Some key points to reiterate for pathway forward on Australian reconciliation. Regardless of what people say, expertise does matter (that does not dismiss importance of lived experience either) #UluruStatement #IndigenousX #auspol #auslaw 1/6

Reinforcing sovereignty & treaty, regardless of how legitimate, will not change Australia. The Const is at top of Aust law, including over any treaty with mob or any other area. Intl law cannot change that & does not work that way #UluruStatement #IndigenousX #auspol #auslaw 2/6

The #UluruStatement, produced via legitimate, deliberative dialogue process incl dissenting voices, understood this. Dialogues understood where power & authority in Aust rests & how to impact that, despite belief in unceded Indigenous sovereignty #IndigenousX #auspol #auslaw 3/6

That’s why #UluruStatement is a Voice to Parliamemt in Const & Makarrata Commission to supervise agreement-making & truth-telling, to change structure of the nation. Treaties remain meaningless when Const is unchanged & intl law cannot change that #IndigenousX #auspol #auslaw 4/6

It’s not ok to say no & demand something else without being responsible to articulate how it will happen. The #UluruStatement does this, is representative of authority & mandate of process & provides way forward - Voice, treaty & truth. #IndigenousX #auspol #auslaw 5/6

Signing treaty/treaties cedes Indigenous sovereignty, legitimates Aust state without changing it & leaves us in disempowered position. Changing structure of the Nation for all of us is a game changer. It’s time to move forward #UluruStatement #IndigenousX #auspol #auslaw 6/6