Minimal constitutional reform won't wash with First Peoples
Minimal constitutional reform won't wash with First Peoples
- Minimalist constitutional reform now has no chance of winning the backing of indigenous Australia, with the latest referendum dialogue in Adelaide concluding that a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for meaningful change must not be wasted.
- Minimalist constitutional reform now has no chance of winning the backing of indigenous Australia, with the latest referendum dialogue in Adelaide concluding that a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for meaningful change must not be wasted.
The
Adelaide gathering aligned with the conclusions of nine previous
meetings nationwide, including that a constitutionally guaranteed
indigenous parliamentary body must be created to have a say in policy
and lawmaking that affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Australians.
Adelaide delegates said
this body should be properly representative, not hand-picked, and based
on indigenous land carrying traditional songlines.