Protesters—pictured here in Sydney—have reclaimed their country’s annual “Australia Day” celebrations. On “Invasion Day”, they march against its colonial history. Image: Steven Saphore / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Australasia

From the October 2023 issue

Aboriginal Australia speaks up

Indigenous communities have campaigned for the right to a permanent place in the country’s constitution. A crucial referendum looms. But have conservatives stopped listening?

By Martin Flanagan

September 6, 2023

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Martin Flanagan is a journalist and author who has spent decades writing on reconciliation in Australia

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