At the recent Garma Festival, held annually in Gulkula in the Northern Territory, the movement for a referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament took a huge step forward
“The landmark Mabo case has become an icon of rightness and fairness, particularly demonstrated in this oft-quoted line from the classic 1997 film The Castle: “In summing up, it’s the Constitution, it’s Mabo, it’s justice, it’s law, it’s the vibe’,” says Saibai Elder Aunty Dr Rose Elu, as National Reconciliation Week continues
From The Heart, the campaign for First Nations constitutional recognition through a Voice to Parliament, has welcomed the government’s commitment to retain contingency funding for a referendum on constitutional recognition in the 2023 Federal Budget
The NCCA recently held an Assembly Roundtable to explore how Australian Churches can hold and energise ‘The Uluru Statement From the Heart’, with a focus on the importance of relationship building and yarning and why they are central to our Churches