"The Makarrata Project" is the twelfth studio album by Australian band Midnight Oil, released on October 30, 2020, by Sony Music Australia. This marks the band's first new material since 2002's Capricornia and is notable for being their first studio album to reach #1 on the ARIA Charts since 1990's Blue Sky Mining. It is also one of the last releases featuring bassist Bones Hillman, who passed away in November 2020.
The album is inspired by the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for Indigenous recognition and reconciliation in Australia. The term "Makarrata" refers to a Yolngu process of conflict resolution and peacemaking. Midnight Oil has pledged to donate proceeds from the album to organizations supporting these initiatives.
Frontman Peter Garrett emphasized the need for reconciliation and the importance of addressing the historical injustices faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The album consists of seven tracks and includes collaborations with Indigenous artists. At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, it received nominations for Album of the Year, Best Group, and Best Rock Album.
