07 Sep Noel Pearson’s push for John Howard (The Australian)
WITH John Howard facing political oblivion in September 2007, Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson delivered him a potential re-election strategy in an unprecedented letter. He suggested three ideas for Howard’s election agenda: a referendum to deliver “recognition of indigenous people within a reconciled, indivisible nation”, a referendum for an Australian republic based on an affirmation of the British heritage, and a paradigm shift from a “welfare state” to an “opportunity state”… go to article