Anthony Albanese has broken down in tears during a moving Aboriginal ceremony just days out from the Voice to Parliament referendum.
The Prime Minister was seen welling up as traditional owners sang, danced and held hands with him in an Inma ceremony at Uluru on Tuesday night.
He was presented with a copy of the Uluru Statement from the Heart moments before the event.
The traditional owners who took part all wore t-shirts from the Yes campaign that featured Indigenous designs.
The Prime Minister had touched down in Uluru that evening with Indigenous leader Noel Pearson, member for the Northern Territory seat of Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour, and the chief executive of the Central Land Council, Les Turner.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese broke down in tears during an Inma ceremony at Uluru on Tuesday night
The group arrived at the sacred site of the Anangu people before the Prime Minister heard stories from traditional owners.
He met with representatives from the Central Land Council, the Anangu people and Uluru Statement artists.
After being presented with the statement, an emotional Mr Albanese took part in the moving ceremony as he held hands with Anangu women and sat in the red dirt.
'I came here when I became leader of the Labor Party and committed right here with Linda Burney to hold a referendum in our first term for a constitutionally enshrined Voice to our parliament, and that is what we are doing,' he said after the ceremony.
'I believe that Australia can rise to the occasion between now and October 14.'
'We have four days now in which Australia can be an enlarged country at peace with our history, a country more unified, a country able to move forward in the words of the Uluru statement itself – walking together, walking together for that better future.'
His visit was part of a nationwide blitz advocating for enshrining an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution ahead of the referendum on Saturday.
The trip to Uluru will be more than six years since the call for the Indigenous Voice was laid out as part of the Uluru Statement.
Mr Albanese was seen welling up as traditional owners of the land danced and sang while holding his hands
His visit was part of a nationwide blitz advocating for enshrining an Indigenous voice in the constitution ahead of the referendum on Saturday
Mr Albanese had announced earlier in the day while in South Australia that he would be meeting with some of the architects of the statement.
'As the Uluru Statement from the Heart says, it speaks about the children and how Indigenous Australians just want a better future, and love and hope and optimism for future generations, and that's what (the referendum) is about,' he told reporters.
Before heading to central Australia, he explained that there was no alternate option for Indigenous people should the referendum not succeed.
'I do hope that Australians accept this invitation from the First Australians on Saturday and in the lead-up because a no vote is a saying that what we have now is just good enough and we can just keep doing the same,' he said.
'There is no alternative on the table. This is the option that has been asked for, requested by First Nations people themselves, after a long process, most of which occurred under the former Coalition government.'
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, who was campaigning in South Australia, argued that a lack of detail from the government about the Voice was the final nail in the coffin for the referendum.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton (pictured) argued that a lack of detail from the government about the Voice would lead to its failure
'Australians aren't stupid and the Prime Minister is treating them as such because he thinks this thing gets through on the vibe but Australians are not silly,' he said.
Mr Dutton also brought up the future of Mr Albanese's leadership, claiming there were 'rumblings' within Labor about his performance due to the Voice's faltering support in recent months.
'The fact that he has turned 65 per cent support for the Voice when it was first announced into something more akin to 35 per cent. That's a remarkable achievement over the course of the last 16 months,' Mr Dutton said.
Early voting is already underway for the referendum, with more than 3 million Australia casting their ballots.
More than 21,800 people have cast votes in remote communities before polling day - exceeding all remote votes cast in last year's federal election.
