This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recast how decisions are made about Indigenous affairs.
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We have welcomed the opportunity to guide the co-design process because we feel this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recast how decisions are made in Indigenous affairs.
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Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
The Referendum Council contends there should be a place for Indigenous voices in Australia’s Constitution.
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Bodies established around the world to hear ‘black’ voices have an enduring problem: they advise, but are rarely – if ever – heard.
The Referendum Council’s report is the conclusion of 18 months of consultation and discussion, including six months of regional dialogues with Indigenous people.
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Implicit in Malcolm Turnbull’s and Bill Shorten’s arguments that an Indigenous ‘voice to parliament’ would be a big change is the notion that it may be too difficult.
The constitutional convention is the latest step in the long-running debate on constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.
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At Uluru, Indigenous representatives from across Australia will aim to reach consensus on what constitutional recognition means to them.
The Referendum Council has extended its timetable for consultations on the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.
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The longer the process of recognising Indigenous Australians in the Constitution goes on, the more debate is likely to split and fracture.