The Dreamtime Alphabet

Paul Keating's Redfern Park Speech [PART 2]

On 10 December 1992 Keating gave a speech on Aboriginal reconciliation addressing issues faced by indigenous Australians such as their land and children being taken away. This speech became known as The Redfern Address. It was given in Redfern Park to a crowd of predominantly indigenous people. Although it was not given a lot of media attention at the time it is now regarded by many to be one of the greatest Australian speeches. Keating was the first Australian prime minister to publicly acknowledge to Indigenous Australians that European settlers were responsible for the difficulties Australian Aboriginal communities continued to face: 'We committed the murders. We took the children from their mothers. We practiced discrimination and exclusion. It was our ignorance and our prejudice'. In 2007, ABC Radio National listeners voted the speech as their third most "unforgettable speech" behind Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech (number one) and Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (number two).

Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered the annual Closing the Gap statement to federal Parliament.

Aboriginal land rights, education, community development and cultural awareness. For more, check out www.globalonenessproject.org ... oneness ...

Aboriginal land rights, education, community development and cultural awareness. For more, check out www.globalonenessproject.org ... oneness ...

The lyrics to 'I am Australian' were written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of 'The Seekers' and Dobe Newton of 'The Bushwackers' ...

Gather round people ill tell you a story An eight year long story of power and pride British Lord Vestey and Vincent Lingiari Were opposite men on ...

On December 10, 1992. The Hon. Paul Keating Prime Minister of Australia gave the following address to launch the International Year of the World ...

The First Australians protest and take battles to court - one case will bring recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ownership of ...

John Pilger The Secret Country The First Australians Fight Back (7 of 7)

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