For many years there has been talk of the need for an informal meeting place for national Indigenous leaders, that is open to all senior Indigenous leaders, with no fixed agenda.
Often Indigenous leaders come together in a crisis or political context where there is very little time to get to know each other, to share ideas and to define common interests. Indigenous Australia is made up of many nations and communities so there is a great need for a common forum with no formal agenda to bring people together annually, to nurture young leaders and to simply shoot the breeze.