Jill Keogh, Ocean Shores.
Since that heartfelt Sunday at Bruns Park when we saw that actual historic painting, things have moved on.
Malcolm Turnbull’s initial refusal to engage with it has softened!
Both the Coalition and Labor have agreed to work towards a successful referendum on Indigenous recognition.
This is momentous for the journey of the Uluru Statement, a new beginning at government level, and a response to widespread community conviction like ours.
Labor Senator Pat Dodson and Coaltion MP Julian Leesor will co-chair the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to submit a report.
The deadline is Nov 29 with an Interim Report due by the end of July.
Submit your report too at [email protected].
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
