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In the aftermath of the voice referendum, how can we unbork a polarised Australia? Here are three ways forward
A national anti-racism framework, a Human Rights Act and discrimination law could all do a lot of good, especially for Indigenous Australians.
Regardless of how Australians feel about the result of the referendum, it’s pretty clear the campaign was divisive and featured rhetoric that made Indigenous Australians feel unsafe.
- Paul Karp
- The Guardian
Australia must now have a reckoning about how it can advance reconciliation and improve practical outcomes for Indigenous Australians without a voice.
Our Indigenous affairs editor, Lorena Allam, has written about that need to shift to progress truth-telling and treaty-making, the…