#ulurustatementfromtheheart — Public Fediverse posts

In May, the #Queensland Liberal-National opposition provided bipartisan support for legislation establishing a 3-4 year #TruthTelling process, as a necessary precursor to the (extremely belated) negotiation of a treaty or #treaties with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples. And they did so in response to the #UluruStatementFromTheHeart (that had called for #Voice, #Treaty and #Truth).

At the time, opposition leader #DavidCrisafulli had personally encouraged people in his state to "embrace this [truth-telling] wholeheartedly". On the day the legislation passed, he said: "I believe in truth-telling and to me that means telling it like it is. […] We cannot shy away from the real experiences of #Indigenous Australians throughout history. We must tell the truth about the real challenges they are facing today."

But now, five months later yet before any of the formal processes of truth-telling have begun, he's withdrawn #LNP support for the legislation, promising to tear it up should his party be voted into government at the next election.

He claims he is doing so because he *is* listening—to the voices of the 'No' voters, who outnumbered the 'Yes' voters at last Saturday's #referendum.

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#Auspol #Qldpol #Coalition

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/19/queensland-treaty-qld-premier-annastacia-palaszczuk-lnp-backflip-indigenous-first-nations-truth-telling

The Tyee: Australia’s Big Vote to Honour Indigenous Voices https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/09/01/Australia-Constitutional-Amendment-Indigenous-Peoples-Voice/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #AustralianPrimeMinisterAnthonyAlbanese #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanders #IndigenousleaderNoelPearson #LarissaBaldwin-RobertsGetUp #SimoneWeilFrenchphilosopher #UluruStatementfromtheHeart #LaborpoliticianGaryJohns #AustralianLaborParty #AustralianNationals #AustralianLiberals #AdvanceAustralia

This iconic #indigenous themed display in #kingsdomain #melbourne #australia is breathtaking, for mine.

The respect for aboriginal rights and indigenous equality is strong in these parts.

What better way to celebrate such vital aspects of modern Australia than to display such magnificent art within the heartland of the city’s botanic and recreation areas?

The eyes of these children are filled with hope, happiness and compassion.

I have a strong sense the voice of a nation is making lasting strides, for the better.

For ‘ALL’.

#JustBeautiful

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#victorian #melbourne #narrm #Australia #muralart #murals #mural #mastoart #art #aesthetichedonist #makesmehappy
#repect #treaty #treatynow #indigenous #indigenousvoice #aboriginal #sacred #ulurustatementfromtheheart #voiceofparliament #voteyes

A small #artwork plaque in #Murrumbeena #Australia echoes the majority of #Australians support for our indigenous peoples; past present and emerging.

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#victorian #melbourne #narrm #Australia #repect #treaty #treatynow #indigenous #indigenousvoice #aboriginal #sacred #ulurustatementfromtheheart #voiceofparliament

This stand-alone building in #collingwood #Australia is wrapped entirely of #Australian #Indigenous art.

Painted by Ky-ya Nicholson-Ward, from the #Wurundjeri people.

The Wurundjeri people are Australian Aboriginal peoples from the #KulinNation. They are the Traditional Owners of the Birrarung (Yarra River) Valley, covering much of the present location of Narrm (Melbourne).

The messages are clear, and are supported wholeheartedly by the vast majority of #Australians; #AboriginalLivesMatter, #NoMoreDeathsInCustody and #truth, #justice and #healing.

I stand in solidarity with our traditional owners of the land; #Australias #Indigenous peoples past, present and emerging.

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#KyyaNicholsonWard #victoria #melbourne #narrm #repect #treaty #treatynow #ulurustatementfromtheheart #voiceofparliament