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Stephanie Richards

Indigenous identity warning ahead of historic referendum

This year's census showed a 25 per cent increase in Australia's Indigenous population, compared to five years ago.

Senators from opposite ends of the political spectrum united this week in cautioning against allowing Australians to self-identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ahead of the Voice to Parliament referendum.

Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle and Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe both argued that Indigenous self-identification doesn’t work as First Nations people need to be accountable to their community.

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