AUSTRALIA is due to hold a referendum on recognising Aboriginal people in the constitution within three years, the minister for indigenous affairs said yesterday.
Aborginial and Torres Strait Islanders, who have lived on the island since prior to the British colonisation, remain a marginalised population which has long sought an official voice in the Australian government.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt promised a constitutional referendum on the issue within the three-year term of the current parliament.
KENNY MacASKILL reminds us of the unprecedented political career of a Scottish miner’s militant son who stayed the course and true to his roots
From 35,000 troops in Talisman Sabre war games to HMS Spey provocations in the Taiwan Strait, Labour continues Tory militarisation — all while claiming to uphold ‘one China’ diplomatic agreements from 1972, reports KENNY COYLE


