Acknowledgment of Country

The ALRC recognises the unique and important position of Australia’s First Peoples. The ALRC pays respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners and Elders, past and present, across Australia, and extends that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The ALRC acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are complex and diverse with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures having existed within Australia continuously for some 50,000 to 65,000 years. The ALRC further acknowledges the vital contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their traditions, and cultures have made, and continue to make, to this country.