After the Voice to Parliament comes Makarrata under Uluru Statement from the Heart

A Voice to Parliament is just one part of the Uluru Statement from the Heart - which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to support 'in full'. The 'culmination of the agenda' is actually a 'Makarrata Commission' which would seek a treaty between the government and First Nations communities Mr Albanese outlined the responsibilities of such a commission in a statement on November 15, 2021 - ahead of the 2022 election Reconciliation NSW created a 'beginners guide to the Uluru Statement', which says 'Makarrata' has 'long been proposed as an alternative name for the treaty process in this country'. After winning the May 2022 federal election, he declared the new Labor government would adopt the Uluru Statement of the Heart 'in full' - the first time most Australians had heard of the document. Mr Albanese said $26.5million would be allocated to the commission in the first two years to 'support truth-telling projects', and he hoped state, territory and local governments would match that funding The Uluru Statement from the Heart was delivered in May 2017, after two years of deliberative 'dialogues' throughout the nation The Uluru Statement from the Heart was delivered in May 2017, after two years of deliberative 'dialogues' with Indigenous communities throughout the nation. The statement describes Makarrata as 'the culmination of our agenda: the coming together after a struggle' ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART We, gathered at the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, coming from all points of the southern sky, make this statement from the heart: Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tribes were the first sovereign Nations of the Australian continent and its adjacent islands, and possessed it under our own laws and customs.