Acknowledging Country and Custodians
I live on stolen land, in a stolen nation, whose sovereignty was never ceded. I wish to offer my respect to the Elders of our nations, those from the past, the present and those of the future. In particular, I pay my respect to the palawa / pakana Elders of the land I live on, lutruwita . I extend my respect to all Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal Australians , and our Indigenous comrades around the world . We continue to maintain our interconnected, sophisticated relationship to Country and we honour the stories, traditions, cultures, laws, and the Dreamings of our ancestors. I strive for decolonisation, for truth-telling, recognition, for a treaty, for our voices to be heard, for healing.
- Read the Uluru Statement from the Heart (PDF version, 262 kB).
- Read the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (PDF version, 150 kB).
- Visit the Decolonial Atlas to find out who cares for the land you live on. People in so-called Australia can also visit Whose Country am I on?.
Visitors are advised that this website may contain depictions, voices or names of the dead.