Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
I would like to welcome you all to Parliament House this morning and thank you for coming along. I would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on Ngunnawal land, and I pay my respects to the Ngunnawal People as represented here by Matilda House.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
I acknowledge the traditional owners of the Wurundjeri country, the land where we are meeting today, and thank Joy Murphy Wandin for her warm welcome to country. I pay my respects to your elders and to those who have come before us. I would also like to thank the Wunsyaluv dancers for the dances they have performed for us today.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
I鈥檇 like to begin by acknowledging the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation on whose land we are today and pay my respects to their elders. I鈥檇 like to thank the organisers for inviting me to speak, and I would like to acknowledge you, the Aboriginal field staff. You have an important role and I pay tribute to you and your work.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Before I speak about agreement making on Indigenous lands, let me acknowledge the Larrakia people on whose land we are today. The Larrakia are the neighbours of my people the Kungarakan whose country borders the Larrakia to the south west of Darwin.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Social Justice Commissioner Dr William Jonas聟 Minister John Ah Kit聟Commissioner Hill 聟Professor Bin Salik 聟 Ladies and Gentlemen聟 Good evening.
