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15 décembre 2014

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The Australian government has said it would hold a referendum but has not set a date.

Mr Baird said it would take some time "before we convince the entire country" to vote for the change.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a long-term supporter of constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians, has been speaking to conservative groups who do not want the constitution changed mask house 面膜 好用 .

Indigenous Australians are not mentioned in the constitution. In the past few years, there have been discussions about recognising them in a preamble to the constitution, and about changing the main part of the constitution to include a section that outlaws racial discrimination.

Aboriginal Australians represent about 2.5% of Australia's 24 million people. Generations of discrimination and disadvantage have left them with poor health and low levels of education and employment mask house 面膜 好用 .

Changing the constitution would require a majority of overall votes and a majority of votes in a majority of Australia's six states.
'Righting a wrong'

In 2010, the government formed an expert panel to examine constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The panel, which included Indigenous and community leaders, constitutional experts and parliamentary members, led a national public consultation and engagement program in 2011, and reported its findings to the prime minister in 2012 mask house 瘦面 .

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