Australia has ignored black viewpoints before – why would a constitutional ‘voice’ be any different?
Bodies established around the world to hear 'black' voices have an enduring problem: they advise, but are rarely – if ever – heard.
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Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 years
A new study pushes back the first known evidence of human activity in Australia - to 65,000 years ago.
Response to Referendum Council report suggests a narrow path forward on Indigenous constitutional reform
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.
Three charts on: Australia’s booming prison population
The largest increases in Australia's prison numbers have been in remand, Indigenous and women prisoners.
How Indigenous tourism can help bring about reconciliation in Australia
It is a problem in our efforts to build reconciliation that Australians appear not to be taking up the hospitality of their fellow Australians.
Bridges and roads in north-east India may drive small tribes away from development
As India opens up a new bridge in its north-eastern region, local tribal communities feel left out of the development picture.
Uluru call for constitutional First Nations Voice presents new challenge for Referendum Council
If earlier timetables had been achievable and voters persuadable, we might by now have had same-sex marriage on the statute books and agreement to the recognition of Australia’s First Peoples in the Constitution…
Listening to the heart: what now for Indigenous recognition after the Uluru summit?
Indigenous Australians have issued a statement calling for constitutional reform that is substantive and meaningful.
‘Right wrongs, write Yes’: what was the 1967 referendum all about?
The 1967 referendum was the culmination of a long struggle for both Aboriginal rights and respect, for social esteem as well as equality before the law.
Explainer: why 300 Indigenous leaders are meeting at Uluru this week
At Uluru, Indigenous representatives from across Australia will aim to reach consensus on what constitutional recognition means to them.
Lessons of 1967 referendum still apply to debates on constitutional recognition
The 1967 referendum fell far short in giving people what they thought they were voting for, and in giving Aboriginal people what they wanted from it.
Australian politics explainer: the Mabo decision and native title
The Mabo decision changed Australia's concept of land ownership. It was a divisive yet important step toward recognising Indigenous rights and establishing native title.
Young people’s voices are all but invisible in the Don Dale royal commission’s interim report
The NT youth justice royal commission’s interim report did not deliver any findings or make any recommendations. Nor did it reflect young people’s personal stories.
The Cashless Debit Card causes social and economic harm – so why trial it again?
It’s a mystery why another trial of the Cashless Debit Card is necessary – particularly given how it has led to further economic and social harm among its participants.
The ethics of research: how to end the exploitation of vulnerable communities
A new code of conduct for researchers has been developed by the San peoples of southern Africa.
Video games encourage Indigenous cultural expression
A strengthening movement of Indigenous designers and developers is working to show Indigenous cultures, teachings, languages and ways of knowing through video games.
The fire-fighting children of the Khasi Hills and the decline of traditional farming in north-east India
In north-east India, children of the Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) learn slash and burn cultivation, an intergenerational yet controversial indigenous practice.
America’s mass deportation system is rooted in racism
From Chinese laborers to 'bad hombres,' the US settler mentality has perpetuated an immigration system that pushes out unwanted groups and bypasses the Constitution.
Civil liberties of indigenous people have long been suppressed at Standing Rock
Standoff over North Dakota pipeline and Chief Sitting Bull's Standing Rock is another broken promise made to Native Americans.
Why the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report is still largely a story of failure
Why, despite substantial spending, do serious difficulties continue to plague efforts to improve Indigenous wellbeing?
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Law School; Director, Referendums Project, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, UNSW
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ARC Indigenous Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Research Professor, Alfred Deakin Institute of Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Law Faculty, Monash University
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