Supplied footage obtained January 26, 2019 of Labor leader Bill Shorten speaking at a citizenship ceremony in Melbourne. .”Today I think it is particularly important that we as a nation acknowledge our traditional owners of the land upon which we meet, and we pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging,” he says. “Today we should acknowledge that our First Australians deserve an equal share in our nation's future, an equal right for a fulfilling and healthy life, and an equal say in the decisions and directions of this country - a voice enshrined in the nation's birth certificate, the constitution,” Shorten says. (AAP Video/Supplied/Opposition leader Bill Shorten) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
