Canberra may have been the only place in Australia that voted yes in the Voice referendum. Subscribe now for unlimited access . $ 0 / (min cost $ 0 ) Login or signup to continue reading Continue with Email Continue with Google Continue with Apple See subscription options But there's no room for smugness or complacency, even though the territory has its own Indigenous Voice and made Reconciliation Day a public holiday.
Nationally, the Voice was a stark failure and the history of atrocities against Indigenous people and the shame of ongoing Indigenous disadvantage remain. There's still a long way to go. That's one of the reasons that Reconciliation Australia's theme for 2024 is Now More Than Ever - a reminder that there's a lot that needs to be done, from listening to action.
It's something that will be remembered and part of the event planned on Monday for Reconciliation Day, beginning National Reconciliation Week. The seventh of its kind and the first held in Commonwealth Park, the event will showcase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and include food, music, dance, children's activities and other entertainment to begin National Reconciliation Week. Ngunnawal woman Selina Walker has been co-chair of the ACT Reconciliation Council since 2018.
Picture by Keegan Carroll The headline act will be musician Isaac Compton, a Munanjali, Minjungbul and Wiradjuri man born in Griffith, NSW who in 2023 won Channel Nine's reality show The Summit . But there will also be panels.
