Yes vote campaigner says in Meanjin oration claiming the right to take responsibility is a ‘critical insight’ for Aboriginal policy
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The leading yes campaigner Noel Pearson says Australia must reach a point in its relationship with Indigenous people “where it is legitimate to blame us”.
Delivering the Meanjin oration at the Queensland University of Technology on Monday night, the Guugu-Yimithirr lawyer and founder of the Cape York Institute said the voice was “claiming the right to take responsibility”.
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