Australia grapples with reconciliation in bitter referendum debate

The next chapter in settler Australia’s relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples will be written on Oct. 14 during a referendum to establish an Indigenous 'Voice' to Parliament in the Constitution.

Australia's Parliament House in Canberra. Australians will vote in a referendum on Oct. 14 proposing to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.Photograph by Stephen Jeffery

Opinion

BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

September 29, 2023

OTTAWA—As Canada marks the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, my home country of Australia is contemplating its own past and future with Indigenous Peoples.

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