Commentary
The new Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, in his first statement in office, committed his government to the implementation in full of the Uluru Statement from the Heart (pdf).
The statement calls “for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.” It captures the Indigenous people’s “aspirations for a fair and truthful relationship with the people of Australia and a better future … based on justice and self-determination.” It claims that, provided Indigenous Australians have power over their destiny, their children “will flourish,” and they “will walk in two worlds and their culture will be a gift to their country.” The statement recognises the distinctiveness of Aboriginal people as the traditional owners of Australia….