The failed referendum to cement an Indigenous Voice in the nation’s constitution was a “mistake from the start”, claims former prime minister Paul Keating, who is now calling for an Aboriginal legislated body to build on the gains of native title.
A “lot of clever Aboriginal people have wasted a lot of years” on constitutional recognition, Mr Keating said in an interview with The Australian Financial Review to mark his 80th birthday.
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Michael Stutchbury is editor-at-large. He is in his fourth decade of writing for and editing national newspapers. After nearly six years as editor of The Australian, he returned to the Financial Review as editor-in-chief (2011-2024). Email Michael at mstutchbury@afr.com
