Both over-confident and under-prepared, the government has kept repeating its mistakes, diminishing the chances of meaningful reform in the process.
- Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous UNSW and Professor of Law, UNSW
- Bok Visiting International Professor, Carey Law School, University of Pennsylvania
There is a quiet process underway, aimed at achieving the recognition of the First Nations that has so far eluded Australia.
Australians have been working towards meaningful change for almost a decade. That cannot be derailed by reverting to symbolic recognition.
Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution
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Megan Davis says the idea of including an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution is being rejected on an understanding that "simply isn't true" but believes Australia has the "capacity to correct this".
Public policy no longer requires the imprimatur of the Aboriginal people; Aboriginal participation in the decisions taken about their lives is negligible.
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