Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I keep the Uluru Statement from the Heart, framed, on the wall of my office. It uses such an economy of words, but it demonstrates such a generosity of spirit. It is a patient, gracious call to hear the First Peoples of Australia—for them to have a say. The concluding words of the statement are these:

We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.

This is an invitation to all of us as Australians, right across Australia. And I do see more and more Australians taking up this invitation.

On 17 April, I'll be with a former member of this place, the former Liberal member for Macarthur, Pat Farmer. Pat Farmer is, of course, an ultramarathoner and fitter than anyone who is still here now! He is going to run 14,000 kilometres in a six-month run around Australia in support of constitutional recognition and a voice to parliament. That's 80 kilometres a day, beginning in Hobart. He will be seen off by the Tasmanian Premier—who I've spoken to, about him being in attendance—and the Tasmanian opposition leader, as well. Pat will pass through every state and territory.

Yesterday, the Collingwood Football Club announced their support. In a statement, they said this:

The Board's support for a First Nations Voice to Parliament is a natural progression of our commitment to doing and being better.

Many, many other groups—

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