Five years after the Uluru Statement from the Heart was gifted to the Australian people, it seems the new Labor Government is finally willing to implement it after the previous Government resisted.

But what exactly is it, how do we go about bringing it into force, and how will it impact you?

The Quicky speaks to a First Nations scholar, and an expert in Australian history and culture to unpack everything you need to know about the Statement, and why you will have the final say on whether or not First Nations people finally get a voice in Parliament.

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to:

Eddie Synot - A Wamba Wamba First Nations person who writes about Indigenous experience at the intersections of law, culture and society, exploring how these different fields impact upon and affect different representations of Indigenous peoples. Eddie is also an Indigenous academic lawyer and researcher with the Griffith Law School and the Indigenous Law Centre UNSW

Associate Professor Alison Holland - A leading researcher in Australian Indigenous history in the twentieth century, with a focus on rights discourses, race, colonialism and humanitarianism based at Macquarie University

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane

Audio Producer: Jacob Round

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