In the context of the Federal Government's commitment to hold a referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution, this research brief considers some of the potential options for Indigenous-related reform. The Indigenous Law Centre is conducting a research project looking at reform of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The...

This paper argues that in advocating for constitutional reform, we need to emphasise the connection between dealing with disadvantage - an urgent and immediate priority - and the ‘big picture’ in terms of addressing unfinished business between Indigenous peoples and the state.

There is renewed momentum towards the establishment of a new national representative body for Indigenous Australia that gives due representation to diverse voices in order to be more sustainable than earlier models. Megan Davis writes that there is a strong argument to be made for Indigenous women's representation in any new national representative body.

This paper considers the challenges Indigenous women face in Australian democracy.

Megan Davis writes on the General Assembly's adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples and its significance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia and explains the rights elaborated in the text.