A statement for our times

As we go to press, many are expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement and creating a fairer Australia for us all.

THIS MONTH, WE’VE WATCHED AMERICA in flames and seen that Australia’s record on race is little better. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the most incarcerated people on earth, making up just three per cent of the population, but 28 per cent of prisoners.

In 2017, after a massive national consultation amongst First Nations Australians, the Uluru Statement from the Heart was released. In the light of recent events, we reprint this eloquent call for reconciliation in full.