#Canada: #Australia: Australia votes "No." And lessons learned about indigenous peoples., Conrad Black, National Post
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🗓️ 17 November 2023
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#Canada: #Australia: Australia votes "No." And lessons learned about indigenous peoples., Conrad Black, National Post
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-lessons-from-australias-the-voice-referendum
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| 0:38.0 | To Canada, Conrad Black, distinguished biographer, |
| 0:41.0 | writing his column for the National Post. I learned from Conrad in 2008 |
| 0:45.6 | the Australian government passed through both houses of its parliament an |
| 0:49.8 | apology and expression of regret for past injustices to the indigenous people of Australia, sometimes |
| 0:56.3 | called the Aborigines. |
| 0:58.7 | Today we have a controversy that would appear to be connected to that decision in 2008 except the Australian |
| 1:07.0 | people by vote have rejected the up-to-date version of an apology. I welcome you Conrad to help me explain this matter. |
| 1:17.2 | It was called the voice and as I understand it one particular faction of the Australian political landscape believed that it was necessary |
| 1:26.8 | to go beyond 2008 and develop what you'd have to say was a caveat or a |
| 1:32.9 | cottisal of a constitution that gave the indigenous people, |
| 1:36.9 | the Aboriginal people, a voice that was quite separate from the parliament. |
| 1:41.2 | In other words, they were Australian citizens, |
| 1:43.8 | but they were also something more than that. |
| 1:46.8 | You have written discerningly about its rejection. |
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