Most want original cultures celebrated
A MAJORITY now say it is important to recognise and celebrate the contribution of indigenous Australians.
Journey To Recognition
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.
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.
Business must lift for first peoples
EMPOWERING indigenous communities needs time, as well as dollars.
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.
First steps to recognition
AN online anti-racism campaign featuring video of Adam Goodes was forced to shut down its public comments after it was bombarded with racist abuse.
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