Implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart would be as high a priority for the new Labor government as the apology to the Stolen Generation, according to the party’s incoming Indigenous affairs minister LindaBurneyMP. auspol 7NEWS
“It will change the face of this country, it will grow us up, it is just an amazing opportunity of nation building,” she told ABC Radio on Monday.Anthony Albanese said in his victory speech his government was committed to implementing the statement in full.New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in his victory speech following the election on Saturday his government was committed to implementing the statement in full.
He has previously said he would want a referendum on enshrining an Indigenous voice to parliament by 2024.“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.The incoming minister said she also wanted to establish a register for places like schools, businesses and members of the public to state their support for the Statement from the Heart.
Despite the low success rate of referendums in Australia, Burney said she was confident, highlighting the 1967 referendum to include Indigenous people in the census. “When you think about 1967 with the referendum, the most successful ever in this country, because it was fundamentally about fairness,” she said.Burney will be just the second Indigenous person to hold the portfolio as Indigenous affairs minister.Burney said the work Mr Wyatt undertook in the role would not be cast aside.
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