The way we talk about First Nations issues is striking, as our analysis of 82 million words of Australian news and opinion shows
- Written by Simon D Angus, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Monash University
“We say sorry”.
With just three words, then-prime minister Kevin Rudd said in 2008 what his predecessor wouldn’t say in parliament.
And so swelled the tears, emotion and silent pain of generations of Indigenous Australians who looked on from the gallery above, together with those glued to the broadcast all over the country.
Sometimes...
