Ashurst proud to support Uluru Statement from the Heart

Released in May 2017, the Uluru Statement from the Heart is a national Indigenous consensus position on Indigenous constitutional reform, which was drafted at the end of a three-day constitutional convention of 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates. The Statement was the culmination of 13 Regional Dialogues held around the country during a year-long consultation.

The collective response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart is as follows:

To the First Nations of Australia:

Thank you for your Statement from the Heart, an invitation to Australia and the Australian people.

Thank you for your invitation to walk with you in a movement of all Australian people for a better future.

We recognise the Statement as an historic mandate to create a fuller expression of Australia’s nationhood.

We hear and support your call for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution and for a referendum as a national priority.

We look forward to working with and supporting you, governments and all Australia to take this next step towards reconciliation.

Sarah Morton-Ramwell, partner, global head of pro bono and corporate responsibility commented:

"Ashurst is committed to supporting reconciliation in Australia. We have a long history of supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and organisations, and we are very proud to express our support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

"Supporting the inclusion of indigenous voices in the Constitution is an important step in reconciliation, and goes hand-in-hand with the firm's Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan, which confirms our commitment to working together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, building on the work we have done in the past and increasing our commitment to do more."

Ashurst signed the statement alongside Allens, Arnold Bloch Leibler, Baker McKenzie, Clayton Utz, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Dentons, DLA Piper, Fisher Dore, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, Holding Redlich, Jackson McDonald, King & Wood Mallesons, Lander & Rogers, Minter Ellison, Norton Rose Fulbright and Russell Kennedy.