It’s been two years since the “Uluru Statement from the Heart” called for Indigenous recognition in Australia’s constitution.
To celebrate National Reconciliation Week, this weeks’ episode delves into why progress has stalled.
Hear Stan Grant's moving reading of the Uluru statement in full and learn why - ahead of next year’s 250th anniversary of Captain Cook arriving in Australia - indigenous Australians believe there is no better time for a referendum to give all Australians a say on official recognition for Australia's First Peoples.

Host:
Jess Irvine: Senior economics writer (Sydney Morning Herald)
Guests:
Stan Grant: A Wiradjuri Kamilaroi man and professor of Global Affairs at Griffith University
Megan Davis: A Cobble Cobble woman and director of the Indigneous Law Centre at the University of New South Wales
&
Lisa Davies: Editor, Sydney Morning Herald

It&rsquo;s been two years since the &ldquo;Uluru Statement from the Heart&rdquo; called for Indigenous recognition in Australia&rsquo;s constitution. To celebrate National Reconciliation Week, this weeks&rsquo; episode delves into why progress has stalled. Hear Stan Grant's moving reading of the Uluru statement in full and learn why - ahead of next year&rsquo;s 250th anniversary of Captain Cook arriving in Australia - indigenous Australians believe there is no better time for a referendum to give all Australians a say on official recognition for Australia's First Peoples.
Host: <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/jessica-irvine-1mfrxv">Jess Irvine</a>: Senior economics writer (Sydney Morning Herald) Guests: <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/my-friend-fears-for-the-uluru-statement-under-morrison-but-i-don-t-20190524-p51qst.html">Stan Grant:</a> A Wiradjuri Kamilaroi man and professor of Global Affairs at Griffith University Megan Davis: A Cobble Cobble woman and director of the Indigneous Law Centre at the University of New South Wales &amp; <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/lisa-davies-hveh6">Lisa Davies:</a> Editor, Sydney Morning Herald

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From the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Please Explain Daily cuts through the noise to give you insight into the stories that drive the nation.

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