I’m sorry for the countless injustices perpetrated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. I’m sorry for the policies and actions that stole tens of thousands of children from their families and country. I’m sorry that my opportunities and privilege result from dispossession, violence, racism and slavery. I’m sorry also that I have not done more to counter the culture of denial that has been dominant throughout the last decade, and have not devoted enough energy to supporting Indigenous Australians.
Today I’m proud to stand on the lawns of parliament house with Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and hear our PM say what we’ve waited so long for.
