Be bold, but be prepared to bend, Ken Wyatt implores Aboriginal Australia on constitutional recognition

By Michael Gordon
Updated March 1 2017 - 9:13am, first published 8:31am
Ken Wyatt is the most senior Indigenous MP in Parliament. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Ken Wyatt is the most senior Indigenous MP in Parliament. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Indigenous activist Faith Bandler during the 1967 referendum.
Indigenous activist Faith Bandler during the 1967 referendum.

 Indigenous Australians should think big, but be willing to compromise to ensure the referendum to recognise them in the constitution wins overwhelming support, the country's most senior Aboriginal politician, Ken Wyatt, has urged.

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