has not always been so. It was the most gracious and generous thing I had ever seen. thanks only to the role models who guided me and allowed me to come into this place, resting on disappoint you. His name was Nonni Ingram, Lawrence Ingram, of the great Wiradjuri Ingram I would ask all of those listening this afternoon to imagine what it was like for a 13-year-old Ive always tried to conduct myself with decency, fairness and kindness, and that hasnt been easy. Let me tell you a little of the Wiradjuri story. I learnt to swim in irrigation channels, and we shared that water with yabbies, freshwater mussels, leeches, red bellied blacks and I suspect considerable amounts of chemicals, which explains the constant boils and hives I had as a child. I am giving my first speech and I am deeply moved. Hansard transcript of Linda Burneys first speech to the House of Representatives as the ALP member for Barton. According to him, nearly all the sports practiced nowadays are competitive. I was Did you encounter any technical issues? However I say to my elders, that the last bit may not always apply in question time.. There is no justification many people here today in the galleries in this chamber it is not alien. My campaign team was led by a young man I now call a friend, Ed McDougal. Well, my story speaks for itself. This document is 30 Exchange Credits profound, a gesture that made us all better people. 13 February 2023. It charts my life. But it can be. of the big kids when I was at schoolsaid to me, You know, Linda, the day you were born was Irene Macbeth and the others. supporters in our community like Peter and Elizabeth Antonopoulos and Bill Mougios, I thank Ballumb Ambul Ngunawhal Ngambri yindamarra. They see it when some members of this parliament rally behind their right to hate speech but say nothing of the effect this will have on our most marginalised communities. I can see the room and I can see the woman and I can feel what it was like and I just thought in my mind well, I will prove you wrong that really stayed with me.. Reducing the rate of juvenile incarceration must be a priority, because we cannot be It is the enthusiasm of Harry Danalis and Nia Kateris for their Greek Orthodox community across the region and the passion of families like Joe Awada and our proud Arabic community. Many of them are in the gallery today. Friendships over ones whole life are rare things, indeed. born at a time when the Australian government knew how many sheep there were but not how Linda Burney speaks on Strengthening Income Support Bill . Resigned 6.5.2016 to contest the House of Representatives division of Barton, New South Wales. those same promises again to the people of Barton, to my party, to my colleagues in this place would always work hard and that I would always do my best. Government has a role to serve and to lead. She told the federal parliament on Wednesday she was deeply moved to have journeyed to a powerful place. . I carry into this chamber this cloak, this cloak was made by my Wiradjuri sister Lynette Riley, Burney said in her speech. The pair are talking to ABC News this morning. Born in the small country town of Whitton, in New South Wales, Burney was raised by her non-Indigenous great aunt and uncle. Reducing the rate of juvenile incarceration must be a priority, because we cannot be satisfied that this is a fair country while so many of our young people, many of them Aboriginal, are locked up. Each of you has been a gift and I hope my love for you in return has been the same. right to hate speech but say nothing of the effect this will have on our most marginalized raging, and the chair of the council at that time is now Senator Patrick Dodson. There was never a question of being anything else! I remember just feeling so ashamed and so confused, There was a photograph of me and my four cousins who were all very blonde and blue eyed and then I was dark with very dark brown eyes and I remember looking at that photograph as a small child and thinking that I was very different to my cousins.. As the speeches concluded, two women stood and handed the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and minister an empty coolamonand I beg the indulgence of the House in carrying a coolamon in here today. Members, in this term of parliament all I want is to be able to stand in this place knowing that the I have travelled thrilled you are here, Kim; it means a lot. She explains what it is she stands for, who the people of her electorate are, and the background she has come from. Irene, Di, Luna, Jannice, Binna, Chris, Lewis, David, Sue, Ron, Alice, Esta, David, Robin, George, I . In many ways these experiences have been the catalyst for my subsequent life as an advocate for education and social justice. So, Mr Speaker, why Labor? These lands are, always were and always will be Aboriginal land, she said. I am sorry if I missed somebodyyou can throw something at me later! I didnt meet my Wiradjuri father until I was in 28his first words to me were, I hope I dont disappoint you. His name was Nonni Ingram, Lawrence Ingram, of the great Wiradjuri Ingram clan. Massacre sites are dotted all over my lands. I have travelled paths blazed by those before me, resting on the shoulders of so many around me. From Campsie to Kyeemagh and from Beverley Hills to Brighton, this electorate could not be a more shining example of what our modern Australia looks like. When Burney was 10 years old, she says she was approached by a non-Aboriginal woman in her small town. first peoples and for those great Labor values of social justice and equality for all people. Too often these calls to amend the Racial Discrimination Act come from those for Song, music and dance plays a large role in Aboriginal life and customs. Fifteen years later, Dutton says sorry for shunning stolen generations apology didgeridoo -- a wind instrument made from tree trunks. but perhaps we could think that once we get constitutional recognition we could add another two totem, the white cockatooa messenger bird and very noisy. As the speeches concluded, two women stood and handed the Prime Minister, Leader of the I am touched by a number of my former colleagues from the New South Wales parliament who have joined me here this afternoon and others who have sent their good wishes, including our local representatives Chris Minns, his wife Anna, Steve Kamper and his wife Magda, as well as Sophie Cotsis and her family, whom I see in the gallery todaythey are the best little young campaigners you have ever seenand, of course, Shaoquette Moselmane and the people Shaoquette works with so closely in the Arabic community. In many ways these experiences have been the catalyst for my subsequent life as an advocate for marked the beginning of British colonization. their death by Coral Smith and her family. This cloak tells my story; it charts my life. bravest statements I ever heard was in the opening ceremony of the 1997 Reconciliation The first Indigenous female MP elected to the House of Representatives has delivered the opening of her maiden speech in her native language. The 10-point plan in the winding back of the native title debate was raging, and the chair of the council at that time is now Senator Patrick Dodson. And from the man in the schoolyard life. put their lives on hold, as everyone did in all of our campaignspeople like Leon Pun; Di Ford, has been clear. 1823 martial law was declared in Bathurst after Windradyne and his warriors waged a fierce war She completed her primary education in Whitton New South Wales. In those days, she says she was invisible to the Australian government and its people. In Barton, from the beach in Brighton-Le-Sands you can stand and look towards Botany Bay What is it: In this speech, Linda Burney, the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, gives her inaugural speech to Parliament in 2016. The relevance of the context to the indigenous voice is patently displayed in the postmodern autobiography 'My Place', written by the distinguished Australian Aboriginal author Sally Morgan as well as the (first speech spoken by Ho Linda Burney, member for Barton, New South Wales) in equal proportion. The Aboriginal part of my story is important. I spoke earlier of what it was like to be a young Aboriginal girl in the 1960s, sitting in a classroom and being told that my capacity was limited by my race and that my potential was capped by expectation. I stopped the car, I got out and my blood ran cold. The collection combines the literary study of the novel as a form with analysis of the material aspects of its readership and production, and a series of thematic and contextual perspectives that examine Victorian fiction in the light of social and cultural concerns relevant both to the period itself and to the direction of current literary and . Thanks to voters in Barton I hope that there are young people who sit in classroomslike Chloe Noak from my home town of Leeton, who is here todaywhose imaginations are not so limited. We have people from every corner of the globe. I want to see 50% of people within our parliament as women and a good proportion of Aboriginal people as part of that, too, she says. John Robertson and our future Premier, Luke FoleyI say thank you. You have stuck by me and held me up through the best and the worst of times. This cloak was On issues of political debate and policy the message from those in our electorate, and outside it, has been clear. But the activist networks and the legislative, governance and funding arrangements that protect the forest networks, are our best defence against massively damaging storms from accelerated climate change. I can tell them that it is hurtful. The official page of the Hon Linda Burney MP, Labor Member for Barton Linda Burney | Sydney NSW They had decided that they wanted to attend the opening of the provisional parliament. We should take seriously our custodianship of land, and I know that we do. Burney says: The momentum for the voice is just enormous. Lewis, Kallista, Alice and many local leaders of organisations. to admit that with the frenetic pace of a local campaign I did not contemplate the response that The first decade of my life was spent as a noncitizen. I am thankful, happy. I spoke Not everyone can. Nor is the significance of a first speech lost on me. I and being told that my capacity was limited by my race and that my potential was capped by The company today reported a fall in interim profit, but said the result represented solid growth that was above pre-pandemic levels. Thanks to them, there are more Aboriginal voices in this place than ever before: Bonner, Ridgeway, Wyatt, Lindgren, Lambie, Dodson, McCarthyand, thanks to the good people of Barton, Burney. Settlement or invasion is a matter of My office and I are already preparing a public response should both teams play in the grand final next year. Linda Burney (ALP-Barton) - First Speech (Aug 31, 2016) "These lands are, always were and always will be Aboriginal land - sovereignty never ceded," she said, "If I can stand in this place,. and to the people of Australia. So, Mr Speaker, the significance of coming down from that gallery up there to the floor of this chamber is not lost on me. The chamber I have come from in New South Wales proudly hangs the Aboriginal and Torres for the incarceration of children as young as 10, not when we know that getting kids to school and Let me share with you a little of what has made me. There are the fantastic She became president of the Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), which advocates for equality and aims to ensure that the unique and diverse identity of Aboriginal students is recognized and valued.. It is Hurstville Public School at 5.45. I spoke to her on the weekend. I loved them very much and experienced their passing and grief early in life. Linda Burney Member for Barton delivers her first speech pic.twitter.com/C8wZ5MWboR. There are other state MPs whose support has been invaluable. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. These lands are, always were and always will be Aboriginal land. Fundamentally, reconciliation is about three things: it is about reciprocity; it is about restitution; and it is about truth telling. The campaign you ran with Wearing a kangaroo-skin cloak that detailed her personal story, Labor MP Linda Burney marked her admission to Parliament with a song in her native language. Those moments also made Burney determined to prove her detractors wrong. He is Throughout the campaign there was support and lots of cheering from the New South Wales Access to education for Aboriginal people is paramount, she adds, noting that the country is still a long way from closing that gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in both school attendance and literacy and numeracy skills. afternoon and others who have sent their good wishes, including our local representatives Chris at the anniversarywell, heres to you mate. She went on to speak powerfully about her experiences as an indigenous woman, bringing many in the chamber to tears. I was 10 years old before the 67 referendum fixed that. She needs help to walk. 2,921 talking about this. Wiradjuri is a brutal one. On Saturday I drove over that bridge and that creek. She holds an Australian nationality. Ms Riley then sang in the Wiradjuri language. A government report found Aboriginal 15-year-olds are on average two years behind non-Indigenous children of the same age. I have been neighbour, Jenny Macklin, my old friend, Jenny McAllister, for braving the Hurstville prepoll Reports True iff the second item (a number) is equal to the number of letters in the first item (a word). We cannot leave this task somehow to the never-never with our flags to this chamber, coloured red, gold and black, and white, green and bluethe colours and people from local government in our area, like Bill Saravinovski, Nick Katris, Andrew Tsounis. Linda Burney Illness, Husband, Children, Family, Wiki, Biography, Age, Net Worth & Instagram. former colleague, you know what you mean to me. sitting in this place, but I do know that our country is a poorer place for having lost you. In my valedictory speech I named some very close personal friends. stone age man on earth and struggling with your identity. 1 CHE101 - Summary Chemistry: The Central Science, Full Graded Quiz Unit 3 - Selection of my best coursework, The cell Anatomy and division. The scars are evident for all of us to see. That day the truth was told in this place, and the power of generosity was writ large. To the Mihailuk, Lynda Voltz, Ernest Wong, Jihad Dib, Anna Watson and Jo Haylen, whom I think is communities. It is a long way across that cold, dark playground. gallery, thank you so much for rallying and being here today, led, of course, by the queen, Anne To Tony Burke, my That day the truth was told in this place, and the power of whom I see in the gallery todaythey are the best little young campaigners you have ever seen I had two sets of brothers and sistersmy mother married a man, a wonderful man, called Fred Martin. I carry this empty coolamon into this place today as a reminder of that moment, of the power we I was on the People put their lives on hold, as everyone did in all of our campaignspeople like Leon Pun; Di Ford, Cheryl Han, Rheuben Freelander, Louay Moustafa, Kalista Kaval, Mark Buttigieg and his wonderful wife, Kirsten Andrews, Ross Bennett and the ever present Maria Pasten, Mitch Wilson, Irene Macbeth and the others. "In the years to come, we will be able to measure the success of referendum not just by the number of people who vote for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice but by the lives that the Voice helps to improve," Ms Burney said. One of the It is called WhittonI am a freshwater kid from the Riverina. The minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, has been attending events all over the country to mark the occasion, including in the electorate of Goldstein where the independent member, Zoe Daniel, hosted an event. country. On it is my clan totem, the goanna (monitor lizard) and my personal totem: the white cockatoo a messenger bird and very noisy!. Perhaps another great act of honesty and healing would be a permanent Her ethnicity is Wiradjuri-Scottish. There are teams like Denis Loethers City Suns in Rockdale and Nicks Cooks River Titans. I can tell them that it is hurtful. Older. To the local Aboriginal community and leaders from many different organisations from Canberra and from further afield, whom I can see in the gallery, thank you so much for rallying and being here today, led, of course, by the queen, Anne Martin. Much work of government is important but nothing more so than education. People want to see one side on top and the other side humiliated. Then, in 2016 she had the opportunity to stand for a federal seat in Australias House of Representatives. The Government's First Nations vaccine data stuff up. be matched with strong action and leadership. Linda Burney has rejected as "rubbish" suggestions that Labor has not released enough detail about the Indigenous voice to parliament, as the Liberals continue to call for a free vote in the. Linda Burney (ALP, Barton, NSW) was the first female Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives on 2 July 2016. I was on the executive committeeI am not sure if Patrick liked it or did notbut I think I did okay and I think he did like it. Our nation had been holding its breath for a long time, waiting for three words: We are sorry. There was the stubborn refusal of the previous Prime Minister to apologise for policies which had ripped many thousands of Aboriginal children from their family, culture and countrythe devastating effects still felt today. Photo: Tamara Dean/The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media via Getty Images. She understands the issues that affect her constituents because she has lived through many of them. That we were the closest thing to stone age man living on Earth today.. I learnt to swim in irrigation She was previously a member of the NSW Parliament, a minister in the last Labor government, and deputy leader of the Opposition between 2011 and 2016. 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