Malcolm Fraser showing off his catch in Arnhem Land after fishing with Yunupingu. His mind was on fish not the concerns of his Indigneous hosts.

A fishing trip with a new PM says so much about why a Voice to parliament is needed

The barramundi were of more interest than issues of crucial importance to the people of Arnhem Land.

  • Megan Davis

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Still they take the children away while our report gathers dust

Just as the grandmothers feared,Indigenous child removals persist while our recommendations sit on the shelf.

  • Megan Davis
Caution on planned coercive control law.

Coercive control law could harm the women it’s meant to protect

Before we leap to this law,consider the people it will acutely impact:First Nations women and their children. It could do them more harm than good.

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Noel Pearson signs the Uluru Statement from the Heart in May 2017.

Politicians must trust the people on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

As the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal recognition shows,if people are presented with a clear choice in a non-partisan way,they will overwhelmingly back progress.

  • Megan Davis andGeorge Williams
Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt with members of the Indigenous graduate program in Canberra this week.

New agreement won't deliver the change Indigenous Australians need

The Coalition of Peaks closing-the-gap process is about refreshing a flawed policy.

  • Megan Davis
Protesters at the Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney on Saturday.

After the protest,what comes next?

One of the perennial challenges of protest is how to translate it into substantive and durable change.

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Voice will end cycle of instability

Being constitutionally enshrined,the Voice to Parliament will be durable well beyond political timetables.

  • Megan Davis