Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On behalf of Senator McCarthy I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that 23 August 2019 marks 53 years since the Gurindji people, led by Mr Lingiari, walked off Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory to protest their work and living conditions;

(b) recognises that the actions of the Gurindji, which began as a fight for wage justice, led to the recognition of Indigenous land rights;

(c) acknowledges 23 August 2019 as a day of significance in modern Australian history; and

(d) extends best wishes for the Freedom Festival that will be held at Kalkaringi from 23–25 August 2019, to celebrate and remember the remarkable achievements of the Gurindji and their supporters.

Question agreed to; debate adjourned.