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Indigenous recognition in our Constitution matters – and will need greater political will to achieve

  • Written by Dominic O'Sullivan, Associate Professor in Political Science, Charles Sturt University
Indigenous peoples’ claims to substantive political voice transcend the symbolic.AAP/Joel Carrett

Constitutional recognition is difficult to achieve. It requires a referendum to amend the Australian Constitution to receive majority support in a majority of states.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s view is that for a proposal to succeed...

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