It will also open Australia up to charges of hypocrisy when its government complains of China’s discrimination against Uyghurs.
Peter Walsh,who is also the opposition spokesman on Aboriginal affairs,has criticised the state’s decade-old traditional owner agreements – but native title experts say he is simply wrong.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd committed to closing the gap for Indigenous Australians. What progress has been made since?
“Now is the time for action,” said the chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission,which in its first report has put the Victorian government on notice by calling for urgent reforms and urging Premier Daniel Andrews to keep his promises.
In 1965,Sydney students toured regional NSW on a bus to highlight racial injustices against Indigenous Australians.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart’s call for an Indigenous Voice to parliament is modest and unsurprising. It has precedents dating back more than half a century.
The former footballer has embarked on a Long walk to Canberra to raise awareness for an Indigenous Voice to parliament.
The referendum date is expected to be October 14,as this masthead first revealed in February,and Albanese’s launch will mark the start of the formal campaign period of about six weeks.
A senior figure at the Central Land Council,which represents 100 remote communities,has lashed advocates for a No vote from the left side of politics.
The Andrews government on Tuesday introduced its long-awaited bail bill to reform the state’s controversial laws.
The Andrews government will on Tuesday table its long-awaited reforms to the state’s bail laws after a coroner said earlier this year that the current system breached human rights.