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Cabinet papers from 2003 show the government pursued talks without consulting peak Indigenous body – which it then abolished

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[–] spiffmeister 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

...because a number of structures, such as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (Atsic), “already constitute particular Australian forms of self-determination”.

However, the Howard government introduced legislation to abolish Atsic the following year...

A classic move.

[–] GroteStreet 3 points 10 months ago

wE DonT NeEd cOnsTitUtionAL VoiCe, We AlreAdy have a DepArtMEnt!