Renée Jeffery says country’s ‘discomfort’ stems from reluctance to address own history including treatment of First Nations people
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Australia is seen as “soft on human rights” because it has failed to confront its own “uncomfortable” history including the mistreatment of First Nations people, a leading expert says.
Prof Renée Jeffery, who specialises in human rights and foreign affairs, will say in a speech in Canberra on Thursday that Australia has failed to openly condemn “some of the world’s most egregious abuses”, often choosing quiet diplomacy.
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