Here is the first song of two, that Aussie singer-songwriter, Noel Gardner, wrote regarding the Referendum issues :


HISTORY IS CALLING OUT   ~   Noel Gardner (7th Sept 2023)

Now, for sixty five times …..    thousands of years
The Dreaming has sung up this land, through respect, love and tears
In tune with mother nature   .… rivers, sky, trees and sand
Only taking, what was needed, just leaving, footprints on the land

When those, cloud-like white sails   ……… appeared upon the shore
A flag was planted on a lie, land never, ceded in law
And from a false proclamation ……   lives were torn apart
Language, culture, children, ripped from parent’s hearts

History, is calling out, across this Southern land
It’s time for a reckoning, on which side will you stand
Will you stand for justice, and to walk, side by side
A new path is beckoning, to correct what was denied

For two hundred, and more years ……..with a system stacked one way
The cover ups continue, with land still stolen today
The jails are overflowing   ………. as disadvantage grabs a hold
Family ties and separations, interventions take their toll

Programs designed for reasons ……… as per, white fella’s way
Black knowledge is ignored, so money flows, just one way
Ignorance of culture ……. and deep meaning of this land
Are cast aside for profit with no Voice to make a stand

History is calling out, across this Southern land
It’s time for a reckoning, on which side will you stand
Will you stand for justice, division, lies or hate
A new path is beckoning, which way will you relate

No farming recognition …… grains or with fish traps
Were included in the history books …. excluded were the facts
The culture and the frontier wars   ……. are yet to be told
With a Voice unlocking stories and truth telling to unfold

So will you grasp this history    ……….   are you up for the task
A dialogue from Uluru, A Statement From The Heart

History is calling out, across this Southern land
It’s time for a reckoning, on which side will you stand
Will you stand for justice, and to walk, side by side
A new path is beckoning, to correct what was denied

Will you stand for justice, or division, lies and hate

Will you stand for justice, and to walk, side by side

*****

This is the link to a first performance of this song, on YouTube :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQlNB753-HU

"Oct 11, 2023
This Song was inspired after listening to Indigenous Elders from Cherbourg explaining the benefits that The Voice would provide to their Community.
They talked about how funding had been taken away from their community-run Night Patrol and given to some corporation.
They weren't able to find out who it was or why, but A Voice would allow them to have their questions answered."



Cheers, R-J