Ken Wyatt calling to recognise Indigenous people in constitution

Indigenous politician Ken Wyatt is being joined by fellow Liberal and Labor parliamentarians in calling for a 2016 referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the Constitution.

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Liberal MP Ken Wyatt. Source: AAP

Indigenous politician Ken Wyatt is being joined by fellow Liberal and Labor parliamentarians in calling for a 2016 referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the Constitution.

The bipartisan committee says the referendum should be held at or just after the next federal election.

The eight politicians of the joint select committee are also calling for the removal or curbing of racial discrimination in the Constitution.




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Published 27 October 2014 7:07pm
Updated 11 March 2015 12:34pm
By Myles Morgan
Source: NITV News

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