ABSTRACT
The relationship between the broader Australian society and its indigenous minority is one which has engaged public attention under the broad heading of ‘reconciliation’. Reconciliation has a variety of dimensions. Many of these, such as the recognition of land rights and the provision of remedies for the harm suffered by a stolen generation, lie outside the scope of a book on constitutional law. Here, we need to consider the discrete issue of what impact, if any, the status of indigenous Australians, as the first inhabitants of the country, should have on the Constitution.
