After apology comes recognition

By Michael Gordon
February 14 2013 - 3:00am
Working together … Prime Minister Julia Gillard met with indigenous leaders Shirley Peisley, left, and Lowitja O'Donoghue.
Working together … Prime Minister Julia Gillard met with indigenous leaders Shirley Peisley, left, and Lowitja O'Donoghue.
Reaching out … Julia Gillard meets indigenous leaders including Djawa Burarrwanga from Yirrkala at Parliament House on Wednesday.
Reaching out … Julia Gillard meets indigenous leaders including Djawa Burarrwanga from Yirrkala at Parliament House on Wednesday.

AUSTRALIA has moved one step closer to recognising its first people in the country's founding document after one of the Federal Parliament's rare moments of unity between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.

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