NI554 - Treaty: Indigenous Sovereignty in Australia - March/April 2025

The Big Story in this issue is about Indigenous rights in Australia, guest edited by Zoe Holman. It explores First Nations claims to self-determination and includes interviews with Senator Lidia Thorpe (who made the news for confronting King Charles), and legendary Aboriginal activist Gary Foley. Among other things, the magazine looks at how state and corporate interests are threatening Indigenous land rights across Northern Australia.

Following the defeat of a 2023 referendum on an Indigenous advisory body to parliament, the magazine traces the centuries-old Indigenous claim to self-determination and the continued denial of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sovereignty in Australia. We talk to those fighting for change within and outside the colonial system, examine the effect of Indigenous land-rights in an era of resource extractivism and consider the rallying call for a Treaty now taking shape in parts of Australia.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander should be aware that this magazine contains names and images of deceased persons.

84 pages.

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