 Across Asia: Australia
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-25 07:31 Recognizing Aborigines Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who won international applause for apologizing to Aborigines for past wrongs, has revived plans to have Australia's indigenous people recognized in the nation's constitution. Rudd foreshadowed discussions with indigenous leaders about how Aborigines should be recognized in Australia's 107-year-old constitution on Wednesday. But the opposition warned yesterday against giving Aborigines any special privileges under a changed constitution, which could split the Australian community. (China Daily 07/25/2008 page11) |
