Tag: constitutional recognition
Albanese releases draft wording for Indigenous ‘Voice to parliament’ referendum
Image: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land on Friday. Aaron Bunch/AAP
Anthony Albanese will propose draft wording to insert into...
The Albanese government has committed to enshrining a First Nations Voice in the Constitution. What do Australians think of the idea?
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his new government have committed to enshrining a First Nations Voice in the Australian Constitution. To do so, a majority...
Toxicity swirls around January 26, but we can change the nation with a Voice to parliament
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We are at the day of the nation’s annual ritual of celebrating the arrivals, while not formally recognising the ancient peoples who were...
The Uluru statement is not a vague idea of ‘being heard’ but deliberate structural reform
In May 2017, the Uluru Statement from the Heart was delivered to the Australian people. It sets out three steps to achieve structural reform to recognise...
Lessons of 1967 referendum still apply to debates on constitutional recognition
Painting the 1967 referendum as a
‘success’ in terms of effective reform for Aboriginal people is problematic.
Saturday, May 27, marks the 50th anniversary...