Midnight Oil returns to champion indigenous rights

Former politician, environmentalist and activist Peter Garrett first came to prominence as the lead singer of the Australian band Midnight Oil, welding socially conscious lyrics with atmospheric vistas of Australia seen from the back of a flatbed truck.

After a hiatus of nearly two decades Midnight Oil are back with a new 'mini album' called The Makarrata Project.

The album features a cross section of First Nations' musicians including Jessica Mauboy, Alice Skye and Tasman Keith, with the band donating its proceeds to organisations committed to The Uluru Statement from The Heart (2017).

This called for greater reconciliation with Australia's Indigenous population, including the establishment of a 'First Nations Voice' enshrined in the Australian Constitution, and the creation of a 'Makarrata Commission' to supervise agreements and communications between governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.