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29 Jan Seek indigenous views ahead of full referendum (The Australian)

Posted at 10:19h in News, Posts

THIS week I put forward two ideas for the constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians. The first was obvious: that any successful proposition will need to be supportable by persons such as indigenous Australian elder Lowitja O'Donoghue and former prime minister John Howard. When asked by...

26 Jan Noel Pearson tells Julia Gillard: give us first vote (The Australian)

Posted at 08:39h in News, Posts

CAPE York leader Noel Pearson has insisted that Aboriginal Australians be given a vote to determine whether a referendum on indigenous recognition in the Constitution goes ahead, and has cautioned against that referendum being held on the same day as the next federal election. Mr...

26 Jan It’s time Aborigines get due recognition (Sydney Morning Herald)

Posted at 08:38h in News, Posts

Peter Gebhardt A change to the constitution would show our maturity. LATE last year Prime Min- ister Julia Gillard, Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin banded together to announce a referendum proposal concerning Aborigines and the Australian constitution. It was the most...