A petition dating back from 1937 asking for better conditions for Aboriginal people has been presented to Prince William while he visited the Indigenous people in Sydney.
The petition was originally given to King George, but was presented to the young Prince today to illustrate that nothing has changed in 73 years, an elder said.
The Aboriginal elders said they had lost faith in the Australian Government due to the continuation of the Intervention in Alice Springs.
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They said they hoped to open up lines of communication between the future King and Aboriginal people.
Around 2000 people turned up at the block in Redfern today to welcome Prince William to the country.
Prince William met with the Indigenous people in the local Community Centre where he listened to young musicians and read children stories.
The second in line to the English throne then went outside to greet the hoards of fans waiting in hot weather for him and told them he wished he could stay longer.
Much of the crowd cheered as he shook hands with them and welcomed him to come back any time.
The Prince was also given many gifts including paintings, artefacts and flowers.
One Aboriginal grandmother, who met the Prince, said that he was a 'gentleman' and 'a great humanitarian like his mother' and anticipated that his work would benefit Indigenous people in Australia.
