Uluru Statement Advocates Urge PM Not to Drop Support for Treaty, Truth-Telling

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has heard from some communities not to walk away from truth-telling and treaty processes after speaking at Australia’s largest Indigenous cultural festival in the Northern Territory. Albanese welcomed treaty and truth-telling efforts on a state and territory level during his speech at Garma, in northeast Arnhem Land, but did not say whether the federal government would undertake either process. Instead, he told the crowd he was committed to makarrata—saying it meant coming together after a struggle—but what that looked like was yet to be decided. Our commitment to a better future for First Nations people is as strong as ever....