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Read moreIn 1988 at the Barunga Festival Prime Minister Bob Hawke was presented with two paintings and text calling for Indigenous rights.
Background
In 1988 at the Barunga Festival, an annual community sporting and cultural event, the then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, who was attending the Festival, was presented with two paintings and text calling for Indigenous rights. This has become known as the Barunga Statement.
Barunga Statement presented to Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1988
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We, the Indigenous owners and occupiers of Australia, call on the Australian Government and people to recognise our rights:
We call on the Commonwealth to pass laws providing:
We call on the Australian Government to support Aborigines in the development of an international declaration of principles for indigenous rights, leading to an international covenant.
And we call on the Commonwealth Parliament to negotiate with us a Treaty recognising our prior ownership, continued occupation and sovereignty and affirming our human rights and freedom.
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We were delighted to have the LIVE stream the #ChangeTheHeart Service for 2022 available for you to watch now.
Read moreCommit to your journey of education and learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice with these practical ways to learn more.
Read moreThis National Reconciliation Week, 27 May - 3 June, the Common Grace movement will be exploring Reconciliation as Love in Action. We invite you and your church or faith community to put your love into action with the NRW Church Resources Toolkit.
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