The more things change, the more things stay the same – particularly for Australia’s Indigenous communities who have seen waves of enthusiasm for Indigenous rights ebb and flow on the political tides from which they have largely been excluded.
As one of Australia’s oldest publications, it is exciting for us when an article pops up from our archives that casts some much-needed perspective across current issues.
24 years ago, Australia stood at the cross-roads of the Republic referendum and within that discussion, Indigenous recognition was also front of mind. Except that in 1999 the conversation was of ‘Treaty’ – makarrata – and an ambitious reckoning with our past.
The Republic referendum was ultimately unsuccessful, burying alongside it the political appetite for constitutional change. In this edition we republish ‘Makarrata Dreaming’,…
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AQ: Australian Quarterly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 94.3 July-Sept 2023