Many Indigenous Australians who disagree with the left’s proposed “Uluru Statement from the Heart” have been “ignored or bullied,” contrary to the narrative that the statement represents a consensus among Indigenous leaders, an Australian senator has warned.
The Uluru Statement is a 2017 petition by a group of Aboriginal leaders who called for constitutional reform in Australia to improve Indigenous people’s political representation.
It has since been widely endorsed by governments at both state and federal levels, with the Albanese government moving to hold a referendum for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament later this year.
In early February, leaders of eight states signed a joint statement to declare their support for the Voice at their Council for the Australian Federation meeting. South Australia on Feb. 24 passed the First Nations Voice Bill, moving the state closer to having an Indigenous Voice in parliament, while the Queensland government also introduced an Indigenous treaty last week….