Published: November 13, 2018
It’s the narrative of a country too afraid to reimagine a world where we see First Nations as the solution, not the problem
I consider myself a republican supporter. I wrote about potential Australian republic models when I studied at law school. My ideas related to reforms that empowered First Nations people’s right to self-determination in an inclusive and proud Australian republic.
I imagined a nation that was honest about its past and one that was willing to confront its colonial legacies and the rightful place of First Nations peoples. A country that moved beyond token gestures and got real about addressing the shameful silence of our brutal past.
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