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Utopia? Or ‘their’-topia?

New indigenous rights are shrouded in secrecy

3 August 2024

9:00 AM

3 August 2024

9:00 AM

Why do political activists usually get it wrong? Utopia is a place of ideal perfection, a place that doesn’t exist. Arcadia. Heaven on Earth. The original Greek meaning is ‘no place’. It is a human dream.

For the activist it is often very frustrating. In the case of advancing the Aboriginal cause in all three tiers of government in Australia, secrecy has played a major role.

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