The Australian government took the first formal step toward holding a referendum to recognize Indigenous people in the constitution and set up an Indigenous ‘Voice to Parliament’ to advise lawmakers on matters that impact their lives
A sticker of the Australian Aboriginal Flag along with the word "RESPECT" is pictured on a structure at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, a site of protest since 1972, in Canberra, Australia, May 4, 2022.
"We will all stand with a clean heart and a clean conscience and we will know our country is on the path to a better direction," Dreyfus said. Australia's Aboriginal people, making up about 3.2% of the near 26 million population, track below national averages on most socio-economic measures and are not mentioned in the 122-year-old constitution. They were marginalised by British colonial rulers and not granted voting rights until the 1960s.
The main opposition Liberal party has not yet decided if it would support the proposed constitutional amendments but its junior coalition partner, the rural-based National Party, has said it would oppose them. The left-wing Greens party and some independent lawmakers have promised to support the "Yes" campaign.
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