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Land council members signed the Declaration and a copy was then presented to Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney.
Linda Burney was handed a declaration by the NT’s four land councils in support of a First Nations voice. Source: Supplied / Central Land Council
The 2023 Barunga Voice Declaration calls “for the recognition of our peoples in our still young constitution by enshrining our Voice to the parliament and executive government, never to be rendered silent with the stroke of a pen again”.
“We [are] asking all Australians to support us and vote ‘Yes’ so we can finally be respected as equals,” Mr Bush-Blansai said.
More than 200 elected members of the Land Councils signed the declaration. Source: Supplied / Central Land Council
Matthew Palmer, chair of the Central Land Council said that he doesn’t want Australians to be confused by the “nay-sayers” in Canberra.
“The call for constitutional recognition and a Voice to Parliament is about respect and coming together as a country to build a future we can all be proud of.”
This is what those old leaders started back in 1988 and we stand here today to carry on the spirit of their legacy.
“The people here in the territory we just heard from felt very disempowered. The legacy of the intervention still looms large here. Let us think what a Voice can do for us into the future.
Minister for Indigenous Australins Linda Burney addressed the NT land councils who gathered at Barunga Source: AAP / AAP Image/Joel Carrett
“I want you to know that I want to work in partnership with you. It’s not about me making decisions for you.
“It is for the sake of a better future. It is for our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A better future for all of us.”
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