Constitution
On this day in 1967 a referendum delivered a major shift in Australian politics and policy. Common misconceptions about the referendum include that it granted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peo...
Fiji's Constitution Review Commission has begun the public phase of its review, with nationwide consultations scheduled to run for approximately two months.
First Nations activists have announced a constitutional challenge to New South Wales Premier Chris Minns' anti-protest laws, supported by a broad coalition of community justice groups opposing the res...
Nauru's government has tabled a constitutional amendment to revert the country to its traditional name. President David Adeang has proposed to replace all references of Nauru around the world with its...
The West Papua provincial government has stressed to Jakarta any release of forest areas for palm oil plantation expansion must obtain approval from Indigenous communities, who under new protections h...
Economic empowerment of Indigenous communities, much touted by the federal government, is hindered by the absence of constitutional recognition and constitutionally protected rights for First Nations...
As the first anniversary of the 2024 documentary 'VOICE' approaches, its creators reflect on the failed Voice to Parliament referendum and the future of First Nations' constitutional recognition.
A bill amending the Tasmanian Community Fund's governance has been introduced to the state's parliament after the Fund was criticised for providing more than half a million dollars to a group in suppo...
More than $550,000 of taxpayer money was provided to the 'yes' campaign for an Indigenous voice to parliament without proper process, an audit has found.
Global Citizen started here in on Naarm lands in the Kulin nation, after Nelson Mandela gave a speech to Australians with an appeal to build a new South Africa based on reconciliation between black an...
Liberals at a conference this weekend booed a speaker as she acknowledged the Traditional Owners of the land on which they met. At the Liberal Party event in Sydney on Saturday, A New Hope, New South...
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has backed off from his commitment to a second referendum for constitutional recognition of First Peoples less than 48 hours after Australia rejected the Voice proposal.
Senator Patrick Dodson has cautioned voters against misinformation in the lead-up to this weekend's Voice To Parliament referendum, particularly that Indigenous people would unfairly receive more fund...
