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Opening of the 42nd Australian Parliament
Title:
Opening of the 42nd Australian Parliament
NFSA ID
758031
Year
2008
Courtesy
Ten Network
Warnings
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
For the first time in Australia's history the Parliament was opened with a Welcome to Country by Ngambri elder, Matilda House Williams. This event was held the day before the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, delivered the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.
Broadcaster
TEN Network
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.