And the Hansard of Rudd's speech is available as well, as is Nelson's speech. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that many outside the House turned their backs on the Leader of the Opposition; this is a traditional indicator of "No respect" among Australian Aboriginal people and evoked a furious response from John Howard when, as Prime Minister, he tried to lecture indigenous people patronisingly about his views on the "black armband view of history".

Cheers, Rowan