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The generations-long road to constitutional recognition of First Nations People

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For 122-years the Australia's founding document has not recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The path towards Constitutional recognition has spanned parliaments and political divides.

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For 122-years the Australia's founding document has not recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The path towards Constitutional recognition has spanned parliaments and political divides.

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