Mabo lawyer urges 'gutless politicians' to support Uluru decision

By Michael Gordon and Fergus Hunter
Updated May 31 2017 - 6:05am, first published May 30 2017 - 3:21pm
Mutitjulu elders watch performers from Muakgau Lak Gubau Gizu during the opening ceremony of the convention.  Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mutitjulu elders watch performers from Muakgau Lak Gubau Gizu during the opening ceremony of the convention. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

One of the key lawyers in the Mabo case, Bryan Keon-Cohen, has described the proposal to enshrine an Indigenous voice in the constitution as modest and conservative, and challenged "gutless politicians" to support it.