Address to the Nation Script
Hi, my name's Maddy. I'm 13 and live with my family in Sydney and I'm from the Gadigal and Arrernte people. This is my once in a lifetime opportunity to talk to you, Australia, about my people. Nearly everyone knows that Indigenous Australians face some pretty tough challenges. So I don’t want to talk to you about that but I do want to talk to you about the real things that can make our lives better. With a job - a real job - you can look after yourself, your family and help your community. I’ve seen the difference this has made in my own family because my Grandfather worked his whole life to give his kids what he never had. If a huge effort is made the gap between my people and other Australians can be closed in one generation. That’s in the next 20 years. GenerationOne... More...