Elders tell PM to take the lead
SENIOR Yolngu clan leaders will ask Tony Abbott to take up the cause of inspiring the nation to support constitutional recognition.
Journey To Recognition
Dual visions of defining moments
THERE are lessons to be learned from New Zealand’s efforts to do justice to the Maoris by acknowledging past wrongs.
Practical achievements come first
IMMEDIATE improvements in indigenous education, employment and community safety should come before constitutional recognition.
Bill of rights would kill referendum: PM
TONY Abbott has warned against moves to turn the proposed referendum on constitutional recognition into a charter of rights.
Recognition not priority: Aird
WESLEY Aird says recognising indigenous Australians in the Constitution is not the most pressing issue for his people.
Shorten’s referendum demands
EXPLICIT prohibition of racial discrimination is likely to be a condition of bipartisan support for any indigenous referendum, the ALP says.
Goodes wants tough recognition talk
ADAM Goodes said there were “uncomfortable conversations” to have about constitutional recognition for indigenous Australians.
Protect us from venom: Dodson
THE father of reconciliation, Patrick Dodson, has objected to proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.
AFL adds its weight to push for recognition
THE AFL will declare its backing for the Recognise campaign to acknowledge indigenous Australians in the Constitution.
Young voters vital to recognition
THE seeds of constitutional recognition were planted in Budat Mununggurr’s homeland decades before she was born.
Most want original cultures celebrated
A MAJORITY now say it is important to recognise and celebrate the contribution of indigenous Australians.
A-G goes steady on Aboriginal referendum
ATTORNEY-GENERAL George Brandis will delay the process for delivering constitutional acknowledgment of Aboriginal people by a year.
All Stars still unrecognised
The All Stars will be the first all-indigenous team to represent an Australian sporting code at senior level since 1868.
Recognition of Aborigines ‘a priority’
THE Attorney-General says he has an “open mind” about the way the Constitution should be altered to recognise indigenous Australians.
Business must lift for first peoples
EMPOWERING indigenous communities needs time, as well as dollars.
Yettica-Paulson’s dream for recognition
ONE of Australia’s emerging indigenous leaders has used the 50th anniversary of the “I had a dream” speech to proclaim his own vision.
Change needs a conservative: Pearson
INDIGENOUS leader Noel Pearson has lauded Tony Abbott’s pledge to put indigenous recognition at the centre of his first-term agenda.
Call for leaders to reunite
THE campaign for constitutional recognition of indigenous people will urge political leaders to reunite after the election.
Peddling a message of reform
VENTURING through Australia’s red centre on a bicycle is not for the faint-hearted.
Elder wants bark to have more bite
GALARRWUY Yunupingu has called for a new pact giving Aboriginal people the right to control economic development.
PM misfires on referendum
KEVIN Rudd is under fire for politicising the recognition of indigenous people in the Constitution.
Hopes for change alive
AS the desert sun sinks through the spinifex, a dozen people pause to watch the sunlight up the red rock of Uluru.
Delay in indigenous ballot a boon
DELAYING a referendum on recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution has been a boon for the Yes vote.
AFL club tackles recognition
PORT Adelaide is the first major sporting organisation to officially campaign for constitutional recognition for Aborigines.
Aborigines push republicans away
THE leaders of the indigenous recognition campaign have declared they don’t want any link with the reignited campaign for a republic.
Aborigines ‘essential’ to republic
THE Australian Republican Movement wants to help build momentum for constitutional change to acknowledge indigenous Australians.
New indigenous education target unveiled
A NEW Closing the Gap target has been unveiled by Julia Gillard to ensure indigenous children attend preschool or kindergarten.
Eradicate a historical wrong
CONSTITUTIONAL acknowledgment of indigenous Australians will make us a better nation.
It’s a step forward: Moneghetti
IT was a week marked by racist comments from surprising sources, prompting public handwringing about how far we still had to go.
Yes vote means no more lost generations
FOR Peter Dawson, 22, it is not about his past, it’s about the future.
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