A new sovereign republic

Living history in the present

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  • Published 20180807
  • ISBN: 9781925603316
  • Extent: 264pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

Sovereignty: (1) the quality or state of having supreme power or authority; (2) the authority of a state to govern itself; (3) a self-governing state.
Oxford English Dictionary

With substantive constitutional change and structural reform, we believe this ancient sovereignty can shine through as a fuller expression of Australia’s nationhood.
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Victoria Grieves

Victoria Grieves is Warraimaay from the mid-north coast of NSW, and a historian who has published widely, including in Aboriginal philosophy and wellbeing. She...

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