00:00The sound of the bilma, or clapsticks, echo out as a giant of Northern Territory history
00:12looks on from above.
00:13I can feel him over my shoulder, that beautiful smile, and I hope today feels like a celebration
00:20despite the loss of this great man.
00:24In the remote community of Gunungara, a heartfelt ceremony.
00:30Australia's Governor-General paying tribute to late Gumach clan leader Galaroy Yunupingu,
00:36honouring him posthumously with an Order of Australia medal.
00:40He was so many things for so many people, and ceremonially, and from a government point
00:45of view, taught those that needed to learn about what still lies ahead.
00:50The grief from his death in 2023 still rule.
00:54His legacy is something that will burn on forever.
00:59We remember him and we celebrate him for that work, but as a great Australian who never
01:04gave up on the idea that Australia could still do better.
01:07Since Dr Yunupingu's death, Australia voted against an Indigenous voice to Parliament.
01:12A painful defeat for his family, but the late leader's wisdom bringing them strength.
01:17Life goes on, and that's what Dad encourages family to do, carry on and keep working.
01:27Carrying the flame for a leader who burned so brightly.
01:31Matt Garrick, ABC News.
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