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The Weekend Read: Mark McKenna on ‘The Stunted Country’

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The Australian Government's Hands Off Attitude to the Constitution

It's been 50 years since the last significant change to the constitution in 19 67. Scott morrison and his colleagues remain steadfast in their opposition to any revising of the constitution proper. Morrison has backed more practical solutions, including the valuable work of the coe design group which presented proposals for an indigenous voice that were comprised of a national voice and local and reginal voices. This, it claimed, would enhance local andReginal decision making and regional governance. The prime minister is either given short shrift or simply ignored when confronted with the proposition. In the same breath they admit they'll do nothing to support the idea, they then play sophologist and say 'let's not rush and so

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