MPs given recognition deadline
Indigenous constitutional recognition should be achieved by the end of the next federal parliament, MPs have been told.
Journey To Recognition
Recognition CEO leaves Libs
An indigenous leader has quit the Liberal Party because of Malcolm Turnbull’s rejection of recognition proposals.
Petition to rethink voice stance
Malcolm Turnbull’s decision on indigenous recognition ‘underestimates the decency and intelligence of Australians’.
Red flags for Recognise group
The indigenous constitutional recognition campaign risked breaching funding guidelines over a lack of transparency.
Costly indigenous campaign ditched
The campaign for constitutional recognition is being quietly abandoned after years and tens of millions of dollars in funding.
Indigenous tighten grip on future
Twenty hand-picked trainees from the Gove Peninsula will begin program preparing them to work on a new mine.
Fire, fury in bid to unite nation
Malcolm Turnbull has promised to “bring all Australians along with us” in the push for indigenous recognition.
Recognition ‘up to political leaders’
‘Point scoring’ by indigenous MPs over constitutional recognition must be countered by leaders, says an ex-candidate.
Fast turnaround tipped on report
The report on indigenous constitutional recognition will soon be open to full scrutiny, its authors have predicted.
Treaty ‘nothing to be afraid of’
Treaties would go hand-in-glove with a proposed indigenous parliamentary advisory body, commissioner June Oscar says.
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.
$7.5m for referendum meetings
Nationwide consultation aimed at reaching consensus on indigenous recognition in the Constitution will cost about $7.5m.
Call for agreement powers
The Referendum Council has made a proposal for an ‘agreement-making power’ similar to that previously suggested for treaties.
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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