Ridgeway chooses Deane From AAP 28apr00 11.33am (AEST) THE Governor-General must accept the document of reconciliation on behalf of the nation rather than the Prime Minister, Australian Democrats Senator Aden Ridgeway said today. Senator Ridgeway, the Democrats spokesman on reconciliation and a member of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, said the government should abide by the council's decision to present the document to Sir William Deane. "The choice has to come down to the Governor-General," Senator Ridgeway, the only Aborigine in Federal Parliament, told radio 2UE. "What the Prime Minister (John Howard) and the government need to understand is the issues are part of ceremony and a symbolic act in terms of the governor-general taking receipt of the document for reconciliation on behalf of the people." Mr Howard said the question of who received the council's document at Corroboree 2000 next month was premature. Sir William said he was seeking guidance from the government on his role in the May 27 ceremony. -- _________________________________ Truth is a pathless land. --- Krishnamurti ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
