Indigenous Aboriginal on Instagram: "NATIONAL APOLOGY ANNIVERSARY with IAPA Senate candidate, MARNIE LAREE DAVIS: At the Kalwun event on Kombumerri country for the Anniversary of the National Apology, Marnie stood in the presence of Elders and community. We acknowledge Aunty Mary, Uncle Les and Uncle John, leaders in our community, who have carried & spoken the truth long before it was convenient for Govt to listen. She represented the Indigenous - Aboriginal Party (IAPA) and the 'Yarning for Change' training organisation & spoke up about issues we continue to face way after the apology, govt actions that don’t reflect that apology, & about the need to step up like our elders and ancestors have. We can't celebrate an Apology while continuing the harm. Indigenous kids remain the most incarcerated on the planet. Curfews & cashless control are imposed on our communities while forced child removals continue, at levels of the Stolen Generation. Systemic discrimination remains embedded in policing, child protection & justice systems & stem from policy decisions, not by chance. Australia has been criticised internationally for the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples, particularly our children, yet at home, the same patterns persist. An Apology without structural reform is just symbolism. Aboriginal Lore existed long before colonial law & was founded on accountability, kinship, responsibility and equality. It governed sustainably, protecting children & honouring land & life. A nation serious about justice must move toward restoration of First Nations authority, cultural governance & self-determination. Change won't come from silence, fear, or waiting for permission, but from collective courage. We must step up politically, socially and culturally to undo the damage & rebuild this nation on respect for the oldest continuing cultures. The time for comfort alone has passed. In honour of kids torn from families & those who have carried the trauma, racial bias & systemic judgment, we pay our deepest respect for telling what they continue to endure from the profiling of their families, damage to kinship, community and their own wellbeing, as the removal crisis rolls on. Stand with us & demand real change!"

1 likes, 0 comments - indigenousparty on February 23, 2026: "NATIONAL APOLOGY ANNIVERSARY with IAPA Senate candidate, MARNIE LAREE DAVIS: At the Kalwun event on Kombumerri country for the Anniversary of the National Apology, Marnie stood in the presence of Elders and community. We acknowledge Aunty Mary, Uncle Les and Uncle John, leaders in our community, who have carried & spoken the truth long before it was convenient for Govt to listen. She represented the Indigenous - Aboriginal Party (IAPA) and the 'Yarning for Change' training organisation & spoke up about issues we continue to face way after the apology, govt actions that don’t reflect that apology, & about the need to step up like our elders and ancestors have. We can't celebrate an Apology while continuing the harm. Indigenous kids remain the most incarcerated on the planet. Curfews & cashless control are imposed on our communities while forced child removals continue, at levels of the Stolen Generation. Systemic discrimination remains embedded in policing, child protection & justice systems & stem from policy decisions, not by chance. Australia has been criticised internationally for the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples, particularly our children, yet at home, the same patterns persist. An Apology without structural reform is just symbolism. Aboriginal Lore existed long before colonial law & was founded on accountability, kinship, responsibility and equality. It governed sustainably, protecting children & honouring land & life. A nation serious about justice must move toward restoration of First Nations authority, cultural governance & self-determination. Change won't come from silence, fear, or waiting for permission, but from collective courage. We must step up politically, socially and culturally to undo the damage & rebuild this nation on respect for the oldest continuing cultures. The time for comfort alone has passed. In honour of kids torn from families & those who have carried the trauma, racial bias & systemic judgment, we pay our deepest respect for telling what they continue to endure from the profiling of their families, damage to kinship, community and their own wellbeing, as the removal crisis rolls on. Stand with us & demand real change!".