title: Why it's time to recognise Indigenous peoples in the Constitution.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article provides an overview of why it is proposed that the Australian Constitution be changed to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It then establishes what changes are needed to the Constitution.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Australian Constitution fails to recognise Indigenous peoples, and still enables discrimination against them. This provides a sound case for changing the document.
authors.affiliation: Anthony Mason Professor, Scientia Professor and Foundation Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia george.williams@unsw.edu.au.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Australian Constitution; aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; legal reform