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Well, the battle's lost and won, even if the hurly-burly's not entirely done. The 24 November national election fall-out rumbles on days later with political leaders falling on all sides. One item already demanding resolution is outgoing Prime Minister Howard's October surprise, his 'new Reconciliation' proposal:
I announce that, if re-elected, I will put to the Australian people within 18 months a referendum to formally recognise Indigenous Australians in our Constitution--their history as the first inhabitants of our country, their unique heritage of culture and languages, and their special (though not separate) place within a reconciled, indivisible nation. (Sydney Institute, 11 October 2007)
Two Howard transcripts tell the tale, both online, for 11 and 12 October. Seized on by lazy media and uninformed...
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