First Nations representatives from the Torres Strait and far north Queensland have travelled to Canberra to call for better investment on issues including housing, health, employment and food pricing.
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The Uluru Statement from the Heart has been awarded the Sydney Peace Prize, four years after it was delivered to the Australian people.
The landmark statement - an agreement of 250 Indigenous delegates that calls for a constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament - was issued to Australians on 26 May, 2017.
The prize was revealed on Wednesday, with the jury saying the statement brought together Australia s First Nations Peoples around a clear and comprehensive agenda for healing and peace within our nation .
“The Uluru Statement from the Heart is a powerful and historic offering of peace,” Sydney Peace Foundation chair, Archie Law, said in a media release.