Whether a treaty should precede recognition is neither here nor there; it is the final form of recognition and still dominates the imagination of a battle-weary polityLike Paul Keating,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are big picture people. Many, although not all, or of the challenges in communities nowadays are informed by the irresolution of unfinished business. This is not a fashionable thing to say,as unfinished business – along with treaty and self-determination – were eviscerated from the policy lexicon a decade ago, but it is so. Related: Paul Keating lets rip (again): Indigenous recognition could develop Australia great Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com