Referencing Keating's Redfern Speech, a policy statement from a large group of Indigenous bodies was issued on 9 June 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 Australian election, was dubbed the Redfern Statement. It represented growing calls for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander autonomy, and policy informed by grassroots organisations.
A statement from a coalition of Indigenous groups was released on 9 June 2016, ahead of the 2016 Australian election, which became known as the Redfern Statement. This document embodied increasing calls for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander independence, and policy shaped by grassroots associations.