to think how far we might come as an Australian population when we look to Indigenous-led processes of inclusion as a model for those other marginalised voices. Across 2020 and 2021, the working groups for Indigenous Voice heard from almost 9,500 Indigenous and other Australians who offered their thoughts on how a Voice to Parliament might work in practice. This Voice to Parliament would not depend on anything more than the creation of an Act of parliament.

Uluru statement a high priority: Burney (The New Daily)

Incoming Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney said implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart was critical for the new Labor government.

Despite the low success rate of referendums in Australia, Ms Burney said she was confident, highlighting the 1967 referendum to include Indigenous people in the census. A referendum on a voice to parliament would be the first referendum in more than 20 years. “It is not a voice to the government, it is a voice, in my view, to the parliament that can give advice on issues directly affecting First Nations people,” she said.

Implementing The Uluru Statement from the Heart is 'High Priority ... (10 News First)

New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in his victory speech following the election on Saturday his government was committed to implementing the statement in ...

Albo promise that could change Australia (NEWS.com.au)

In his first speech as Australia's 31st Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese not only started by thanking the traditional owners of the land, but expressed the ...

We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future”. However, the pathway forward may not be so easy. It’s likely to happen in mid-2024. And on behalf of the Australian Labor Party, I commit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full,’ he said. “In 1967 we were counted, in 2017 we seek to be heard,” the statement reads. “I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet,” he said.