Delay on national poll backed
Key players have broadly welcomed an extension of the timeframe for a proposal on constitutional recognition.
Journey To Recognition
Referendum on anniversary dumped
The date of May 27 next year for a referendum on constitutional recognition of indigenous Australia has been abandoned.
Canada treaty model ‘imperfect’
Indigenous Canadians have told Australians seeking to replicate the Canadian path to reconciliation to think twice.
All Garma hails king Galarrwuy
Calls for a treaty are gathering momentum.
Shorten skirts mention of treaty
Bill Shorten has pledged a ‘bipartisan’ approach to recognising indigenous Australians.
Referendum deal on PM agenda
Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten will today try to reach a consensus on the referendum on indigenous Australians.
Shorten plays with referendum fire
Bipartisan backing for indigenous recognition gives way to the likelihood of a train wreck.
Young Libs’ No push ‘prejudice’
Lib divisions over constitutional recognition have deepened after Ken Wyatt accused the youth division of racial prejudice.
Pearson’s recognition pragmatism
The Cape York leader has not shifted from his conservative-backed ‘radical centre’.
Truth ‘essence’ of establishing rights
Treaties with indigenous Australia would be the ‘most conservative’ approach to constitutional recognition, Stan Grant says.
Treaty talk ‘referendum danger’
Ken Wyatt has warned constitutional recognition would ‘fall off’ the agenda if the debate expanded to consider treaties.
ALP breaks ranks on recognition
Bill Shorten has imperilled the indigenous referendum by supporting a radical form of reconciliation.
Recognition’s divergent paths
In the absence of any visible progress, more radical ideas are filling the void.
Leaders told to be brave on treaty
Aboriginal educator Chris Sarra has laid down a blunt challenge to Malcolm Turnbull on treaty talks.
’Voices should not be silenced’
Pauline Hanson’s views must be assessed on their merits, according to journalist and indigenous leader Stan Grant.
Canada offers a working model
Settled treaties cover 40 per cent of Canadian territory and remain the mechanism for aboriginal self-determination.
Treaty talk won’t go away quietly
Bill Shorten may have sidetracked the recognition debate, but the issue remains.
Hats off to Senate’s latest star
Labor’s star recruit Patrick Dodson began his first day as a senator with his Akubra firmly in place.
Leaders unite on referendum
Aboriginal leaders will attempt to kick-start momentum on a referendum question for constitutional recognition.
Causes collide as Abbott rides in
As two roadshows rolled through Cootamundra, country NSW, it was almost inevitable they would collide.
The Right thing to do
Strong leadership and support for Aboriginal progress have often emerged from conservative political figures.
Election blow for recognition
The distraction of a federal election campaign poses a major hurdle for the troubled Referendum Council’s timetable.
Indigenous council deadline miss
Secret documents reveal the indigenous Referendum Council has missed its own deadlines and says it may need more time.
Call for agreement powers
The Referendum Council has made a proposal for an ‘agreement-making power’ similar to that previously suggested for treaties.
$7.5m for referendum meetings
Nationwide consultation aimed at reaching consensus on indigenous recognition in the Constitution will cost about $7.5m.
What made Malcolm cry?
Malcolm Turnbull has been moved to tears in an interview as he recalled reading a lullaby sung in the Ngunawal language.
Indigenous jobs ‘need transparency’
Stan Grant has called for proper governance and transparency around government contracts being awarded to indigenous groups.
Ancient language brought to capital
Noel Pearson’s nephew translates the first minutes of his press club speech into their native language.
Recognition must create change
The bipartisan Referendum Council is a crucial conduit for meaningful community consultations.
‘Time to remedy a great wrong’
Malcolm Turnbull says changing the Constitution to recognise indigenous Australians is needed to correct a ‘great wrong’.
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