Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders requires ... : Megan Davis believes the Constitutional change would do more than pay lip service to Indigenous Australians . MEGAN DAVIS: There's really well established empirical evidence internationally to suggest if you recognise Aboriginal people in Constitutions, ...

Slow progress in Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians  - No referendum will succeed unless the majority of Australians are ... continent and the islands of Australia were first occupied by Aboriginal and Torres ...

Kevin Rudd warns Indigenous recognition could 'degenerate into a political bun fight'  - Kevin Rudd has expressed concern that the push for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians could lose momentum and "degenerate into ...

Drive for indigenous recognition knocked off course by treaty demands - Constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians has been blindsided by more radical demands, with an official forum in Hobart insisting that plans ...

Ignorance of charter shocking, says Mick Dodson ABORIGINAL leader Mick Dodson has lamented the lack of political leadership on the constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians , and raised the public's "general ignorance" of the nation's founding document as a potential stumbling block to change.

Hopes recognition in constitution for indigenous Australians isn't tokenistic  - Orange Aboriginal Medical Service boss Jamie Newman says constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Artisitc petition calls for constitutional change  - Mr Miller hopes his innovative petition, calling for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians , will be tabled in the House of Representatives. However  ...

A new way to recognise an Indigenous nation in Australia - After years of debate, the process for achieving constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians has reached a crossroads. More than a year has ...

Indigenous Australians seek constitutional recognition as original inhabitants This week is National Reconciliation Week in Australia , and this year the annual celebrations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and tradition take on additional significance as momentum gathers for constitutional change to recognise ...

Most voters back constitutional change on indigenous recognition  - Voters are ready and willing to approve the recognition of indigenous Australians in the Constitution, according to a new poll that highlights the scope ...

Abbott vows to 'engage' with Aborigines Tony Abbott says the state of indigenous Australians constitutes a "stain on our soul". Source: AAP. TONY Abbott says a coalition government would have a "new engagement" with indigenous affairs, including constitutional recognition of Aboriginal ...

Pop star Jessica Mauboy will add her voice to the campaign for the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians, saying it is a "powerful ... View article...

Bill Shorten 'Up For' Treaty With Indigenous Australians  - Bill Shorten has voiced support for investigating the possibility of a treaty with Australia's indigenous people, in addition to constitutional recognition of ...

Ignoring Indigenous Australians a big error, Turnbull tells referendum council  - Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten arrive to address the first meeting of the referendum council on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres ...

Constitutional recognition: 'Politicians' model' faces rejection by Indigenous Australia -  Indigenous Australians are rejecting the "elite", "politicians' model" for changing the constitution, according to a key member of the referendum council ...

UN push shows up anger : The anger is deep and pervasive, and felt keenly in Prime Minister Julia Gillard's decision to defer a promised referendum next year on constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians . Instead, Gillard will ask Parliament to pass an Act of ...

'Australia Day' Reflects on the Past and the Future : It is on 19 January that the “Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians ” submitted its report to the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. As Patrick Dodson, Co-chair of the Panel said “Although our cultures are old as time, ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) | 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (TH) | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt

Gov to put constitution referendum on hold : Labor made a promise to the Greens and Independent MP Rob Oakeshott to hold a national referendum on the constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians on or before the next federal election, due in 2013. In January, an expert panel of 19 ...

Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt says he was consulting fellow MPs to gauge their support for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people ... View article...

Abbott welcomes indigenous report : Constitutional recognition for indigenous Australians should not amount to a one clause bill of rights, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says. Mr Abbott has welcomed a report from an expert panel which recommends indigenous Australians be recognised in ...