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Do We Really Need an Indigenous Voice for Parliament?

Commentary While Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his minister for Indigenous affairs frolic with NBA Basketball legends, and high profile people and big corporates lecture regular people about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament (the Voice), the proposed referendum has turned into a bully pulpit for elitists, Aboriginal academic activists, the…


Do We Really Need an Indigenous Voice to Parliament?

Commentary While Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his minister for Indigenous affairs frolic with NBA Basketball legends, and high profile people and big corporates lecture regular people about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament (the Voice), the proposed referendum has turned into a bully pulpit for elitists, Aboriginal academic activists, the…


Welcome to Country: Form Over Substance

Commentary “First, I would like to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of the nation. I pay my respect to Elders, past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this event takes place.” The ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ and ‘Welcome to Country’ rituals have become embedded into the…


Welcome to Country: Form Over Substance in Achieving Real Change

Commentary “First, I would like to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of the nation. I pay my respect to Elders, past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this event takes place.” The “Acknowledgement of Country” and “Welcome to Country” rituals have become embedded into the…