constitutional recognition of indigenous australians: overview
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http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/the80sareback/2010/01/the-bicentenary-of-88-celebration-survival/ Poster by Wendy Dunn
Repeal s25 which says…
States exclude Indigenous people
from voting
Indigenous people not counted in
population figures
Existing power to make laws based
on race can be detrimental: repeal
s51(xxvi)
http://nicholsoncartoons.com.au/hindmarsh-island-bridge-aborigines-gap-1-7.html
Grant power to make laws but
give context: new s51A
• first occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Recognise
•continuing relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with their traditional lands and water
Acknowledge
• continuing cultures, languages and heritage
Respect
• need to secure the advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Acknowledging
Anti-discrimination: new s116A
Governments must not
discriminate
This doesn’t preclude
measures to overcome
disadvantage
‘One-clause bill of rights’? What
about…
Sex discrimination?
Disability discrimination?
Religious discrimination?
LGBTI discrimination?
Language Recognition: new
s127A
The national language of the Commonwealthof Australia is English
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are the original Australian languages, a part of our national heritage