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If Australians knew the whole truth about Indigenous history, Lidia Thorpe’s royal outburst would not have been a shock | Celeste Liddle (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Tau 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The same argument that won the gay marriage plebiscite - people should be equal under the law and, by extension, our constitution.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes yes rich and poor sleeping under bridges and all that. A convenient excuse that paves the way for never trying to improve things. Besides if we were all equal we would have treaty, as their ancestral rights would be recognised.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

and a treaty was explicitly not on the table