The Australian Government has endorsed the proposals which were suggested by a large group of Australian citizens for  the inclusion in the constitution of special provisions which are going to officially recognize the Aborigines as the country’s original inhabitants and through them any racist attacks towards the indigenous population are going to be criminalized. This decision will put an end to the racial discrimination the Aborigines face in Australia for ages .

The massive written exposure advocates the integration of specific articles in the Constitution, which would invalidate previous racist provisions, will "promote" the natives of Australia and Torre Strait Islanders and protect their language and culture.

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard, announced that the government is going to put the proposed changes in a referendum, probably simultaneously with the next national elections. She believes that this way  the public will have the chance to exchange opinions on this subject.

"To ensure that all the political parties will support this change is extremely difficult"  the prime minister admitted, but the government deems it necessary for the general understanding of the Australian history and for  the future, peaceful coexistence of all the Australians.

Nevertheless, this is going to be a huge historical change for Australia, a country that despite being known
for its democratic and liberal way of living, still takes baby steps on this matter, while the Aborigine population issue still remains a “taboo subject”.

The positive thing is that the first important step has just been taken.