The first thing Anthony Albanese said in his victory speech on Saturday night, after acknowledging the traditional owners of the land where he stood, was to promise that Labor will commit “in full” to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Albanese’s declaration, which marked a very clear departure from previous governments’ sentiment on Indigenous affairs, brought a big cheer from the room and reignited the hopes of the Uluru statement’s long-term campaigners and their supporters that there may now be progress on its demands.