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What happened to Indigenous Rights? The world will judge Australia harshly – Pearls and Irritations

Sunrise in Australia; a dramatic contrast of red and black behind the gold disc of the sun; the image is reminiscent of the iconic Australian Aboriginal flag.

The World viewed Australia as Voting No to Indigenous Rights and Voting No to Palestinian Rights. That makes us unique and exceptional assholes even among colonizing nations.

We should not be surprised if as a consequence of the defeat of the referendum the world judges us harshly, accusing us of bad faith and hypocrisy. The extraordinary fact that our international commitments were rarely, if ever mentioned, in such a consequential debate suggests, at least, that the face that we turn to the world is very different from the one we present to the domestic electorate, and that international documents we sign up to are kept from sight rather than explained and publicised.

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One thought on “What happened to Indigenous Rights? The world will judge Australia harshly – Pearls and Irritations”

  1. “What happened to indigenous rights?” The answer is nothing, they have the same “rights” as they had pre the referendum. All Australians, to the best of my knowledge have the same “rights”, or have I missed something?
    Our Constitution is an inclusive document and has been since 1967.

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