//When I tried the link re Uluru it didn't work//

Issy, you've gotta be a lot closer to "civerlization", nah don't work out there in the mulga, try again when ya gets to the Big Smoke!

p/s Were you on top of the rock or under the rock when you tried?

1939, you do say. I got a prize at school, for being a bit of a bright student. 'The Illustrated History of Australia' open the fly leaf and there's a fab illustration of that noble Aussie gentleman Jimmy Cook planting the Union Jack in all its splendour in the dirt up north somewhere, that was day one of Aussie history. Not a savage in sight, that's the beginning of good old Aussie history for you, there were no pesky natives to bother us in those days! My prize was not actually history as such, but a sanitised version of history designed not to offend the sensibilities of white Australia at the time.

Is Mise,

Try Googling -

Law University of Melbourne Uluru Statement from the
Heart Information Booklet. It should come up and you
can click onto it.

Dear Paul,

I'll try to get a hold of the "First Contact"
DvD.
Thanks.

Foxy,

Recognition can easily be given in the preamble to the constitution. However, affording them racially based powers in the constitution is and always will unacceptable to a large number of people.

P.S.

The first peoples already have a constitutionally guaranteed voice. It is a vote just like everyone else.

Wasn't it equal Rights that everyone was bleating about over the years ? Now, there are excessive Rights & still the moaning continues !

Shadow Minister,

The preamble is not part of the Constitution and
any change would have no legal consequences.

Reputable journalist Jeff McMullen points out:

"A glance at the Constitution reveals the deep
stain of racism and discrimination. It is one
of the few Constitutions in the world today with
negative race powers allowing governments to make
laws and policy that pointedly trample the rights
of Indigenous people."

90% of surveyed Australians want Indigenous people
officially recognised. And this comes from a recent
survey released by the government funded Recognise
group.