Indigenous Elders conduct international diplomacy with The Russian Consulate in Sydney!

STATEMENT 

TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

We, the First Nation's people hereby proclaim to the Russian people that we oppose the Albanese Government's transfer of Australian weapons, troops and funds to Ukraine.

Prime Minister Albanese has already sent $700 million worth of weapons to Ukraine which the Australian taxpayer has paid for.

On top of that, the Albanese government wants to spend $368 billion Dollars on obscenely overpriced AUKUS Submarines. 

We, the tribal people do not consent.

The Albanese government talks about giving our people a Voice-to-Parliament but the First Nations of this country were never consulted about these military decisions.

As the traditional custodians of this land, we did NOT give permission to send weapons, troops and money to a war that does not concern Australia.

We believe that money should be spent on schools, hospitals, and education, not only to close the gap of Aboriginal disadvantage, but to help all Australians.

As the Sovereign people, we extend our solidarity to the Russian-speaking people of the Donbass who are indigenous to the land they’re fighting on and have been denied their right to self-determination, denied the right to even speak their native language, and have been terrorised by the illegitimate neo-Nazi regime in Kiev for eight years without one word of condemnation from the Australian government. 

We convey peace and friendship to  the Russian people. We implore the Albanese Government to engage in diplomacy and stop sending money and weapons to Ukraine.