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Writing racism into the Constitution

Constitution of Australia - Coat of ArmsThe Australian government is promoting an indigenous voice to parliament in addition to the representation they have through the current democratically elected parliamentarians, several of which are indigenous. This proposal is based on “The Uluru Statement from the Heart (TUSH). The objective is to close the gap that still exists between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians.

This post comes from an article by Mark Powell that lists some reasons for rejecting this proposed additional indigenous voice. (more…)