A rightful place : race, recognition and a more complete commonwealth / Noel Pearson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearson, Noel, 1965- author.

Series:

Quarterly Essay

Quarterly Essay, 1832-0953

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australia. Constitution Act--Amendments.

Australia.

Aboriginal Australians--Civil rights.

Aboriginal Australians.

Aboriginal Australians--Legal status, laws, etc.

Aboriginal Australians--Government policy.

Aboriginal Australians--Government relations.

Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc--Australia.

Indigenous peoples.

Conservatism--Australia.

Conservatism.

Tasmania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Collingwood, Victoria] : Morry Schwartz, [2014]

Summary:

The nation has unfinished business. After more than two centuries, can a rightful place be found for Australia's original peoples? Soon we will all decide if and how Indigenous Australians will be recognised in the constitution. In the words of Professor Greg Craven: "We have a committed prime minister, and a committed opposition. We have a receptive electorate. There will never be a better time. We have no choice but to address the question. If constitutions deal with fundamental things, our indigenous heritage is pretty fundamental." In A Rightful Place, Noel Pearson shows how the idea of “race” was embedded in the constitution, and the distorting effect this has had. Now there is a chance to change it – if we can agree on a way forward. Pearson shows what constitutional recognition means, and what it could make possible: true equality and a renewed appreciation of an ancient culture. This is a wide-ranging, eloquent call for justice, an essay of remarkable power that traverses history and culture to make the case for change.

Contents:

Yolngu petition; War Of The Worlds; Layered Identities; Liberty Is Responsibility; The Triune Nation; Oikophilia; Making Peace; Dragon's Tail: Correspondence; John Edwards; Max Corden; Michael Cooney; Jim Chalmers; Eric Knight; Billy Griffiths; Satyajit Das; Response to Correspondence: Andrew Charlton.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781922231826

1922231827

OCLC:

898101102