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Item 4: Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum

EDUCATION – Collaboration with Aboriginal Communities to maintain educational engagement and attainment

Thank you, Madam/Mister Chairperson,

We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors, past and present, and thank the Indigenous experts and participants here today.

I speak on behalf of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, the peak body for Aboriginal land rights in our state.

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Item 3: Implementing UNDRIP in Member States and the UN System

INTERVENTION by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council at UNPFII 2025

Thank you, Madam/Mister Chairperson,

We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors, past and present, and thank the Indigenous experts and participants at this session.

I speak on behalf of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, the peak body for Aboriginal land rights in our state.

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Freedom Ride Fact Sheet

In February 1965, a number of University of Sydney students, including Charles Perkins, embarked on a bus tour of regional New South Wales, aiming to oppose racial discrimination and expose the mistreatment of Aboriginal people.

Image courtesy of Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy SEARCH Foundation

Inspired by protests against racial segregation in the United States, the students formed the Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA) and planned a fact-finding mission to confront the practice of segregation and discrimination in rural and regional NSW.…