Peretko, A. (2013). The Political Compatibility of Aboriginal Self-Determination and Australian Sovereignty. The Flinders Journal of History and Politics, 29.

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2013
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Peretko, Aneta
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Flinders University
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© 2013 FJHP, The Flinders Journal Of History & Politics
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Abstract
It seems inevitable that sovereignty and self-determination engulf any discourse on reconciliation between Australia’s settled population and Aboriginal people. The pervasive myth in politics and public policy is that the concept of Australia’s sovereignty is highly incompatible with the concept of Aboriginal self-determination, because the former can only mean secession, and shy of that, it is impossible for Australia to have a treaty with itself. However, using an expansive view of self-determination, one commonly accepted historically and abroad, this paper demonstrates how Aboriginal self-determination can actually strengthen Australia’s international sovereignty and internal politics.
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Self-determination, Indigenous Australians, Australian politics, Aboriginal self-determination, Treaty with Australian Indigenous people
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Peretko, A. (2013). The Political Compatibility of Aboriginal Self-Determination and Australian Sovereignty. The Flinders Journal of History and Politics, 29.