Australian Government Rejects Move for Indigenous ‘Recognition’<br />The government said its dismissal of the idea was rooted in what it saw as two flawed notions:<br />that the establishment of an Indigenous body — advisory or otherwise — separate from Parliament would have been consistent with democratic principles, and that the proposal could have succeeded in a national referendum.<br />Patrick Dodson said that It’s over 10 years now since constitutional recognition has been discussed in one form or another,<br />In rejecting the proposal Friday, Australian officials said, "The government does not believe such an addition to our national representative institutions is either desirable or capable<br />of winning acceptance in a referendum." The decision was announced in a joint statement by the prime minister, the attorney general and the minister for Indigenous affairs.<br />University said that It’s no exaggeration to say that we are outliers internationally as being one of the few Western liberal democratic systems<br />that provide no public recognition and accommodation of Indigenous peoples’ rights,<br />A government-appointed Indigenous group called the Referendum Council made the proposal in June,<br />seeking a national referendum to create the body which it called a Voice to Parliament.<br />27, 2017<br />MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government on Thursday formally rejected a proposal<br />to amend the country’s Constitution to add a body representing Indigenous people.
