In these annual lectures, we have been privileged to hear some inspirational lectures from Indigenous leaders from around Australia. The inaugural lecture was delivered by Mark Yettica-Paulson on 28 July 2004 with the topic “Healing the nation: a question of leadership.” In this lecture, Mark highlighted some of the challenges of reconciliation, stating that “reconciliation is not only an issue between black and white in our community, it must extend to every unjust situation in our nation. And leadership must be shown at every level, by ordinary people as well as the political, economical and religious leaders”.