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Australian Constitution

Tony Abbott has promised to “sweat blood” for the cause, but he has shown no willingness to lead this debate. The Age Comment Letters Editorial Obituaries View from the Street Blunt Instrument You are here: Home Comment Search age: Search in: Comment Patrick Dodson and Noel Pearson forge a pact on constitutional recognition.

Illustration Andrew Dyson

A lesson in leadership

The key to their agreement is not simply the willingness to do all in their power to forge an Indigenous consensus. It is the mutual commitment to throw their considerable weight behind the model that emerges, regardless of their personal preferences.

That is the essence of leadership