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Not as comprehensively as it should be, but things have certainly improved.As far as you know, is the true history of Australia being taught in your country these days?
And a teacher who taught a factual history of the abuses heaped on the aboriginal population would more likely be praised than condemned, at least by those in government right now at the federal level.
We will likely have a referendum this year on the amendment of our constitution to create an aboriginal voice in federal government.
https://voice.niaa.gov.au/The Voice will be an independent, representative advisory body for First Nations people. It will provide a permanent means to advise the Australian Parliament and Government on the views of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on matters that affect them.
A set of principles that describe how the Voice will work were agreed to by the First Nations Referendum Working Group.
The Voice is a body that will:
- provide independent advice to Parliament and Government
- be chosen by First Nations people based on the wishes of local communities
- be representative of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- be empowering, community led, inclusive, respectful, culturally informed and gender balanced, and include youth
- be accountable and transparent
- work alongside existing organisations and traditional structures.
There are still plenty of people who get butthurt when the anniversary of the British landing in Australia is referred to as "Invasion Day", so clearly there's lots of progress still to be made.