Adrian Little – The Conversation

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, constitutional change is about righting injustices inherent in the current recognition of difference, rather than promoting an agenda of sameness. Michael Coghlan/Flickr

May 19, 2016

On the wrong track: why Australia’s attempt at Indigenous reconciliation will fail

Adrian Little, The University of Melbourne and Mark McMillan, The University of Melbourne

The process of constitutional recognition was initially to be completed by 2013, but is now being directed towards a referendum in May 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum.

Apologies for past injustices issued to indigenous people in Canada, Australia, the United States and New Zealand in the last few decades are signs of progress. butupa/Flickr

May 10, 2016

Indigenous reconciliation is hard, it re‑opens wounds to heal them

Paul Muldoon, Monash University and Adrian Little, The University of Melbourne

Australia’s national legitimacy is compromised by the failure to repair its relationship with its Indigenous population. Our series explores different ways of resolving this unfinished business.

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