A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives on
7 years, 9 months ago

A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives on

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Ten years ago, the military rolled into an Australian town. Indigenous leader and health expert Pat Turner laments the intervention as a "complete violation of the human rights of Aboriginal people". A University of Technology Sydney report, Listening but not Hearing, concluded that "the government's consultation process has fallen short of Australia's obligation to consult with Indigenous peoples in relation to initiatives that affect them". Many problems still face Indigenous Australians These are obligations enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which enshrines the "right of self determination". In 2008, former prime minister Kevin Rudd declared support for the declaration that also allows Indigenous peoples the right "to determine their political status".

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The Uluru Statement from Heart, one year on: Can a First Nations Voice yet be heard?
6 years, 9 months ago

The Uluru Statement from Heart, one year on: Can a First Nations Voice yet be heard?

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Symbolic constitutional recognition off the table after Uluru talks, Indigenous leaders say
7 years, 9 months ago

Symbolic constitutional recognition off the table after Uluru talks, Indigenous leaders say

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The result is one few on the sidelines saw coming — mere symbolic constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians has been rejected once and for all by a delegation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders from 13 regions. "I think that all of the different regions came together and participated in what was a difficult and structured agenda … it was …

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