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Constitutional recognition: two steps forward after one step back
By Melissa Castan The work towards constitutional reform and Indigenous recognition saw some optimistic developments last week. “It was the rumble we had to have,” said Noel Pearson of the meeting between Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indigenous leaders Patrick Dodson, Megan Davis, Kirstie Parker and himself. That meeting was a follow up to Abbott’s earlier…
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2014 Castan Human Rights Report: Indigenous rights – hastening too slowly
By Melissa Castan and Stephen Gray In 2013 the then opposition leader, Tony Abbott, announced that if elected he would be the ‘Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs’, raising hopes that law reform and better human rights protection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples would be central to the government’s agenda. To some extent, they…
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Guest Blog: National pride and national unity: why we should get rid of the racial discrimination in our Constitution
By Shireen Morris Australia Day is a day of national pride and national unity – isn’t it? On this day in 1788 Captain Phillip stuck his flag in the sand at Sydney Cove and declared the land British territory, ignoring the people who already lived here. Terra nullius denied Indigenous existence, or at least denied…
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2013 Reconciliation Week Blog – Symbolism, change and reconciliation
Guest Blogger – Luke Pearson, IndigenousX This post forms part of the Castan Centre’s 2013 Reconciliation Week guest blog series. You can also read the post by Inala Cooper of Monash University, and the post by Shireen Morris of the Cape York Institute. National Reconciliation Week is upon us… and Sorry Day is just behind us.And sadly…
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2013 Reconciliation Week Blog – Why we need constitutional reform: recognition and equality before the law
Guest Blogger: Shireen Morris, Cape York Institute This post forms part of the Castan Centre’s 2013 Reconciliation Week guest blog series. You can also read the post by Inala Cooper of Monash University and the post by Luke Pearson of AboriginalOz and Indigenous X. The conversation about constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples presents us with…
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2013 Reconciliation Week Blog – Southern Dreaming: A Reconciliation Retrospective
Guest Blogger: Inala Cooper, Senior Adviser Indigenous Policy and Strategy, Monash University This post forms part of the Castan Centre’s 2013 Reconciliation Week guest blog series. You can also read the post by Shireen Morris of the Cape York Institute and the post by Luke Pearson of AboriginalOz and Indigenous X. One thing you can be guaranteed of in…
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