Sentences with phrase «about constitutional recognition»

Lowitja Institute CEO Romlie Mokak said the conference comes at a time of rising xenophobia globally and domestically, and at a «critical juncture» in Australia, with the need for a «big yarn» about constitutional recognition and reconciliation — which will play a vital role in the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar has called on the Federal Government to continue the conversation about constitutional recognition of Indigenous people.Speaking at the Rural and Remote Mental Health...

«I firmly believe the time is right and that the Australian commitment to reconciliation is strong enough for us to be able to build the momentum, the understanding and the support that is so necessary for us to bring about this Constitutional recognition.»

We might disagree on how we get there, as there are a diverse range of views among First Nations peoples about constitutional recognition.

There's a whole discussion going on about constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities at the moment.

Not exact matches

And Sayn - Wittgenstein was less about the recognition of an Austrian constitutional idiosyncrasy than about the economic rationality of equality.

We say this because the division of powers part of the judgement (commencing at para 98) is full of all sorts of references to two levels of government (see e.g. para 141) and similar comments about «interlocking federal and provincial schemes» that make it abundantly clear that this Court has given no thought to the space within which indigenous laws may operate within the modern constitutional order (for recognition that the law making authority of aboriginal peoples pre-dated the Crown's acquisition of sovereignty, was not extinguished by that acquisition of sovereignty and was not impaired by the division of legislative powers between the federal and provincial governments in 1982 see Campbell v British Columbia (2000), 189 DLR (4th) 333 (BCSC) and Justice Deschamps in Beckman v Little Salmon / Carmacks First Nation, [2010] 3 SCR 103 at para 97).

«Constitutional recognition is so important because it is about recognition of Aboriginal heritage, our connection to country and our rights as Australia's First Peoples.

raise awareness about the importance of Indigenous constitutional recognition including by identifying and supporting ambassadors who will generate broad public awareness and discussion.

«We also welcome the Prime Minister's comments today that acknowledge the importance of constitutional recognition as an important step towards Closing the Gap and broader efforts to bring about a just, reconciled Australia.»

Engagement over the coming months with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about the acceptability of the proposed question for constitutional recognition; and