Indigenous Australians barred from constitutional reform in Morrison government's leaked rules to First Australians advisory group

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Indigenous Australians barred from constitutional reform in Morrison government's leaked rules to First Australians advisory group
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Indigenous leaders have been barred from pursuing constitutional reform within the Morrison government's new peak advisory group on a voice for First Australians, under leaked rules that try to stop them speaking up | CroweDM

, also place restrictions on the wider national group of leaders who are being asked to help design

In one of the biggest restrictions, the government also prevents the national group making any recommendations on a Makarrata Commission, the forum meant to offer "truth-telling" and conflict resolution with First Australians.to "test options" for a voice to Parliament, in parallel with a separate process to consider constitutional recognition for First Australians.

Members of the group were given the rules last week in a series of confidential documents that declared it "out of scope" for them to make recommendations on constitutional recognition, including the timing of a referendum or the question to be put to Australians. The rules also barred "making recommendations through this co-design process on the establishment of a Makarrata Commission, agreement making, treaty and truth-telling".

Also forbidden were deliberations on the "overall budget" of the exercise and the "overarching timeframe" for the process.

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