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Recognising A Better Way Forward for Australians

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Recognising A Better Way Forward for Australians
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy holds a family BBQ and entertainment in Canberra, Australia, on Jan. 26, 2023. Martin Ollman/Getty Images
Gary Johns
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The federal Labor government’s proposal to enshrine an “Indigenous Voice to Parliament” in the Constitution is the wrong way to recognise Aboriginal people or help those in need.

Gary Johns
Gary Johns
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Gary Johns was a federal Labor MP from 1987-1996 and served as special minister of state and assistant industrial relations minister in the Keating ministry. He has also served on the Productivity Commission and from 2017-2022 was head of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland and has authored several books and papers.
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