No Small Change
eBook - ePub

No Small Change

The Road to Recognition for Indigenous Australia

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eBook - ePub

No Small Change

The Road to Recognition for Indigenous Australia

About this book

In 1967, Australians voted overwhelmingly in favor of removing from the Constitution two references that discriminated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Though these seemed like small amendments, they were an impetus for real change: from terra nullius to land rights, and from assimilation to self-determination. Nearly 50 years later, there is a groundswell of support for our Indigenous heritage to be formally recognized in the Constitution. With the prospect of a new referendum in the near future, Frank Brennan considers how far Australians have come—and yet how much work lies ahead. He looks through the prism of history to examine what we can learn from our successes and failures since 1967, from the efforts of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs to the Gove land rights case and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. He also assesses the way forward: how the upcoming referendum might provide fresh momentum for governments and Indigenous Australians to negotiate better outcomes. Written by one of the most respected commentators on legal and human rights issues, this book makes a vital contribution to the understanding of Indigenous affairs. It will generate crucial debate on how Australians should acknowledge the history that for too long has gone unrecognized

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Author biography
  3. Other titles by Frank Brennan
  4. Title page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction - The Case for Modest Constitutional Change
  10. Chapter 1 - Approaching the Forthcoming Referendum
  11. Chapter 2 - The Collapse of Terra Nullius and Forced Assimilation
  12. Chapter 3 - The Promise of the 1967 Referendum
  13. Chapter 4 - After the 1971 Gove Land Rights Case
  14. Chapter 5 - Australia Day 1972
  15. Chapter 6 - The Need for Constitutional Change
  16. Chapter 7 - Aboriginal Concerns about Discrimination and Adverse Treatment
  17. Chapter 8 - The Road to Recognition for Indigenous Australians
  18. Epilogue - No Small Change
  19. Appendix 1
  20. Appendix 2
  21. Endnotes
  22. Index
  23. Imprint page