Prime minister to tell gathering he remains ‘committed to Makarrata’, as Malarndirri McCarthy hits back against Peter Dutton’s rejection of truth telling
“Anthony Albanese has returned to the Garma festival – a hub of excitement a mere 12 months ago around the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament – telling his hosts he did as he promised but the nation did not agree.
The prime minister wants to turn the focus to economic empowerment in Indigenous communities, indirectly referring to this week’s news from the Productivity Commission that key indicators of Indigenous disadvantage are not improving. But his new minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, accused Peter Dutton of showing no respect, with comments the opposition leader made on Friday about reconciliation, in which he also rejected another ambition outlined in the
He will commit $20m to build a new tertiary education and vocational centre, to be owned and run by the Yolŋu people and named the Garma Institute.And, as part of his Future Made in Australia agenda to fund the innovation and development of clean energy technology, he will vow to create a hub to connect traditional owners with would-be investors in heritage protection endeavours.
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