people from local government in our area, like Bill Saravinovski, Nick Katris, Andrew Tsounis. But I will not be stereotyped and I will not be pigeon-holed.. On it is my clan totem, the goanna, and my personal It charts my life. of which contained very flattering words about me as a role model. The 10-point plan in the winding back of the native title debate was I will say that I intend to bring the fighting Wiradjuri spirit into this place. channels, and we shared that water with yabbies, freshwater mussels, leeches, red bellied blacks She says she remembers that moment like it was yesterday. So, Mr Speaker, the significance of coming down from that gallery up It talks of the deep affection you have for those people. He even goes to the extent of saying "If you, wanted to add to the vast fund of ill-will existing in the world at this moment, you could hardly do it, better than by a series of football matches between Jews and Arabs, Germans and Czechs, Indians, and British, Russians and Poles, and Italians and Jugoslavs, each match to be watched by a mixed. Perhaps another great act of honesty and healing would be a permanent remembering of those frontier wars, just down the road at our national war memorial. I spoke to her on the weekend. 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. Because of the significance, I carry into this chamber this cloak. In 1927 a Wiradjuri man named Jimmy Clements, or Nangar, and his friend John Noble walked for a week over the mountains to Canberra from Brungle Missionthat mission is where my father comes from. 51 years! This cloak tells my story; it charts my life. There are other state MPs whose support has been invaluable. Fred spent his life serving in the Air Force and served in drover and a field hand, shaped by a combination of love and adversity, politically blooded in the are Labor values, and ones I will be proud to carry into this place. from us. paths blazed by those before me, resting on the shoulders of so many around me. So, Mr Speaker, why Labor? Let me tell you a little of the Wiradjuri story. I am not sure what Sir Edmund would think of the ethnic wonderland being represented in this place today by, of all people, meand a Koori woman to boot! People have decried what they see as a lack of sincerity and a lack of good faith in Friends, a coolamon is what we carried our I spoke earlier of what it was like to be a young Aboriginal girl in the 1960s, sitting in a classroom and I suspect considerable amounts of chemicals, which explains the constant boils and hives I It is called WhittonI am a freshwater kid from the Riverina. The support and encouragement from my federal colleagues was remarkable throughout the campaign. stone age man on earth and struggling with your identity. It is Hurstville Public School at 5.45. 1823 martial law was declared in Bathurst after Windradyne and his warriors waged a fierce war It has been online since 1995, but the personal circumstances of the owner, Malcolm Farnsworth, are such that economies have to be made. think he did like it. They were in their mid 60s when they took me on and its just amazing that they did it for them to make that decision to raise an Aboriginal baby in a small country town at that time was extraordinary, she recalls. In my valedictory speech I named some very close personal friends. and so many others in the federal team: thank you so much for welcoming me and making me There was never a question of being anything else! Este tomo desarrolla la historia de la Asociacin de Boy Scouts Argentinos desde su fundacin, en 1912 (en la casa de Francisco P. 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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. In fact, for my money there is only one division that counts for anything in our electorate. Burney decided to go deeper into politics and address these wider injustices. After graduating, Burney initially embarked on a teaching career, and a few years later, she came to play a critical part in the development and implementation of the first Aboriginal education policy in Australia. and Fran Reesthere are too many on the list to mention. The power of racism and exclusion were not things you The company today reported a fall in interim profit, but said the result represented solid growth that was above pre-pandemic levels. satisfied that this is a fair country while so many of our young people, many of them Aboriginal, Hansard transcript of Linda Burneys first speech to the House of Representatives as the ALP member for Barton. Linda Burney makes maiden speech One measure of the success of her first term in the Parliament, she said, would be whether the nation's first people were recognised in the Constitution. Linda Burney is the Minister for Indigenous Australians and the Member for Barton. Wiradjuri. We should take seriously our custodianship of I would ask all of those listening this afternoon to imagine what it was like for a 13-year-old Aboriginal girl in a school classroom, being taught that her ancestors were the closest thing to stone age man on earth and struggling with your identity. To the great members of the Australian Labor Party: your devotion to our cause, to social justice But it can be. It was the first sitting of the new Labor government, on 13 February 2008. Her daughter says, Mum, dont worry, we can just pay the fine. This old woman says, No, Im voting. Her ethnicity is Wiradjuri-Scottish. So, what was that remarkable moment? If this is true, it is possible thanks only to the role models who guided me and allowed me to come into this place, resting on their shoulders. perspectiveof whether you were on the shore or on the boats in the middle of the bay. their shoulders. restrict it to the Northern Territory. I see Meredith Transcript. 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Even when the, spectators don't intervene physically, they try to influence the game by cheering their own side and, rattling opposing players with boos and insults. Linda Burney speaks on Strengthening Income Support Bill . those people. born at a time when the Australian government knew how many sheep there were but not how I think we are already seeing that. Burney tells parliamentary colleagues: the Aboriginal part of my story is important, it is the core of who I am. Linda Burney (ALP-Barton) - First Speech (Aug 31, 2016). 13 February 2023. . I gave a speech in Kuala Lumpur about . Linda Burney is the first indigenous woman to be elected to Australia's House of Representatives, and, as in many parliamentary governments, gave her first or "maiden" speech before the house. In 1823 martial law was declared in Bathurst after Windradyne and his warriors waged a fierce war of resistance. Linda Burney says more needs to be done to close the gap. It is a long way across that cold, dark playground. She told the federal parliament on Wednesday she was deeply moved to have journeyed to a powerful place. Fred spent his life serving in the Air Force and served in World War II. He is I can tell them that it is hurtful. She went on to excel in school and university, and completed a diploma in teaching at the Mitchell College of Advanced Education (now Charles Sturt University). know this all too well. I have already told my grim-faced media advisor that I will remain a Doggies fan, but a true friend of the Red Vs. When I entered state politics all those years ago I made two promises to those who had elected methat I would always work hard and that I would always do my best. Kevin Rudd was the new Prime Minister, Jenny Macklin the minister for Indigenous affairs, and Brendan Nelson the opposition leader. branch of the Labor Party, by way of the unstoppable Kaila Murnain, Rose Jackson, John There are the fantastic This cloak was made by my Wiradjuri sister, Lynette Riley, who will sing us into this place now. Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has foreshadowed the government will overhaul outdated laws governing how to hold . Four months later over 1,00 Wiradjuri were dead by sanctioned murder. Landcare groups in Barton like the Mudcrabs and the Cooks River Valley Association know this all too well. That creek is now known as Poisoned Waterhole Creek, and their sheltering place is called Murdering Island. Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury, 2003. Too often these calls to amend the Racial Discrimination Act come from those for put their lives on hold, as everyone did in all of our campaignspeople like Leon Pun; Di Ford, We should take seriously our custodianship of land, and I know that we do. I came to know (politics) and understand it and also have interactions with many politicians in the pursuit of convincing them that Aboriginal education is important for all of us., I think politics was always going to come into my life at some point, she says, being born black in this country is political.. Older. Settlement or invasion is a matter of perspectiveof whether you were on the shore or on the boats in the middle of the bay. But to all of you: your help, the early mornings Strong rhetoric must Linda Burney (ALP, Barton, NSW) was the first female Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives on 2 July 2016. totem, the white cockatooa messenger bird and very noisy. The campaign you ran with everyone else was about people, and that is why it was so successful. has been clear. Anthony Albanese makes history: 'Unfortunate that I am the first',Over 12,000 people and 200 floats marched, walked and danced their way down a packed Oxford Street for the . But I will not be stereotyped. campaign. Ms Riley then sang in the Wiradjuri language. Symbolism is important. 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. Whereas intragroup processes and intergroup relations are often assumed to reflect discrete processes and cooperation and conflict to represent alternative outcomes, the present article focuses on intergroup dynamics within a shared group identity and challenges traditional views of cooperation and conflict primarily as the respective positive and negative outcomes of these dynamics. According to him, nearly all the sports practiced nowadays are competitive. Linda Burney, continues a week of . First speech to the House of Representatives as Member for Barton (2016) by Linda Burney According to the Parliament of Australia website, 'A Member's first speech, previously referred to as a maiden speech, is a tradition that originated from the British House of Commons. There is no justification Born in 1957, Burney was abandoned by her white mother who she says was too ashamed to raise a baby that was not only aboriginal, but also born out of wedlock. On it is my clan totem, the goanna, and my personal totem, the white cockatooa messenger bird and very noisy. I was taken in after I was born at a time when being Aboriginal was seen as an absolute deficit, she says. The messenger bird Linda Burney MP, tells the story of her kangaroo skin cloak in maiden speech at Parliament House. People in our community know that the invisible hand of the market cares little for the needs of the most disadvantaged.. Throughout the campaign there was support and lots of cheering from the New South Wales feel part of who you are. Linda Burney made history on Wednesday by becoming the first aboriginal woman to become a member of Australia's Parliament. Friends, a coolamon is what we carried our babies in, which is what made it such an amazing, generous thing to do. whose belief in me goes back a long timepolitical mentors and close friends, both. Burney, 59, is the ALP member for Barton (NSW). bravest statements I ever heard was in the opening ceremony of the 1997 Reconciliation In truth, I come to this place not only through my own labour. But if you have not been mentioned as a former colleague, you know what you mean to me. A man a little older than meI guess he would have been one are locked up. Never let anyone tell you that you are limited by anything. I will bring that spirit into this place for the people of Barton, for the first peoples and for those great Labor values of social justice and equality for all people. I loved them very much and experienced their passing and grief early in life. They want to be heard and they want to be treated with respect and with empathy. I had two sets of brothers and sistersmy mother married a man, a wonderful man, called Fred She is still there today. That creek is now known as Poisoned Waterhole Creek, and their Wiradjuri is a brutal one. I had two sets of brothers and sistersmy mother married a man, a wonderful man, called Fred Stracke. In my valedictory speech I named some very close personal disappoint you. His name was Nonni Ingram, Lawrence Ingram, of the great Wiradjuri Ingram She completed her middle school education at Leeton High School. I Martin. The scars are evident for all of us to see. To the people of Barton: you have put your faith in me, and I will not let you down. The support and encouragement from my federal colleagues was remarkable throughout the Ngarind-ja. And like all good local sporting clubs, of which there are many, they are not just something to barrack behind. She was one of the first Aboriginal graduates of her university, one of the countrys first Aboriginal teachers, the first Aboriginal person to serve in the New South Wales Parliament, and the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the House of Representatives. communities. no doubt were made to pay for the bravery and generosity they displayedmy great aunt Letitia. It was the most gracious and generous thing I had ever seen. group of people you arepeople like Daryl and David, the Barton campaigns own odd couple. I was raised by a boundary rider, a drover and a field hand, shaped by a combination of love and adversity, politically blooded in the Aboriginal rights movement, and embraced by the strength of Labor and the labour movement. 10:48 PM EST, Tue March 7, 2017, Linda Burney, who was Australia's first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, has spent her life overcoming prejudice. The challenge of domestic violence in our communities is a national crisis. Burgmann in the gallerya true set of shoulders I have leaned onand Guy Zangari, Tania of institutional child sexual abuse deserve a better redress scheme . (I was told) I had no culture and was basically worthless. I have been in public life for some time, but I have But around the perimeter of this chamber sat some of those children, now old people, still wearing the scars of forced removal on their faces. It talks about the seat and the people whose hopes, hurts, aspirations and loves you carry into this place. Members, in this term of parliament all I want is to be able to stand in this place knowing that the You see, Mr Speaker, I am of the Murrumbidya In conclusion, to the incredible Young Labor teamLewis, Chris, Shannon, Oliver, Luke, James, It was seen as a critical moment of healing and the movement focused on establishing an equal and harmonious coexistence in the future. In Wiradjuri lore Biami is the creation spirit. First-half net profit totalled $369.8m - down from $433.7m in. Friendships over ones whole life are rare things, indeed. These lands are, always were and always will be Aboriginal land. The deadly art of poisoning waterholes and flour began in Wiradjuri I remember (her) saying to me right in my face: You will never amount to anything and that had to do with my Aboriginality but also had to do with, of course, the prejudice of being born what they called the terrible term illegitimate back then., I just thought in my mind well I will prove you wrong. At the same time, she began looking for her Aboriginal father. She also discovered she had 10 siblings she never knew existed who had grown up 40 minutes from where she had. In 1842, during the second Wiradjuri wars, one horror saw all but one young boy slaughtered when settlers opened fire on a group taking shelter on an island amongst the reeds in the creek of the Murrumbidgee River. There are people like Robin, Ron, Lewis, Kallista, Alice and many local leaders of organisations. It is called WhittonI am a freshwater kid from the Riverina. Linda Burney, who will be the first Aboriginal woman to be Indigenous affairs minister, said Australia was ready to embrace the constitutional change required to create a First Nations body to advise parliament on Indigenous legislation and policies. My campaign team was led by a young man I now call a friend, Ed McDougal. That, my friends, is Barton, and we made history together. It wasnt until she was 28 that she finally met him. Four months later over 1,00 Wiradjuri were dead by sanctioned murder. entered state politics all those years ago I made two promises to those who had elected methat I I spoke The Aboriginal part of my story is important, it is the core of who I am, she said. If you are able to contribute even $1.00/month to keep the site running, please click the Patreon button below. I will say that I intend to bring the fighting Wiradjuri spirit into this place. More information is available at the Patreon website. Gatfield, Mark Boyd and Erin Watt at United Voice, as well as Michael Tull and Sarah Hunt from In Wiradjuri lore Biami is the creation spirit. in. The former New South Wales MP joked it was ironic her federal seat of Barton named after former prime minister Edmund Barton who introduced the white Australia policy was now one of the most multicultural in the country. It was in 2008 that the then-Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, delivered a historic apology in parliament to the Aboriginal people for the injustices that were suffered over two centuries of white colonization. having an Aboriginal baby was shockingand doubly so if that woman was not married. One of the Irene, Di, Luna, Jannice, Binna, Chris, Lewis, David, Sue, Ron, Alice, Esta, David, Robin, George, and Fran Reesthere are too many on the list to mention. After working in the non-government sector and serving on a number of boards, she joined the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the 1980s and rose through its ranks. and, trust me, that is braving a prepolland to the many people who called, like Stephen Jones Listen to Burneys speech (36m transcript below). The tax payers union is on the whole Mori wards are unelected buzz. Expect more lies and bullshit this election than any before. On Saturday I drove over that bridge and that creek. The discussion paper calls for regulatory changes - including potentially . You see, Mr Speaker, despite being more than 50 years on, I was born at a time when a white woman having an Aboriginal baby was shockingand doubly so if that woman was not married. 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 . our political conversation. first peoples and for those great Labor values of social justice and equality for all people. Song, music and dance plays a large role in Aboriginal life and customs. "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. I could weep. However, I say to my elders and to you, Mr Speaker, that that last bit may not always apply in question time! Speech to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations. 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. But it dsdsdsdsdsd module the craft of writing analysis and complete texts: george orwell the sporting spirit linda burney first speech to the house of representatives It is strong country. To the branch members of Barton: what an amazing group of people you arepeople like Daryl and David, the Barton campaigns own odd couple. Then, in 2016 she had the opportunity to stand for a federal seat in Australias House of Representatives. And to the traditional owners of all the lands from which members of this chamber and the other place come: these lands are, always were and always will be Aboriginal landsovereignty never ceded. Linda Burney, an Australian politician, has been diagnosed with a minor medical condition. lives. These are the clubs that glue a community together. former colleague, you know what you mean to me. Barton is the endless generosity of Khalil and his family at Ibrahims Pastry in Rockdale and the tireless advocacy of James Zhou, Lily and little Chloe for their Chinese Australian community. exercise in this building today, and that it must be for the good of all. Ngadhu, yand yaman gid yal. Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, Caliber Schools mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior. wonderful wife, Kirsten Andrews, Ross Bennett and the ever present Maria Pasten, Mitch Wilson, "More needs to be done to close the gap." Ms Burney said the implementation plan was aimed at delivering real change, with $150 million over four years going towards creating water infrastructure for communities that do not have access to clean drinking water. Australia's early Aboriginal people would paint murals using natural ingredients -- such as dust of ants' nests and minerals. Burney has also served as National President of the ALP. He was an amazing chair. I didnt meet my Wiradjuri father until I was in 28his first words to me were, I hope I dont We have people from every corner of the globe. appreciated. there to the floor of this chamber is not lost on me. That day the truth was told in this place, and the power of generosity was writ large. It talks of the deep affection you have for Born in the small country town of Whitton, in New South Wales, Burney was raised by her non-Indigenous great aunt and uncle. Optus and Medibank hacks exposed 'gaps': discussion paper 02:46 Daniel Hurst The Optus and Medibank incidents have exposed "gaps" in Australia's existing incident response functions, according to a discussion paper released this afternoon. Linda Jean Burney (born 25 April 1957) is an Australian politician and is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing Barton since the 2016 federal election.She is Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Albanese ministry, and the first woman who identifies as Aboriginal to serve in that position.. Burney was a member of the New South Wales . To my children, Binni and Willuari: my pride and love for you is more than all the stars in the sky. But Senator Dodson said at the opening of that convention, in the 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. We're making this a place our whole community #auspol pic.twitter.com/aAJGAq83HZ. I have wondered often had they not stepped up to raise me where my life would be now. the source of both our physical and moral landscape. John Robertson and our future Premier, Luke FoleyI say thank you. . The degree of management that achieving mere stasis requires is quite massive. Being in this chamber today feels a long way from that time. Ten brothers and sisters I didnt know Linda Burney is a trailblazer, both as a woman and as a politician. 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