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The Tide Begins to Turn on Virtue Signalling in Indigenous Criminal Reform

Treating Indigenous criminals differently from other criminals is a recipe for resentment.
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The Tide Begins to Turn on Virtue Signalling in Indigenous Criminal Reform
Ian Leavers, president of the Queensland Police Union, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia on Dec. 21, 2022. AAP Image/Jono Searle
Eric Abetz
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The overwhelming rejection by the Australian people of the attempt to insert a new chapter into the Australian Constitution known as The Voice appears to have emboldened many previously silenced people to push back on the guilt narrative.

Eric Abetz
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The Hon. Eric Abetz was an Australian Liberal Party senator from 1994-2022. He has held several cabinet positions and served on parliamentary committees examining Electoral Matters, Native Title, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, as well as Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
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