Stan Grant and the Queen

It takes courage to speak the truth at times like this and yet it is so important and necessary. Stan Grant has written a moving opinion piece for the ABC in which he talks about how confronting the death of the Queen and the outpouring of grief for her has been for First Nations people in Australia. I think this is a must read for all of us. 

Stan Grant, ‘After Queen Elizabeth II’s death Indigenous Australia cant be expected to shut up. Our sorry business is without end‘.

I acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbul peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which I live and work. I pay my deepest respects to their Elders past and present. I acknowledge the importance of continuing connection to Country, culture, family and community to the social and emotional wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait people. I acknowledge sovereignty of this land was never ceded.