25 per cent jump in people identifying as Indigenous splits community leaders - Sydney Morning Herald

Some are celebrating the 2021 census result saying it suggests people are no longer afraid to identify as Aboriginal, but there are some community leaders who fear self-identification is a flawed model.

Moran was echoing the concerns of Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania chair Michael Mansell, who said he found it unbelievable that 5 per cent of Tasmanians now identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strai… [+2792 chars]

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