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19 Feb 05:45am

Filed under: Constitution, Indigenous Recognition, Politics, Referendum

Last week we witnessed a rare sight: bipartisan agreement on a national issue. Leaders of the major parties spoke movingly in favour of a referendum on recognition of indigenous Australians in our Constitution.

Deal?

Such oratory and good works rarely get the attention they deserve, let alone the votes.

President Obama’s State of the Union address last week was also a marvel. It had everything: gun reform, Burma, increasing the minimum wage - yet, the oratory that moved me left the Republicans cold.

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stephen says:

06:25pm | 19/02/13

The Constitution is meant to describe the articles of our Federation, and not to point to specific groups. Aboriginies should not be mentioned in such a document, and if they want privileges, then ‘hard work’ should be their response. Read more »
James of Hong Kong says:

06:24pm | 19/02/13

Yes, I see a man who has come to a standstill and is facing her directly in order to engage whilst I see a woman who looks like she is walking on with not a moment of interest in stopping to talk. This will all be left to Abbott as… Read more »

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