Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has outlined details of a proposed referendum to be held later this year aimed at giving recognition in the constitution to the nation’s Indigenous people.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who represent about 3.8 percent of Australia’s population, are currently not mentioned in the constitution. For 122 years, Australia’s founding document has failed to recognise Indigenous communities and their more than 65,000 years of continuous connection to the land.
