“The apology was an acknowledgment that, over decades, governments of different persuasions failed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,” Burney will say. “It was also a commitment to do better in the future.

“We still haven’t fulfilled that commitment to do better. On a range of indicators, gaps still exist.”

She will say that now is the time to embrace new ways to close the gap because the old approaches haven’t worked.

“A future that ensures we have a Voice on the issues that affect us,” Burney, a Wiradjuri woman, will say.

“Because we know that the solutions to so many of our challenges are found in our communities – at the grassroots level.”

She will also reaffirm the Albanese government’s commitment to a Makarrata commission, which was a key recommendation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and includes a process for truth-telling and a treaty.

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Burney will say she looks forward to a “future of truth-telling through Makarrata – where the injustices of the past are fully heard and listened to … a future where we move Australia forward, for everyone”.

“Later this year there will be a referendum on constitutional recognition through Voice. And it is my deepest wish that Australians vote Yes.”

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