Shireen Morris and Noel Pearson led one of the early projects on Indigenous constitutional recognition. A decade later, their work could become a reality.
Every word, comma and semicolon was by negotiation. Noel Pearson and a group of leading thinkers were drafting a model for an Indigenous constitutional Voice, and consensus was critical.
It was 2014, and after years of lacklustre progress on achieving greater responsibility and self-determination in their own affairs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians wanted a different approach.
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau ChiefTom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
